# Maintenance/Repairs **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=838 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 839 --- ## [2013 RAM Cargo needs new engine?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-cargo-needs-new-engine/119804)
**Author:** [@AmyStevens](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AmyStevens)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-cargo-needs-new-engine/119804 "2018-06-25T18:53:41Z")
ETC light came on and engine went out. Now they tell me to replace my engine. 105000 miles was running great and maintenance routinely. Truck sits like new. and does not run. --- ## [2013 Chevrolet 1500](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-1500/119808)
**Author:** [@Beckett1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beckett1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-1500/119808 "2018-06-25T18:51:32Z")
The dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree with traction light abs light engine light and low power mode comes on what is it --- ## [Left-rear brakes dragging: Replacing rotors and hub bearing didn't help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-rear-brakes-dragging-replacing-rotors-and-hub-bearing-didnt-help/119776)
**Author:** [@The\_Huckster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/The_Huckster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-rear-brakes-dragging-replacing-rotors-and-hub-bearing-didnt-help/119776 "2018-06-25T17:00:38Z")
Hi, all, I have a 2011 Chevy Impala. I replaced the hub bearing assembly on the rear wheel and as I was replacing it, I noticed the rotor on the left-rear side was dragging. As I turned the wheel, the rotor would drag, … --- ## [2013 Subaru Outback tapping at 55 mph](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-outback-tapping-at-55-mph/119719)
**Author:** [@janicedougherty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/janicedougherty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-subaru-outback-tapping-at-55-mph/119719 "2018-06-25T16:25:10Z")
We have a knocking or tap tap noise that appears when the car is at 55 mph and stops when releasing the gas peddle. Have replaced breaks, tires, rear bearings and front rotors. Nosie still there. Talked to Subaru of A… --- ## [2005 Chrysler 300 - Sunroof leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-300-sunroof-leak/119656)
**Author:** [@RosoniaWoodson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RosoniaWoodson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chrysler-300-sunroof-leak/119656 "2018-06-25T15:49:26Z")
I’m having a serious leak problem from my sun roof . My car isn’t parked in a garage it is parked in the yard without any shade. I feel that the rubber on the car has dried out therefore the leakage. --- ## [2018 Jeep Cherokee engine cutoff feature](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-jeep-cherokee-engine-cutoff-feature/119728)
**Author:** [@Woods42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Woods42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-jeep-cherokee-engine-cutoff-feature/119728 "2018-06-25T15:16:07Z")
I recently purchased a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. It has the engine cut off feature when engaging the brake pedal. It restarts when disengaging the brake pedal. I’m wondering how or if this feature affects the starter. --- ## [2008 Volkswagen Jetta battery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-battery/119731)
**Author:** [@Lou54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lou54)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-battery/119731 "2018-06-25T15:13:19Z")
84 month wet battery purchased 5/1/14 from Goodyear. Dies 6/23/18, almost 50 months later. How much is the pro rata adjustment? --- ## [2011 Ford Fusion front end creak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688)
**Author:** [@johnkaclik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnkaclik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688 "2018-06-25T14:50:35Z")
What is causing the front end to creak when the weather is hot on my 2011 Ford Fusion. There is a lot of info on the internet and seems like everyone has a suggestion but no clear fix. My local garage replaced the upper … --- ## [Minimum driving to maintain 2005 Honda CR-V](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minimum-driving-to-maintain-2005-honda-cr-v/119770)
**Author:** [@Ted25](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ted25)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minimum-driving-to-maintain-2005-honda-cr-v/119770 "2018-06-25T13:39:08Z")
We love our new Chevy Bolt, which we recharge from the solar panels on our house roof. Our question is use of the old car, a 2005 CRV (also a great car). Since we virtually never need a second car, how much does it nee… --- ## [Cruise control no worky](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-no-worky/95185)
