# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1869 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1870 --- ## [Why my 99 honda accord dies after driving about 5 minutes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-99-honda-accord-dies-after-driving-about-5-minutes/77188)
**Author:** [@carney62](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carney62)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-my-99-honda-accord-dies-after-driving-about-5-minutes/77188 "2013-02-06T19:48:34Z")
Does it everytime. It started suddenly out of the blue. Start it up if i leave town i get 3 or 4 miles out if ni stay in town i might get back home from post office if i hustle. Let it sit 10 or 15 minutes and it will st… --- ## [2000 Chevy truck 5.7](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevy-truck-5-7/77068)
**Author:** [@Jgarewal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jgarewal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-chevy-truck-5-7/77068 "2013-02-06T11:18:05Z")
170,000 miles. Misfire on number 8. Spark at the plug. 185 psi compression. Pops and misses badly under light load. Smoothed out under heavy load/acceleration. 60 psi at rail ign on engine off. 55ish engine running at id… --- ## [More used car recommendations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-used-car-recommendations/77178)
**Author:** [@murphygal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/murphygal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-used-car-recommendations/77178 "2013-02-06T09:09:26Z")
Hi. I had posted 10 days or so ago about windshield wipers on my 1998 Volvo S90. Well, that became a moot point when a new driver failed to yield and totalled my beautiful car. Now I'm in need of some recommendations on … --- ## [Windshield distortion in the Subaru crosstrek](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-distortion-in-the-subaru-crosstrek/77103)
**Author:** [@Ubbazmom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ubbazmom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-distortion-in-the-subaru-crosstrek/77103 "2013-02-06T08:39:28Z")
I recently purchased a new 2013 subaru crosstrek, and noticed an optical variance in the windshield that is giving me migraines ( it feels like my eye is being pulled out through my right ear). I took it back to the deal… --- ## [Damage from missing cylinder?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-from-missing-cylinder/77183)
**Author:** [@neboshoh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/neboshoh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/damage-from-missing-cylinder/77183 "2013-02-06T07:18:16Z")
My mechanic said one cylinder isnt working though we havent done any checking beyond wires. It's not worth putting money into but I cannot afford to get anything else. Will driving on just the 5 cylinders create increa… --- ## [98ford explorer not starting?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98ford-explorer-not-starting/77179)
**Author:** [@Becky\_t](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Becky_t)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98ford-explorer-not-starting/77179 "2013-02-06T07:02:38Z")
I was told by the dealership that the batterie was bad and needed to be replaced ( which I did) I went out to my car this morning and had the same problem. When I turn the key nothing happens. When I turn the key you hea… --- ## [The Radiator 2002 Nissan Altima 3.5](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-radiator-2002-nissan-altima-3-5/77176)
**Author:** [@Ronda45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronda45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-radiator-2002-nissan-altima-3-5/77176 "2013-02-06T06:56:58Z")
Update on the radiator I picked it up friday, he wouldn't even look me in the eye it drove fine until i got to the bank, started smoking.....Took it back home and parked it. Drove it 2 miles to work and back Saturday no… --- ## [Question about Hybrid Engines](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-hybrid-engines/77083)
**Author:** [@moncklee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/moncklee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-hybrid-engines/77083 "2013-02-06T06:50:29Z")
I'm looking at getting a 2013 Ford Fusion and am considering the hybrid model because most of my driving is in metro ATL and I'm looking to save money on fuel and be more efficient; however my husband thinks that the hyb… --- ## [HHO add ons.... Wait! Please listen OK?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hho-add-ons-wait-please-listen-ok/77088)
**Author:** [@Gone\_Coastal](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gone_Coastal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hho-add-ons-wait-please-listen-ok/77088 "2013-02-06T06:21:20Z")
OKAY, OK, ok. I know what the general consenus on these kits are on this forum. I have been researching these add on's for several years starting with the Browns Gas. Would one of you more knowledgable people please tak… --- ## [The case of the damaged door](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-case-of-the-damaged-door/77182)
**Author:** [@sm2000Honda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sm2000Honda)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-case-of-the-damaged-door/77182 "2013-02-06T05:49:12Z")
I took my 2000 Honda Accord to a body shop after my driver side door lock broke. It's a tricky thing to fix and they had to replace the left front door latch assembly, which includes taking the driver's seat out. They … --- ## [My car's driver side power window isn't working. What is wrong and how can I fix it?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-cars-driver-side-power-window-isnt-working-what-is-wrong-and-how-can-i-fix-it/77087)
