# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=154 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 155 --- ## [Air filter interval](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-filter-interval/190409)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-filter-interval/190409 "2023-05-23T22:54:35Z")
Changed the air filter recently, at 14k. It was horrible, far worse than I have ever seen. This is my first turbo…it seems reasonable that a turbo would be harder on the air filter, now that I think about it. Does any… --- ## [2014 Chevrolet Cruze - Car won't start and it is not letting me have the key back](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755)
**Author:** [@DavidWyant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DavidWyant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-cruze-car-wont-start-and-it-is-not-letting-me-have-the-key-back/190755 "2023-05-23T21:37:05Z")
The car will not start, the doors will not unlock and the key will not come out. Disconnect battery cable and reconnect battery and the car starts. --- ## [2012 Silverado - Not starting with code U0073](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-silverado-not-starting-with-code-u0073/190654)
**Author:** [@j.evon0096\_185270](https://community.cartalk.com/u/j.evon0096_185270)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-silverado-not-starting-with-code-u0073/190654 "2023-05-23T20:45:50Z")
I have a 2012 Silverado which was running perfectly fine for a while now. Not too long ago the ABS light and traction control lights both came on. After some back and forth with my own inspections and reading forum thr… --- ## [Tom's "Principle Of Feigned Incompetence"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toms-principle-of-feigned-incompetence/190764)
**Author:** [@siphon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/siphon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toms-principle-of-feigned-incompetence/190764 "2023-05-23T20:44:37Z")
I have a clear memory of once hearing a Car Talk discussion about something called the “Principle of Feigned Incompetence”. My memory is that Tom & Ray were discussing something Tom used to do to avoid having his wife a… --- ## [AM radio in cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-radio-in-cars/190713 "2023-05-23T18:53:17Z")
There’s a controversy about AM radio in cars. Ed Markey, one of Massachusetts’s senators, has proposed a bill to require them. Remember Conelrad? --- ## [Some states are eliminating emissions testing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-states-are-eliminating-emissions-testing/190480)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-states-are-eliminating-emissions-testing/190480 "2023-05-23T16:39:42Z")
Tennessee politicians apparently have eliminated emissions testing in 5 counties, Idaho politicos want to exempt the entire state. Is this actually a good idea, the time has come to end all vehicle emissions testing ev… --- ## [2007 Infiniti FX35 - Everything is locked up and it won't start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-infiniti-fx35-everything-is-locked-up-and-it-wont-start/190747)
**Author:** [@young58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/young58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-infiniti-fx35-everything-is-locked-up-and-it-wont-start/190747 "2023-05-23T16:26:05Z")
Everything locks up. Won’t start, unlock, steering wheel locked, won’t start with key. --- ## [2017 Chrysler Pacifica - I need a spare](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-i-need-a-spare/190656)
**Author:** [@spareless](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spareless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-i-need-a-spare/190656 "2023-05-23T13:02:46Z")
need a wheel for a spare --- ## [Used Car Sales](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-car-sales/190759)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/used-car-sales/190759 "2023-05-23T11:19:41Z")
Where do the used cars go that we don’t want anymore? It turns out Africa has a thriving business in used cars, including junk that no one wants in the Western world. This is where flood cars go for a new home. --- ## [Ideas On How My Wife Picked Up a Nail In The Sidewall](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-on-how-my-wife-picked-up-a-nail-in-the-sidewall/190731)
**Author:** [@PintoKid](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PintoKid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ideas-on-how-my-wife-picked-up-a-nail-in-the-sidewall/190731 "2023-05-23T06:12:00Z")
I took my wife’s car (2017 Ford Edge) in for an inspection a few weeks ago and it immediately failed because it had a nail in the sidewall. It was on the rear driver’s side about 1/2 inch up the sidewall. It was a small … --- ## [If you're in need of a nap today](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-nap-today/190743)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-nap-today/190743 "2023-05-23T06:06:26Z")
