# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1971 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1972 --- ## [Swap a Lease](https://community.cartalk.com/t/swap-a-lease/73874)
**Author:** [@Carlie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carlie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/swap-a-lease/73874 "2012-08-03T19:23:12Z")
We need a 3rd car in the family (for daughter, commuting to college); not interested in new (due to expense) but don't want used due to warranty, etc. Looking for possibly a SUV (safety) and considering taking over some… --- ## [Honda Pilot transmisson problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-pilot-transmisson-problem/73871)
**Author:** [@Devilwoman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Devilwoman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-pilot-transmisson-problem/73871 "2012-08-03T17:50:36Z")
I have an '03 Honda Pilot, 130,000 miles which I love and have never had a bit of trouble with. Now I have a problem that is stumping two dealerships. My car randomly does what I would describe as swithching itself i… --- ## [2000 pontiac grand am 2.4L engine 4dr auto trans.?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-pontiac-grand-am-2-4l-engine-4dr-auto-trans/73797)
**Author:** [@frost1085](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frost1085)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-pontiac-grand-am-2-4l-engine-4dr-auto-trans/73797 "2012-08-03T17:27:56Z")
im having trouble figuring out why the radiator fans wont turn on, Even when the ac is turned on it still doesnt turn on, i changed the coolant temp senser. still nothing, i also ran a whire from the battery to the fan a… --- ## [96 subaru acts like it runs out of gas and wont start for rest of the day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-acts-like-it-runs-out-of-gas-and-wont-start-for-rest-of-the-day/73892)
**Author:** [@mtncliff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mtncliff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/96-subaru-acts-like-it-runs-out-of-gas-and-wont-start-for-rest-of-the-day/73892 "2012-08-03T15:40:59Z")
every 2 to 3 weeks the car will stall while driving and acts like its out of gas. 3 tows and no mechanic can figure out what the problem is and the car starts the next day. --- ## [Transmission use to shift, now it does not](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-use-to-shift-now-it-does-not/73890)
**Author:** [@Gabe1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gabe1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-use-to-shift-now-it-does-not/73890 "2012-08-03T15:34:58Z")
It was suggested that a transmission additive be used to help the shifting when taking off from a stop position. I was told that a transmission flush would most likely make it worse. After the additive was added, the tr… --- ## [Over drive light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/over-drive-light/73862)
**Author:** [@dave76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dave76)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/over-drive-light/73862 "2012-08-03T06:54:50Z")
i have a 1988 toyota camry that has 205000 on it and for some reason while driving the o/d will start to blink and the tranny will stop shifting and loce alot of power was wondering if it is a sensor or if i have to repl… --- ## [2012 Subaru Outback stalling](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-stalling/71752)
**Author:** [@Jsboss13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jsboss13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-stalling/71752 "2012-08-03T06:40:32Z")
I purchases a 2012 Subaru Outback i2.5 Premium in January. The car has been stalling out after getting gas; I've put gas in it about 10 times, and it's stalled out or nearly stalled out after 4 or 5 of those times. The … --- ## [My shop returned a car to me that was not safe to drive](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-shop-returned-a-car-to-me-that-was-not-safe-to-drive/73866)
**Author:** [@04V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/04V70)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-shop-returned-a-car-to-me-that-was-not-safe-to-drive/73866 "2012-08-03T06:39:23Z")
I take my car to a shop, some distance from my home, which is owned and operated by someone I know socially through a club. While work on my brand of car is never inexpensive I feel like this shop has always given me a … --- ## [No power to igniton switch, windows, dash lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-power-to-igniton-switch-windows-dash-lights/73853)
**Author:** [@EricJohn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EricJohn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-power-to-igniton-switch-windows-dash-lights/73853 "2012-08-03T06:28:23Z")
Hello all, My car is a 1997 Infiniti I30 (base model, automatic) and initially I had intermittent starting problems (no click or turnover but dash lights would come on), so I replaced the ignition switch and everything w… --- ## [Install Motorcraft or Autolite sparkplug in 5.4L. Triton engine?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/install-motorcraft-or-autolite-sparkplug-in-5-4l-triton-engine/73795)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/install-motorcraft-or-autolite-sparkplug-in-5-4l-triton-engine/73795 "2012-08-03T06:14:25Z")
