# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1962 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1963 --- ## [EGR valve](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-valve/74148)
**Author:** [@london](https://community.cartalk.com/u/london)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-valve/74148 "2012-08-20T01:58:36Z")
I have been getting an EGR code after driving at sustained speeds above forty mph. The code gets stored for say less than thirty starts then disappears until I hit the highway again. I took the EGR valve off, cleaned it … --- ## [Installing trim](https://community.cartalk.com/t/installing-trim/74186)
**Author:** [@Impala\_girl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Impala_girl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/installing-trim/74186 "2012-08-20T01:20:58Z")
I am trying to install rear quarter panel trim on my 66 impala. I cannot figure out how to put it on. I replaced the push in clips but I am not sure of the orientation of the bolt on clip. It looks like it. Should just… --- ## [Porous engine block causing oil in coolant?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porous-engine-block-causing-oil-in-coolant/74115)
**Author:** [@WesternRoadtripper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WesternRoadtripper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porous-engine-block-causing-oil-in-coolant/74115 "2012-08-20T01:12:20Z")
1998 Honda Accord Coupe, 4 cyl ULEV V-TEC / SOHC. 170 k. My friend's Honda had oil in the coolant. Her regular mechanic, a very good friend of hers, is a Honda dealership mechanic but does some of her repairs as a fa… --- ## [Volkswagen TDI 2011 Momentary Loss of Power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-tdi-2011-momentary-loss-of-power/74165)
**Author:** [@Sparkie08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sparkie08)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volkswagen-tdi-2011-momentary-loss-of-power/74165 "2012-08-20T00:45:21Z")
I have had the car sense it was brand new and sense I have had it I have had this problem. I mostly notice a problem soon after starting the engine up and come to a stop, but is not limited to that all the times. When I … --- ## [Lexus Antenna](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-antenna/74172)
**Author:** [@pipiche](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pipiche)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-antenna/74172 "2012-08-19T23:47:10Z")
How can i change a antenna mast on Lexus RX 300 --- ## [Heater core in 2001 Ford Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-core-in-2001-ford-ranger/74178)
**Author:** [@juliebug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/juliebug)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-core-in-2001-ford-ranger/74178 "2012-08-19T22:45:09Z")
My husband is the original owner of a 2001 Ford Ranger with 160K miles and he’s never had any serious repair issues with it until two years ago. Since 2010, the heater core has been replaced twice due to leaking (new he… --- ## [After market part vs original equipment](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-part-vs-original-equipment/74146)
**Author:** [@JWF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JWF)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-part-vs-original-equipment/74146 "2012-08-19T22:34:27Z")
I recently purchased a 2007 Volvo xc90. The front passenger axle shaft has to be replaced. We've purchased 3 after market parts and they don't fit. Before we spend $600 on a Volvo one, I want to get some feedback. What d… --- ## [Problems starting VW Passat - help diagnosing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-starting-vw-passat-help-diagnosing/74183)
**Author:** [@cpandar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cpandar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problems-starting-vw-passat-help-diagnosing/74183 "2012-08-19T22:29:07Z")
Hey everybody. I figure after listening to Car Talk so long for entertainment, I should maybe try to get some help on my own car problems. =) I have a 2001 VW Passat GLS V6. Generally runs pretty well, but I have some … --- ## [Help needed car wont start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-needed-car-wont-start/74176)
**Author:** [@Mavonco](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mavonco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-needed-car-wont-start/74176 "2012-08-19T22:18:23Z")
I drive a Che Aveo 08, I was tryin to take out the battery while the engine was running, whilst doing (loosening the positive terminal)that my spanner touched the edge of the computer box sparks few..and the engine cut o… --- ## [Mazda Protege - Loud Engine Noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-protege-loud-engine-noise/74171)
**Author:** [@allsburg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/allsburg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-protege-loud-engine-noise/74171 "2012-08-19T22:13:14Z")
Started my car yesterday and as I was accelerating, it made a very loud noise. It sounds like normal engine acceleration noise, only ten times louder. It was present whenever I accelerated, but not when I was coasting o… --- ## [Hard Starting Chevy Pickup](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting-chevy-pickup/74182)