**Author:** [@Ottomotive117](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ottomotive117)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-cars-driver-side-power-window-isnt-working-what-is-wrong-and-how-can-i-fix-it/77087 "2013-02-06T05:41:34Z")
The window just stopped working. Everything was fine, then all of a sudden it quit! What could it be and how can I fix it? I checked for a fuse, everything appears ok. Its 1997 Cavalier. I could definitely use some help … --- ## [Engine Computer Electric control Unit (ECU) (Passenger Side side dash) 4x4 Automatic, 118,000kms](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-computer-electric-control-unit-ecu-passenger-side-side-dash-4x4-automatic-118-000kms/77168)
**Author:** [@phennig](https://community.cartalk.com/u/phennig)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-computer-electric-control-unit-ecu-passenger-side-side-dash-4x4-automatic-118-000kms/77168 "2013-02-06T04:54:20Z")
'97 Toyota RAV 4 automatic, 118,000kms for several months, while idling at stops, a "rumbly-rattling" noise sounds like it's coming from under the hood on the passenger side \[near brand new battery\] totally cleaned o… --- ## [Screeching Noise Car Won't Stay Running](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-noise-car-wont-stay-running/76878)
**Author:** [@ReneeKTM09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ReneeKTM09)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/screeching-noise-car-wont-stay-running/76878 "2013-02-06T04:24:29Z")
Okay here's the problem. I have a 2007 pt cruiser, and it's oh I'd say -10 degrees outside. Of course my car will not start. I attempted to recharge the battery and no such luck. It sounds like everything is turning over… --- ## [Dodge Dakota High Idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-dakota-high-idle/77174)
**Author:** [@rlc1toyz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rlc1toyz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-dakota-high-idle/77174 "2013-02-06T03:27:30Z")
I have a '99 Dakota 4 cylinder. Starts fine but as it warms up or if you gas it the idle stays high. The more you run it the higher it goes. Have replaced MAP senser, throttle position and air bypass whith no effect.( ma… --- ## [2000 toyota camry question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-question/77163)
**Author:** [@mvagenas99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mvagenas99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-question/77163 "2013-02-06T02:28:10Z")
I have a 2000 toyota camry with 4 cylinder. They told me I cannot pass inspection because two parts need to be replaced and they are very expensive. They told me it will cost close to 1000 dollars. One part is the Cataly… --- ## [Radiator leaking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-leaking/77082)
**Author:** [@Ronda45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ronda45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radiator-leaking/77082 "2013-02-06T00:22:50Z")
I have a 2001 nissan altima. About 4 weeks ago it started over heating, smoke coming from under the hood, not the gauge raising. I took it to my machanic and he replaced the big hose going from the radiator to the engi… --- ## [Car Mileage meter - how accurate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-mileage-meter-how-accurate/77076)
**Author:** [@pdbphoto](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pdbphoto)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-mileage-meter-how-accurate/77076 "2013-02-05T23:36:45Z")
I bought a new hybrid car that calculates the mpg I get. I am wondering if anybody has compared the mpg the car says it is getting with the actual calculation done by dividing total-miles by gallons-of-gas consumed. D… --- ## [1995 Tacoma i4 5spd manual 2wd](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-tacoma-i4-5spd-manual-2wd/77161)
**Author:** [@hobie1950](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hobie1950)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-tacoma-i4-5spd-manual-2wd/77161 "2013-02-05T23:23:12Z")
This truck misses in the morning when I first start it. It acts like it did when the catalytic converter went bad. Only so much gas can be given, before it sputters and misses. This only happens when it is humid or ra… --- ## [Car for Life](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-life/76940)
**Author:** [@Cajun](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cajun)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-life/76940 "2013-02-05T17:42:52Z")
Currently own a 2002 Nissan Altima with 126,000 miles and no problems. Am approaching 75 years old and would like to trade the Altima for a car to last the rest of my driving years (10-15?). Have heard Mercedes Benz wa… --- ## [Bogus Mold Advice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bogus-mold-advice/77117)
**Author:** [@Calium](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Calium)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bogus-mold-advice/77117 "2013-02-05T15:20:58Z")
Dear Click & Clack, So, why are your names actually the sound that a train makes rolling down the rails? The real reason for this message..... YOU IDIOTS!!! Were you trying to kill the girl in Florida with an Acura f… --- ## ['05 Ford Focus sedan - O/D Off light flashing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-focus-sedan-o-d-off-light-flashing/77129)