Motorcraft $13 1 year limited warranty Autolite $10 3 year limited warranty Autolite appears to have a more open area at the end. Would that allow better combustion spread? Thank you. --- ## [Losing power / rain / gas gauge malfunction](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883)
**Author:** [@Amc546](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Amc546)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883 "2012-08-03T05:27:23Z")
2000 Chevy Astro. After driving my van through a heavy rain storm, I started to lose power. I parked and turned the engine off. When I started the engine again, my gas gauge jumped quickly all the way to full then se… --- ## [2010 Toyota Corolla S Vibration/Shaking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-corolla-s-vibration-shaking/73882)
**Author:** [@Lukasz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lukasz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-corolla-s-vibration-shaking/73882 "2012-08-03T05:00:08Z")
My Corolla was purchased new, and at 29500 miles it started getting a strange vibration (not the steering wheel but the car itself) whenever going up a hill or at higher speeds on the highway but ONLY when the gas was pr… --- ## [Car for a fat guy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-a-fat-guy/73833)
**Author:** [@WhiteRat](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WhiteRat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-for-a-fat-guy/73833 "2012-08-03T02:58:03Z")
I'm, err, large, and I don't mean tall. Any suggestions on a car that might let a little sunlight between the steering wheel and my stomach? I'm looking for something not more than a few years old (maybe new) and not r… --- ## ['98 Honda Civic wobbles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-honda-civic-wobbles/73794)
**Author:** [@NJ\_Frank](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NJ_Frank)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-honda-civic-wobbles/73794 "2012-08-03T02:16:12Z")
With just above 100K miles our Honda has been wobbling, wiggling and shimmying for a couple of years and a half-dozen trips to our mechanic and to the tire shop have found nothing. The wobble occurs at all speeds and can… --- ## [When to change oil, a blog](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-to-change-oil-a-blog/73757)
**Author:** [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-to-change-oil-a-blog/73757 "2012-08-03T01:39:44Z")
https://www.warrantydirect.com/webpromotions/change-oil-every-3000-miles.aspx?url=wd\_blog Blog on drain requirements for different types of oil, debunking the need for 3,000 mile oil changes, still standard for a numbe… --- ## [Sporadic trouble starting/Oil light flickering](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sporadic-trouble-starting-oil-light-flickering/72104)
**Author:** [@HondaHonda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HondaHonda)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sporadic-trouble-starting-oil-light-flickering/72104 "2012-08-03T00:53:37Z")
\*1996 Honda accord LX. 255, 498 miles. Well, a couple months ago I think I overdid it on the seafoam spray in my PCV valve. It was kind of hell to start, I put some starter fluid in there and it finally cranked right o… --- ## [2009 Chevy Tahoe Question/Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevy-tahoe-question-issue/73873)
**Author:** [@Mundo9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mundo9)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevy-tahoe-question-issue/73873 "2012-08-03T00:15:56Z")
I am currently using my dealership's courtesy computer to post this thread. I get most of my Tahoe's services done at the dealership where I bought the truck. It's just past its warranty and this past week I have had wei… --- ## [1995 Taurus Code 172](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-taurus-code-172/73529)
**Author:** [@LeRoy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LeRoy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-taurus-code-172/73529 "2012-08-03T00:12:23Z")
I am back with another problem with my 1995 Taurus SE with OBD1! The last time I got a lot of help from cigroller and 87 Ranger and others! The diagnostic trouble code is 172. It says, "Lack of Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S… --- ## [My 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Won't Shift Into Gear!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-shift-into-gear/73878)
**Author:** [@Jaxson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jaxson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1999-jeep-grand-cherokee-wont-shift-into-gear/73878 "2012-08-03T00:12:22Z")
Here's a mystery which as stumped several mechanics. I have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Some of the gears are intermittently "sticking". When I get up to 60 m.p.h., it's supposed to shift into the next gear, bu… --- ## [Dodge click in clutch/transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-click-in-clutch-transmission/73538)
**Author:** [@wlegrow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wlegrow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dodge-click-in-clutch-transmission/73538 "2012-08-02T23:38:30Z")
I've got a Dodge Caliber '07 that has a weird Click that happens most of the time when I start engaging the clutch, it doens't happen when starting out in first gear, but when shifting to 2nd, 3rd and now as it's aging s… --- ## [Potato-'Tenna?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potato-tenna/73518)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/potato-tenna/73518 "2012-08-02T23:29:07Z")