**Author:** [@JuniorMint](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JuniorMint)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-no-worky/95185 "2018-06-25T12:25:17Z")
I chewed on this long enough, time for the experts to have a bash Hyundai Elantra SE ("sedan"?), 2009, manual - after the dealer replaced the brake light switch (or some such) as a recall service, soon after - but perh… --- ## [2015 Kia Soul Fuel Cleaning Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-fuel-cleaning-question/119714)
**Author:** [@Wright00](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wright00)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-fuel-cleaning-question/119714 "2018-06-25T10:53:19Z")
How often do you need the fuel induction system cleaned And what should it cost --- ## [2001 Dodge Ram 1500 - Question on charging indicator](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-question-on-charging-indicator/119787)
**Author:** [@Valerie29](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Valerie29)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-question-on-charging-indicator/119787 "2018-06-25T10:45:40Z")
Alternator indicator on dash sometimes shows that battery is being charged by alternator, sometimes it does not. So far, truck starts without a problem. --- ## [Cracked engine block ](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cracked-engine-block/119784)
**Author:** [@Blu\_Chav](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blu_Chav)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cracked-engine-block/119784 "2018-06-25T05:41:14Z")
I have a 2003 Toyota Tacoma. I had a radiator leak and decided to have it replaced. A few hours later the mechanic called me to say he was running the truck to check it and the engine seized and the block cracked. Could… --- ## [Nissan Sentra ECM replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-ecm-replacement/37517)
**Author:** [@TyHarlan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TyHarlan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-sentra-ecm-replacement/37517 "2009-10-20T11:21:11Z")
How do I locate and replpace an ECM (Brain Box / Computer) on a 2002 Sentra "R" model? I can't seem to locate and see the Electronic Control Module right away in order to replace it. Can anyone help me find this part on … --- ## [2000 Ford Expedition shuts off while driving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-expedition-shuts-off-while-driving/119745)
**Author:** [@stevenuliano](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevenuliano)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-expedition-shuts-off-while-driving/119745 "2018-06-24T20:31:40Z")
my truck just shuts off while driving then wont start back up till cools off mechanic tells me its my coils and a headgasket $1500 I changed coils and plugs myself headgasket wont make car stall? right??? I had fu… --- ## [How many cats in a 2007 Nissan Xterra?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-many-cats-in-a-2007-nissan-xterra/119382)
**Author:** [@bob39](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bob39)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-many-cats-in-a-2007-nissan-xterra/119382 "2018-06-24T20:26:55Z")
how many catalytic converters on this car, and if one gets bad, how to tell? What to do as a cost sensitive senior and former US Marine vet? --- ## [Need 2008 Volkswagen Jetta maintenance schedule](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-2008-volkswagen-jetta-maintenance-schedule/119763)
**Author:** [@James461](https://community.cartalk.com/u/James461)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-2008-volkswagen-jetta-maintenance-schedule/119763 "2018-06-24T19:33:50Z")
I can’t find a maintenance schedule for my 2008 vw jetta. Is there one or a general maintenance schedule for all cars? --- ## [2016 Ford E350](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-e350/119754)
**Author:** [@RobertDemshick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertDemshick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-e350/119754 "2018-06-24T17:09:29Z")
i have a problem with my car please help. I have had my car for about two and a half years a 1939 ford coupe with a 350 chev motor and 400 trans when it started grinding when I started it. It would start and run but ev… --- ## [2011 GMC Acadia windows](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-gmc-acadia-windows/119663)
**Author:** [@annKozak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/annKozak)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-gmc-acadia-windows/119663 "2018-06-24T16:48:08Z")
2011 Acadia-the driver front window controls do not work. Driver’s side window won’t go down, passenger window will only go up with driver side control. Suggestion? Thank you! --- ## [2006 Honda CR-V glow plugs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-cr-v-glow-plugs/119672)
**Author:** [@bartsimp63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bartsimp63)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-cr-v-glow-plugs/119672 "2018-06-24T13:56:53Z")
how often do i need to change glow plugs car is running fine but has done 135000 miles doing major service its a crv 2.2 exc advice on any other thing i need to do apart from oils and filters. thanks --- ## [2005 GMC Sierra 1500 power window problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-gmc-sierra-1500-power-window-problem/119659)