**Author:** [@najicta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/najicta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-ford-focus-sedan-o-d-off-light-flashing/77129 "2013-02-05T11:18:10Z")
Hello all! Just today, my '05 Ford Focus began flashing in orange it's O/D Off light. It seems to only happen when I am going over 40mph between 1800 and 2000 rpms. The light flashes for no specific amount of time and do… --- ## [M3 Mazda squeaks when braking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/m3-mazda-squeaks-when-braking/77169)
**Author:** [@Jeze](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/m3-mazda-squeaks-when-braking/77169 "2013-02-05T09:52:50Z")
Does any one else have this issue? The squeal is loud almost every time I brake early in the a.m. usually. I've taken it in to the Dealership - but by the time I got there at 9-10 am - the sound stopped. They did not hav… --- ## [Engine over heating](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-over-heating/77061)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Prophet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rick_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-over-heating/77061 "2013-02-05T09:46:57Z")
My engine has been over heating very quickly when I go down the highway. I have checked the thermostat and have pulled the water pump out and it seems fine, I mean the shaft turns and the impeller turns. i put the thermo… --- ## [89 Geo Tracker Keeps Dying](https://community.cartalk.com/t/89-geo-tracker-keeps-dying/77150)
**Author:** [@harrisgk3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/harrisgk3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/89-geo-tracker-keeps-dying/77150 "2013-02-05T09:22:44Z")
I have a Geo Tracker with 120,000 miles. it starts without hesitation but idles a little high until warmed up. the problem is that it keeps dying without any warning. when it dies it smells like it has flooded. it takes … --- ## [A Cheap Fix for Body Damage? and then some](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-cheap-fix-for-body-damage-and-then-some/77170)
**Author:** [@gophillyourself](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gophillyourself)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-cheap-fix-for-body-damage-and-then-some/77170 "2013-02-05T09:01:39Z")
Hello This weekend i clipped a tree on my way out of my subdivision because of the snow we recently got here in Missouri. The damage wasn't substantial but there is a 2x3 inch tab that the tree pulled upon the front righ… --- ## [Power use and alternator output](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-use-and-alternator-output/77091)
**Author:** [@Slangevar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Slangevar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-use-and-alternator-output/77091 "2013-02-05T07:16:47Z")
I'm trying to get my head around the issue of "does running my headlights use more gas or cost more money" I believe there are conditions where using my DRL's is tapping into free energy when the engine is running at a s… --- ## [Help finding an episode](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-finding-an-episode/77160)
**Author:** [@3kidsinaHonda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/3kidsinaHonda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-finding-an-episode/77160 "2013-02-05T06:52:47Z")
My husband wants to use an episode of car talk for an illustration in his class, but I can't seem to find it. The woman who called in said that she had put premium gas in her car one day because the station was out of re… --- ## [Transmission issue in my '02 Dodge Caravan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue-in-my-02-dodge-caravan/77167)
**Author:** [@kwiltinguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kwiltinguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-issue-in-my-02-dodge-caravan/77167 "2013-02-05T05:22:11Z")
Hi ... a couple of weeks ago, when it was about -15 here, my car started acting strange. In the morning after I started it I tried to shift into drive and it wouldn't engage. The same happened in reverse. I would shift i… --- ## [Lifter Tick Noise; '05 Dodge Stratus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lifter-tick-noise-05-dodge-stratus/77162)
**Author:** [@dw2earth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dw2earth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lifter-tick-noise-05-dodge-stratus/77162 "2013-02-05T04:48:07Z")
My car is making the dreaded lifter tick noise. The dealerhip is telling me that my lifters need to be replaced at a cost of $1200. I have been letting my car warm up for about 15 minutes before driving because I canno… --- ## [New Kia Forte -- a lemon?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-kia-forte-a-lemon/77142)
**Author:** [@La\_Temeraria](https://community.cartalk.com/u/La_Temeraria)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-kia-forte-a-lemon/77142 "2013-02-05T03:21:11Z")
My 2012 Kia suffered a "catastophic failure" of its transmission about 10K miles. It was replaced, I got a rental, all covered by warranty. Last month I noticed a vibration as I rounded a tight curve at high-ish speed (… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1868) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1870)