--- ## [Prius idiot lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-idiot-lights/190753)
**Author:** [@jeoinva](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeoinva)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-idiot-lights/190753 "2023-05-23T03:55:01Z")
Hi, I just inherited my mom’s 2012 Prius. The dashboard message said “Maintenance required soon.” Now it says “Maintenance required.” My brother -in-law owns a Prius. He said that means I need an oil change. Really? Why … --- ## [06 Ion P0128 code stays in yellow](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-ion-p0128-code-stays-in-yellow/189905)
**Author:** [@stevedavison\_182816](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevedavison_182816)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/06-ion-p0128-code-stays-in-yellow/189905 "2023-05-23T03:54:35Z")
Since last fall, I have had the P0128 error code. It stays in the yellow & never turns on the check engine light. The code never goes away. I have tried clearing the code, but it keeps coming back. Since it never goes in… --- ## [2016 Lincoln MKX Infotainment System](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-infotainment-system/190742)
**Author:** [@ss489\_185331](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ss489_185331)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-infotainment-system/190742 "2023-05-23T00:25:36Z")
I have a 2016 Lincoln MKX. The SYNC is updated to the current version. The infotainment system is slow to react to choices. When any item is selected (Radio, Navigation etc…) the unit takes 10 = 15 seconds to react and … --- ## [Car Advice, doesn't start when warm](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-advice-doesnt-start-when-warm/189457)
**Author:** [@mwbadawy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwbadawy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-advice-doesnt-start-when-warm/189457 "2023-05-22T23:58:28Z")
Hi, I need some advice on a car start issue. My 2007 Camry doesn’t start when it is warm but starts normally when it cools down. For example, if I drove to the grocery store, shut off the engine, waited 1 minute and tri… --- ## ["Choke" Puzzler (5.2.23) : Circa early 80's Ford fuel injection](https://community.cartalk.com/t/choke-puzzler-5-2-23-circa-early-80s-ford-fuel-injection/190749)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/choke-puzzler-5-2-23-circa-early-80s-ford-fuel-injection/190749 "2023-05-22T23:13:30Z")
Mechanic says they repaired a too-high-idle-rpm by cleaning “choke”. Sure enough, problem solved. However customer gets to thinking, this couldn’t possibly be true, the car is fuel injected, so it has no choke. “Solut… --- ## [Old versus new crash; 93 Camry with airbag versus '21 Corolla](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-versus-new-crash-93-camry-with-airbag-versus-21-corolla/190491)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-versus-new-crash-93-camry-with-airbag-versus-21-corolla/190491 "2023-05-22T22:40:41Z")
It’s not fair that this topic here: 20-year-old woman killed by rock thrown into her moving vehicle - #20 by TheWonderful90s can stay on the Cartalk community but this old versus new car crash was flagged and deleted bef… --- ## [Electric Paint Spray Gun Recommendation for Lanolin Undercoating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723)
**Author:** [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-paint-spray-gun-recommendation-for-lanolin-undercoating/190723 "2023-05-22T20:25:18Z")
Hi, Can anyone please recommend an electric paint spray gun for lanolin undercoating products such as Fluid Film, Wool Wax, Surface Shield? I don’t currently have an air compressor, and think it would be to expensive, … --- ## [Avalon hybrid 12V trunk battery conversion to lithium](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-hybrid-12v-trunk-battery-conversion-to-lithium/190737)
**Author:** [@stuartmmeyer\_185327](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stuartmmeyer_185327)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avalon-hybrid-12v-trunk-battery-conversion-to-lithium/190737 "2023-05-22T19:37:21Z")
Has anyone converted a 12 volt AGM trunk battery in a hybrid to lithium iron phosphate? If so, does a DC to DC converter need to be added to avoid too high of a voltage difference between the hybrid drive battery and the… --- ## [Safety: Airbags too sensitive, deploy too easily in certain accidents like hitting a deer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-airbags-too-sensitive-deploy-too-easily-in-certain-accidents-like-hitting-a-deer/190714)
**Author:** [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safety-airbags-too-sensitive-deploy-too-easily-in-certain-accidents-like-hitting-a-deer/190714 "2023-05-22T18:17:05Z")
edit: I was told this is a radar unit, not an airbag sensor. I’m glad Toyota isn’t doing this. If you search online for deer collisions that deployed airbags, and you move past all the talk from people who think they ca… --- ## [2002 Honda Odyssey - Unexplained dash light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-odyssey-unexplained-dash-light/190745)