**Author:** [@LynnellChriss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LynnellChriss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-gmc-sierra-1500-power-window-problem/119659 "2018-06-24T13:39:34Z")
My car has a power window problem I bought the switch and motor it still won’t work can you help --- ## [Can you manually turn a blend door?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-manually-turn-a-blend-door/41110)
**Author:** [@indy4192](https://community.cartalk.com/u/indy4192)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-manually-turn-a-blend-door/41110 "2018-06-24T06:14:38Z")
After checking everything that effects the heat in a car, I believe my problem is my blend door not moving the way it should to give me 100% heat. Everything else I checked out is what it is suppose to be and yet I have … --- ## [What parts to keep?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-parts-to-keep/119657)
**Author:** [@Waterbuff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Waterbuff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-parts-to-keep/119657 "2018-06-24T05:19:41Z")
So a friend’s daughter nearly done with college had a run of bad luck with her 2003 Matrix. It was rear ended (no fault by her) which collapsed part of the tailgate and part of the adjacent body. Then it overheated and… --- ## [Road salt corrosion or flood damage?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-salt-corrosion-or-flood-damage/119736)
**Author:** [@hholmes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hholmes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-salt-corrosion-or-flood-damage/119736 "2018-06-24T05:16:17Z")
I’m looking at a used car on Carmax – here is the engine compartment of a 2013 Outback 2.5i Limited from Albany, NY. Compared to photos of other 2013 vehicles from the northeast it seems like this corrosion is excessive… --- ## [Subaru Outback Timing Belt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-timing-belt/84511)
**Author:** [@pranachika](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pranachika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-outback-timing-belt/84511 "2018-06-23T15:30:01Z")
Hi! Have a 2000 Subaru Outback. At ~150,000 miles had the head gaskets replaced as well as the timing belt (general rule of thumb is that the belt gets replaced while doing a job such as this). Just this weekend (4/4/… --- ## [Explain this optical illusion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explain-this-optical-illusion/119561)
**Author:** [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explain-this-optical-illusion/119561 "2018-06-24T02:52:06Z")
This is something that I’ve noticed all my life and have never gotten the right answer. It does not bother me, but it’s just always wondered whenever I noticed it. When I was little and watching Westerns as a kid (in t… --- ## [2015 Chrysler 200 - Is this normal?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-200-is-this-normal/119696)
**Author:** [@Walters](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Walters)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-chrysler-200-is-this-normal/119696 "2018-06-24T02:31:42Z")
We lived in Florida when this vehicle was bought…flat terrain. We now live in hilly Arkansas. Our car tach races going down hill and sounds strained. My husband took it to the dealership but their terrain is fairly flat … --- ## [Honda Civic 2010 Alternator Voltage Regulator](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-2010-alternator-voltage-regulator/119602)
**Author:** [@mercury07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mercury07)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-2010-alternator-voltage-regulator/119602 "2018-06-23T22:47:29Z")
issue: car needed a jump start after work, the battery was not completely dead but not charged enough to get the motor running I had a diagnostic test done at Autozone, test reading: battery good, alternator regulator f… --- ## [2004 Subaru Outback -Ac freezes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-subaru-outback-ac-freezes/119694)
**Author:** [@JonWeddell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JonWeddell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-subaru-outback-ac-freezes/119694 "2018-06-23T22:25:39Z")
My AC seems to freeze up every 15-20 minutes, take about the same to “thaw out” or whatever, and then runs cold again. If I run on highest fan setting, it seems to last the longest. But if I lower fan, it almost immediat… --- ## [1995 Lincoln Town Car - Bad Horn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-lincoln-town-car-bad-horn/119664)
**Author:** [@xavier.ihrig](https://community.cartalk.com/u/xavier.ihrig)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-lincoln-town-car-bad-horn/119664 "2018-06-23T22:07:10Z")
I have a 1995 Lincoln Town Car that has a bad horn. I can see where it’s located, but I don’t know how to go about removing it. I’ve already checked the horn fuse and horn relay, so I’m confident that it’s the horn itsel… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=837) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/repair-and-maintenance/6.md?page=839)