# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1809 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1810 --- ## [Console buttons not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/console-buttons-not-working/79021)
**Author:** [@MikeIsCarDumb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeIsCarDumb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/console-buttons-not-working/79021 "2013-04-30T02:29:26Z")
I have a 2006 Mazda 6. Recently the three buttons in the center console (air conditioning AC, rear defrost, and recycle air) have been very inconsistent. Most of the time nothing happens when you push them. Sometimes I c… --- ## [2008 Subaru Forester Head Gasket](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-forester-head-gasket/78883)
**Author:** [@Mr\_William](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mr_William)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-forester-head-gasket/78883 "2013-04-30T00:41:51Z")
I just finished reading all the posts about head gasket problems in Subaru Foresters - just had mine replaced at 105,000 miles, so clearly Subaru has not yet figured out what is going wrong here. I have had too many elec… --- ## [Open window keeps car from starting? 2008 Honda Civic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020)
**Author:** [@VassarGirl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VassarGirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/open-window-keeps-car-from-starting-2008-honda-civic/79020 "2013-04-29T23:16:07Z")
My 2008 Honda Civic has been failing to start intermittently. When it is put on a charger or jumpstarted it starts right up. After this happened a couple times I realized it only does this when I've left a window open. I… --- ## [Brake pedal whistles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-whistles/78928)
**Author:** [@Bobby96s10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bobby96s10)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-pedal-whistles/78928 "2013-04-29T22:11:54Z")
1996 chevy s10 pickup with 96500 miles. Have been dealing with this problem for more than a year. Replaced master cylinder once, brake booster twice and the abs pump (cost more than the transmission). My new mechanic… --- ## [2010 Subaru Outback keeps blowing fan fuses, overheating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-outback-keeps-blowing-fan-fuses-overheating/79010)
**Author:** [@hologos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hologos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-outback-keeps-blowing-fan-fuses-overheating/79010 "2013-04-29T21:39:56Z")
Several weeks ago, my wife drove our Outback for 10 minutes, turned the car off, then turned it back on after 10 minutes. After 15 minutes of its being on the second time (and the car being in a car line), the red temper… --- ## [1987 Chevy Celebrity - Keeps stalling Out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1987-chevy-celebrity-keeps-stalling-out/79017)
**Author:** [@Amonkey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Amonkey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1987-chevy-celebrity-keeps-stalling-out/79017 "2013-04-29T20:51:40Z")
I have a 1987 Chevy Celebrity w/a 2.5l automatic engine. Physically its in really good shape and only has 64k original miles. Consistent issue is it will crank (sometimes very hard to get it to do so, then run smooth, … --- ## [Yukon leaks transmission fluid](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yukon-leaks-transmission-fluid/79016)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Buber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Martin_Buber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yukon-leaks-transmission-fluid/79016 "2013-04-29T20:28:46Z")
I have a problem with leaking transmission fluid. I find it all over the right front suspension, and I can't figure out where it is coming from or how to fix it. Help! --- ## [Volkswagen Jetta 2003](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-jetta-2003/79007)
**Author:** [@Crystler05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Crystler05)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-jetta-2003/79007 "2013-04-29T19:26:04Z")
what do you guys think about this car? They want to sell it for $3250 138000 miles --- ## [Good used car for teen boys](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-used-car-for-teen-boys/78880)
**Author:** [@TraceyS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TraceyS)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-used-car-for-teen-boys/78880 "2013-04-29T16:48:33Z")
I have two teen boys, I am considering buying a 98 Subaru legacy outback with 131,000 miles for them to drive around. The car has had two owners and has been maintained, the drive train was recently replaced. What do you… --- ## [Whirring, grinding noise in Santa fe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-grinding-noise-in-santa-fe/78115)