**Author:** [@SPD36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SPD36)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-honda-odyssey-unexplained-dash-light/190745 "2023-05-22T17:23:38Z")
2002 Odessey Van - Dashboard Drive indicator light comes on for about 10-15 min - blinking behind the D letter. If I stop the car and then restart it doesn’t come back on. Checked transmission fluid and this is at prop… --- ## [Run flat tires on BMW](https://community.cartalk.com/t/run-flat-tires-on-bmw/52194)
**Author:** [@sandy\_eggo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sandy_eggo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/run-flat-tires-on-bmw/52194 "2023-05-22T08:35:27Z")
I have only 30k and I have to replace these tires--does that seem unusual? --- ## [Help replacing Odyssey 22 Fog Light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-replacing-odyssey-22-fog-light/190664)
**Author:** [@carolyn.vernon\_185277](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carolyn.vernon_185277)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-replacing-odyssey-22-fog-light/190664 "2023-05-21T23:26:50Z")
Anyone had any luck replacing a Honda Odyssey 22 fog light housing (light works, housing broken) without removing entire front bumper? It appears the black fog light cover comes out to replace the bulb but I can’t figure… --- ## [1999 Ford Ranger - Misfires?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-ranger-misfires/190679)
**Author:** [@BillCapatanos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillCapatanos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-ranger-misfires/190679 "2023-05-21T16:10:48Z")
Seems like misfire. All of a sudden !!! Very extreme misfire. Almost died. I’ve Replaced 6 spark plugs and plug wires, as well as a top wire ignition coil on my 3.0 L V6 engine. Misfire at idle and slow speed (some… --- ## [New Tacomas Coming](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tacomas-coming/190732)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tacomas-coming/190732 "2023-05-21T12:25:52Z")
Here’s an article about the new Toyota Tacoma in 2024. It’s not a test drive but is an explanation of what’s new, including hybrid engines and the various trim levels. MSRP is estimated between $30,000 and $60,000. If yo… --- ## [2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid 12V battery purchse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-avalon-hybrid-12v-battery-purchse/165684)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-avalon-hybrid-12v-battery-purchse/165684 "2023-05-21T06:00:27Z")
So, at 6y it’s time to replace the 12V AGM battery in my Avalon Hybrid, just based on age. Thing is, the dealers want an obscene amount of money for this. I have heard people talk about an Optima Yellow Top, but at my … --- ## [Barry's Tire Tech: New/Revised Articles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/barrys-tire-tech-new-revised-articles/190730)
**Author:** [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/barrys-tire-tech-new-revised-articles/190730 "2023-05-21T00:11:09Z")
I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, but I thought I’d post in this thread whenever I post a new/revised article. Here’s a link to the main page: Barry’s Tire Tech: Main Page Here are links for May, 2023: Barry… --- ## [What is this problem?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-this-problem/190722)
**Author:** [@pdrury5\_185313](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pdrury5_185313)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-this-problem/190722 "2023-05-20T22:46:13Z")
Got a 2014 Toyota Sienna minivan with about 130k miles. What is this leak in the picture? --- ## [Are there gloves in your glove compartment?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-gloves-in-your-glove-compartment/190712)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-gloves-in-your-glove-compartment/190712 "2023-05-20T17:14:49Z")
Are there gloves in your glove compartment? --- ## [AC Compressor Clutch not engaging](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-compressor-clutch-not-engaging/190709)
**Author:** [@JONATHAN.INABA\_185300](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JONATHAN.INABA_185300)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ac-compressor-clutch-not-engaging/190709 "2023-05-20T16:29:29Z")
Looking for a little help please. The AC Compressor Clutch is not actuating. I tried putting in a different relay and it didn’t work. I tried taking the relay out and jumping it by connecting the 87 and 30 terminals and … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=153) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=155)