**Author:** [@STP007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/STP007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-starting-chevy-pickup/74182 "2012-08-19T21:57:27Z")
I live in the Northeast and have a 1996 Chevy Cheyenne pickup with a fuel injected small block that has 50k miles. Earlier this summer the truck developed a problem where it is very hard to start when cold (after sittin… --- ## [Volvo acceleration problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-acceleration-problem/74151)
**Author:** [@Ramone\_Ramone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ramone_Ramone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-acceleration-problem/74151 "2012-08-19T21:55:15Z")
I drive a 1985 Volvo, 760, turbo...4 cylinder (wagon). The car does not accelerate very well. At any speed, if you "floor" the gas pedal, the engine responds as if it is not getting enough fuel. If you open the hood… --- ## [1999 Corolla: Make ~ $5000 repairs or buy used car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-corolla-make-5000-repairs-or-buy-used-car/74166)
**Author:** [@mdenisem](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mdenisem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-corolla-make-5000-repairs-or-buy-used-car/74166 "2012-08-19T21:44:05Z")
My 1999 Toyota Corolla has been a reliable performer since I bought it in 2002. I has 118,000 miles on it and for the last three years has mostly been driven around the city (I live in DC) with maybe two or three highwa… --- ## [SRS light on 03 Civic Hybrid: dealer or mechanic?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/srs-light-on-03-civic-hybrid-dealer-or-mechanic/74141)
**Author:** [@carmencita](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carmencita)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/srs-light-on-03-civic-hybrid-dealer-or-mechanic/74141 "2012-08-19T20:43:08Z")
My SRS came on last week and I am trying to decide whether this is a dealer or a mechanic issue. My mechanic charges me $70 for the diagnosis, the dealer $150. But the dealer said that usually this is due to a faulty buc… --- ## [Close Calls In Driving Mean Eventual Major Wrecks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/close-calls-in-driving-mean-eventual-major-wrecks/74095)
**Author:** [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/close-calls-in-driving-mean-eventual-major-wrecks/74095 "2012-08-19T19:55:28Z")
I have written in the past about my goal as a driver, to have zero close calls, because close calls mean an eventual major wreck. And, when I started driving in Mexico I again had a lot of close calls, but slowly the clo… --- ## [02 Toyota 4runner transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-toyota-4runner-transmission/74170)
**Author:** [@potch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/potch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-toyota-4runner-transmission/74170 "2012-08-19T18:17:37Z")
02 Toyota 4runner transmission vent tube and pressure reading? --- ## [Muffler lifespan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-lifespan/74127)
**Author:** [@london](https://community.cartalk.com/u/london)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/muffler-lifespan/74127 "2012-08-19T17:28:21Z")
I had some suspension repairs done on my truck recently and I told the shop I thought my tailpipe was loose and to fix that too. It turns out the muffler is starting to go (rusting at the pipe connections allowing the pl… --- ## [When (if) to replace timing chain on 2004 Toyota Avalon V6](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-if-to-replace-timing-chain-on-2004-toyota-avalon-v6/74157)
**Author:** [@HoppyDude](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HoppyDude)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-if-to-replace-timing-chain-on-2004-toyota-avalon-v6/74157 "2012-08-19T17:05:49Z")
I'm told by my dealer that I must replace the timing chain by 100,000 miles. I've also been told by others who've driven multiple vehicles over 250K miles that they've never replaced a timing chain on any of their vehic… --- ## [Aluminum Alloy Wheels Leaky?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aluminum-alloy-wheels-leaky/74162)
**Author:** [@HoppyDude](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HoppyDude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/aluminum-alloy-wheels-leaky/74162 "2012-08-19T07:30:00Z")
I have alloy wheels on my 2004 Toyota Avalon and have had a hard time keeping tires fully inflated. This is not just the present set of tires but with three sets over the life of the car. Can anything be done short of … --- ## [Hyundai Cruise control problem?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-cruise-control-problem/74136)
**Author:** [@tonys96](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tonys96)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-cruise-control-problem/74136 "2012-08-19T06:32:55Z")
2007 Hyundai Tiburon, 4 cyl, auto. Often when the cruise control is engaged, and going up a hill with the need to accelerate, the car downshifts into what used to be called "passing gear", but does not upshift back into … --- ## [Car stalls](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls/74160)