**Author:** [@SantaFe](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SantaFe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-grinding-noise-in-santa-fe/78115 "2013-04-29T15:33:14Z")
Can anyone shed some light?? For about a year and a half I have had an "undiagnosable" noise that started as an intermittent metallic buzzing and has evolved into a constant whirring/grinding noise. The tempo of the nois… --- ## [Mitsubishi eclipse 2000](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-eclipse-2000/79006)
**Author:** [@Crystler05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Crystler05)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-eclipse-2000/79006 "2013-04-29T10:10:38Z")
Was wondering what you all think about this car. there selling it for $3200 --- ## [Buy Cheap vs. 1-year lease](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buy-cheap-vs-1-year-lease/78952)
**Author:** [@eggsandtoast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eggsandtoast)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buy-cheap-vs-1-year-lease/78952 "2013-04-29T06:52:12Z")
Disclaimer: I'm pretty fresh out of college, and have never bought or leased a car before. I need a car for my new job starting this fall, but I'm planning on going to grad school in a city in fall 2014. It is likely t… --- ## [Radio codes (2001 Camry)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-codes-2001-camry/78996)
**Author:** [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-codes-2001-camry/78996 "2013-04-29T06:31:18Z")
Same car and neighbor lady as my "Recharging Battery" post. The lady mentioned that after the first time the batttery went dead, her radio stopped working. Her mechanic checked, and said it's not the fuse. Of course, … --- ## [Recharging battery (2001 Camry)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recharging-battery-2001-camry/78995)
**Author:** [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recharging-battery-2001-camry/78995 "2013-04-29T06:24:23Z")
Helping a lady in the neighborhood. Her battery went dead (for the second time in many months) after several weeks of non-use. First time, she jump started OK. This time, her mechanic suggested better to recharge the … --- ## [New oil leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-oil-leak/79004)
**Author:** [@Dobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dobb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-oil-leak/79004 "2013-04-29T06:18:22Z")
Hi everyone, First post, so sorry if it has been beaten into the ground in the past. I bought a 2004 Ford Escape XLT last year - it had a leaky oil pan gasket which I replaced about a month ago. After driving around… --- ## [Topic required](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic-required/78982)
**Author:** [@leesonfam](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leesonfam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/topic-required/78982 "2013-04-29T06:00:42Z")
Body required --- ## [Valve clearance measurement needed w/hydraulic lifters?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-clearance-measurement-needed-w-hydraulic-lifters/78977)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-clearance-measurement-needed-w-hydraulic-lifters/78977 "2013-04-29T05:46:22Z")
Someone here mentioned to me that I ought to measure the valve clearances on my early 90's Corolla (to see if that is the reason I'm seeing higher than normal HC's in the state emission test.) Not an emegency sitution, … --- ## [San Diego or Hartford, Conn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/san-diego-or-hartford-conn/78968)
**Author:** [@Soggy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Soggy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/san-diego-or-hartford-conn/78968 "2013-04-29T04:20:22Z")
I live in San Diego. My daughter will be graduating college in June and I plan on buying her her first car, probably a 2008 or 2009 Honda CRV. However, she will be going to Hartford, Connecticut in September for a job.… --- ## [99 ford f150 P1131 O2 sensor running lean, now not running](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-f150-p1131-o2-sensor-running-lean-now-not-running/78940)
**Author:** [@dre72489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dre72489)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-f150-p1131-o2-sensor-running-lean-now-not-running/78940 "2013-04-29T01:41:51Z")
I have a 1999 Ford f150 4.6L automatic. My check engine light had been on for awhile so I dug out my DTC code reader erased it, came back on 10-15 minutes later. I got the code P1131 sensor indicates lean which you would… --- ## [04 Frontier AC problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-frontier-ac-problems/78948)
**Author:** [@front93](https://community.cartalk.com/u/front93)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/04-frontier-ac-problems/78948 "2013-04-29T00:46:49Z")
My AC went last fall. I saw signs of a leak in the high pressure line. Took it to the Nissan dealer last week and they diagnosed the same problem. They changed the HP line ($360). Told me it was good, but when they pu… --- ## [My Dodge is Dead](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-dodge-is-dead/78916)