**Author:** [@laurencr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/laurencr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stalls/74160 "2012-08-19T05:54:02Z")
We have a 2008 Toyota Sequoia with 60k miles. We purchased 100k mile warranty when we bought the car new. The past year or so, the car will stall just after starting. There is no rhyme or reason as to when it will do it … --- ## [Finding correct wiring harness/installing fog lamps](https://community.cartalk.com/t/finding-correct-wiring-harness-installing-fog-lamps/74137)
**Author:** [@lucasm822](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lucasm822)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/finding-correct-wiring-harness-installing-fog-lamps/74137 "2012-08-19T05:53:25Z")
Hello! I just purchased an '07 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, and it came with newly added fog lights (but still original- just added on after the original manufacture). The wiring isn't in place to get these up and running… --- ## [2004 Volvo XC70 Whistling Noise in Heavy Rain](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volvo-xc70-whistling-noise-in-heavy-rain/74155)
**Author:** [@Roux\_b\_Doux](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roux_b_Doux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-volvo-xc70-whistling-noise-in-heavy-rain/74155 "2012-08-19T02:04:01Z")
My XC70 makes a weird whistling type noise in heavy rains that last a long time. It doesn't do it in light rains, or rains that are heavier but don't flood roads or collect water on the shoulder or slow lanes, only the … --- ## [Chevy Traverse - AWD Keeps turning itself off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-traverse-awd-keeps-turning-itself-off/74143)
**Author:** [@steadygirl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steadygirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-traverse-awd-keeps-turning-itself-off/74143 "2012-08-19T01:23:28Z")
I rented a car to use in an area with sandy roads. I asked for 4WD but got a Chevy Traverse with AWD, which I was assured would be fine for where I was driving. However, the AWD keeps turning itself off. Yesterday so… --- ## [Steering wheel](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel/74158)
**Author:** [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-wheel/74158 "2012-08-19T00:00:19Z")
is it hard to fix a tilt steering wheel that lock in one place.1999 jeep cherokee. --- ## [Best beater SUV thats cheap and reliable?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-beater-suv-thats-cheap-and-reliable/74113)
**Author:** [@UsedEconobox\_2\_UsedBMW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UsedEconobox_2_UsedBMW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/best-beater-suv-thats-cheap-and-reliable/74113 "2012-08-18T23:03:30Z")
What's the best price/value proposition out there in used SUVs? Cheap and reliable. I do care about reliability and cost of maintenance. I do not care about rust or dents. I am thinking a cheap Jeep Cherokee might be w… --- ## [2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Automatic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153)
**Author:** [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153 "2012-08-18T22:57:59Z")
I was thinking about checking out the above vehicle at my local dealer (Chevrolet). They're asking 15.9k and it has 57k miles. I need to know if it has a timing belt or a timing chain and how reliable is the engine/tra… --- ## [Brake Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-issue/74154)
**Author:** [@DJones7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DJones7)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brake-issue/74154 "2012-08-18T22:47:57Z")
Hello, I recently had repair done on my 2003 Kia Spectra 4-door sedan. My passenger window had been broken out from a theft, and also my power steering pump had been broken and was replaced. Over the past few days i… --- ## [2001 Volvo S60 T5; stuck in park and alarm system failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s60-t5-stuck-in-park-and-alarm-system-failure/74117)
**Author:** [@kmessie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmessie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-s60-t5-stuck-in-park-and-alarm-system-failure/74117 "2012-08-18T21:22:10Z")
Problem 1 started in winter of 2010 and happens randomly : can't shift the car from Park, I have to try several times, this occurs more during winter but now I'm having the same issue in summer even with temperatures ab… --- ## [A ghost living in my car!?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-ghost-living-in-my-car/74133)
**Author:** [@Mejalli](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mejalli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-ghost-living-in-my-car/74133 "2012-08-18T20:37:52Z")
Hey guys, this is my first post and I am not that good with cars, so be easy on me. Last year, I bought a 2003 Ford Focsu SVT with 120K miles on it. It is a very fun car to drive! but it had been giving me all sorts of… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1961) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1963)