**Author:** [@Dodge600SEMourner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dodge600SEMourner)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-dodge-is-dead/78916 "2013-04-29T00:15:40Z")
My Dodge 600 SE, a 1987 car, 2.5 engine, was precious to me. I loved it and tried to take good care of it. It has 176,311 miles on it. On Saturday I was driving it on the freeway, in the rain, and it was doing fine. … --- ## [Starting '05 Camry - 4 cyl](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-05-camry-4-cyl/78981)
**Author:** [@mxsurf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mxsurf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-05-camry-4-cyl/78981 "2013-04-28T23:23:27Z")
Hi guys....My '05 Camry- (4cyl )revs up to 2K (even 22 hundred at times) when I start it. Though it's only for a few seconds I would like to lower it to 11 or 12 hundred RPM...I have cleaned the Plenum.......Some one sug… --- ## [2012 Ford Fiesta - transmission problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-fiesta-transmission-problems/78988)
**Author:** [@scamper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scamper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-ford-fiesta-transmission-problems/78988 "2013-04-28T23:10:50Z")
Owned care for just 1 year. Always seemed to "search" for 2nd gear, now "stammers" and "stutters" into 2nd and starting to do same into 3rd. Dealer says that care "needs to get to know me and how I drive." I say: it m… --- ## [Pontiac Vibe noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-noise/78994)
**Author:** [@blue43bird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/blue43bird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-vibe-noise/78994 "2013-04-28T23:02:01Z")
I have a 2005 Pontiac Vibe with almost 50,000 miles. Lately it's been making a very small noise that seems to be located at the lower part of the car just in front of the driver...I will have difficultly describing it, b… --- ## [Right side stroke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-side-stroke/78959)
**Author:** [@Cubby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cubby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-side-stroke/78959 "2013-04-28T22:42:24Z")
your caller with the van that returned from overseas and had a series of electrical failures on the right side of his van could be explained by a poor body ground or multiple poor body grounds. He should clean the body … --- ## [93 Saab 900 clutch.. no pressure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-saab-900-clutch-no-pressure/78956)
**Author:** [@Shaneykins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shaneykins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-saab-900-clutch-no-pressure/78956 "2013-04-28T22:05:52Z")
Replaced both MC & slave. Replaced fluid and and hose. Everything worked fine foe a few days and then back to square one. Clutch lost pressure and cannot get car in gear. Any suggestions, please? Thanks --- ## [Jeep Grand Cherokee Stuck in Park](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-stuck-in-park/78993)
**Author:** [@bmeveland](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bmeveland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-grand-cherokee-stuck-in-park/78993 "2013-04-28T21:08:41Z")
the other day i parked my 2008 jeep grand cherokee, ran into the store, came back out, started the vehicle and it would not shift out of park. i looked in the manual and found how to reset the shifter by removing the sma… --- ## [2004 Dodge Durango Brakes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-durango-brakes/78990)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Eufarly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jake_Eufarly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-dodge-durango-brakes/78990 "2013-04-28T20:37:24Z")
I'm the only owner. Since new the rear brakes have never generated even a fraction of the dust of the front brakes. I have replaced the front and rear pads but never had the rotors turned. The rotors aren't perfectly smo… --- ## [Very annoyed with 2005 Ford Taurus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-annoyed-with-2005-ford-taurus/74969)
**Author:** [@lhanks](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lhanks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-annoyed-with-2005-ford-taurus/74969 "2013-04-28T20:37:11Z")
The problem is intermittent: After turning off the car, there is a clicking noise coming from the needles in the dash. Sometimes the needles click and jump repeatedly; sometimes there is just the clicking noise. To ge… --- ## [Strange noise when starting cold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-starting-cold/78962)
**Author:** [@cookiebaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cookiebaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-starting-cold/78962 "2013-04-28T20:34:47Z")
When starting in morning (even if weather is warm) or after car has sat for several hours, my 1999 Taurus makes a high-pitched whirring noise. Thought it was a loose fan belt, but mechanic said that was wrong. Have tak… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1808) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1810)