\[image\] Can a vegetable atop your antenna help pull in distant stations? It seems so! This week on Car Talk, Ben from Jackson, Mississippi told a folkloric tale involving his dad, a Ford LTD, a country service station… --- ## [Air conditioner compressor needs replacing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner-compressor-needs-replacing/73876)
**Author:** [@geo999](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geo999)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioner-compressor-needs-replacing/73876 "2012-08-02T21:52:24Z")
My 2008 surbaru forester needs an A/C compressor and who knows what else replaced. The dealer said it would cost $1200. $850 parts/ $350 labor. The part from Subaru (compressor) only costs $480 - got this price on Suba… --- ## [First Time Car Buyer - Subaru or Honda](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-time-car-buyer-subaru-or-honda/73759)
**Author:** [@author116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/author116)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-time-car-buyer-subaru-or-honda/73759 "2012-08-02T21:22:18Z")
Hi, I'm looking into buying my first vehicle in the under $8000 range. I'm looking for a car that gets reasonable gas mileage that will last for at least the next five years while I go to grad school. I have an active … --- ## [What unexpected things should i expect to happen driving my 96 civic 4K for two weeks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-unexpected-things-should-i-expect-to-happen-driving-my-96-civic-4k-for-two-weeks/73799)
**Author:** [@jay1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jay1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-unexpected-things-should-i-expect-to-happen-driving-my-96-civic-4k-for-two-weeks/73799 "2012-08-02T21:00:18Z")
I am planning to drive my 96 Honda civic from Indy to Colorado and from there to Wyoming and back. It has 150K miles on it, it runs ok., a 5 speed manual transmission. Part of my trip consists of driving it in an unpaved… --- ## [2009 Toyota Corolla - dealer saying I need new brake pads and rotors but the numbers seem very odd!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-dealer-saying-i-need-new-brake-pads-and-rotors-but-the-numbers-seem-very-odd/73868)
**Author:** [@Panic911](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Panic911)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-dealer-saying-i-need-new-brake-pads-and-rotors-but-the-numbers-seem-very-odd/73868 "2012-08-02T20:52:34Z")
Hi all. My dealer recently told me that I need new brake pads and rotors x 4 for my car and something seems very amiss. I don't know enough about cars to know for sure if there is something wrong with what I'm being to… --- ## [New Plugs and Wires but Still Misfires?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-plugs-and-wires-but-still-misfires/73841)
**Author:** [@TommyD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TommyD)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-plugs-and-wires-but-still-misfires/73841 "2012-08-02T20:16:04Z")
Hey I just bought a 2001 Buick Lesabre and it was driving fine until this morning when it misfired on the highway. I was going about 40 mph and I felt a little jerk in my engine and my CEL started to flash. I pulled it o… --- ## [Tundra radio/amplifer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tundra-radio-amplifer/73864)
**Author:** [@flong](https://community.cartalk.com/u/flong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tundra-radio-amplifer/73864 "2012-08-02T19:43:37Z")
I have a 2001 Tundra. A few years ago, the factory radio quit. I took it to a local auto accessory shop, and they put in an aftermarket radio afer telling me it was too expensive to fix the factory one. It worked fine… --- ## [Honda Accord Windshield](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-windshield/73869)
**Author:** [@virginia0623](https://community.cartalk.com/u/virginia0623)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-windshield/73869 "2012-08-02T19:42:36Z")
The windshield on my Accord cracked recently, and yes, I have an appointment to have it replaced. Since the windshield cracked, my gas mileage is significantly better. And I do mean significantly. So much so that when… --- ## [Buy a beautiful reliable cheap car?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buy-a-beautiful-reliable-cheap-car/73856)
**Author:** [@jendc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jendc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buy-a-beautiful-reliable-cheap-car/73856 "2012-08-02T19:38:28Z")
my boyfriend has a cute white 2 door escort ZX2 from 2000 that has around 90K miles on it and is not going to last much longer based on escalating repair costs. He loves this car such that every time we walk up to it he… --- ## [Mystery mechanical problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-mechanical-problem/73559)
**Author:** [@sjdeneau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sjdeneau)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-mechanical-problem/73559 "2012-08-02T18:53:53Z")
our 2001 Nissan Quest with 201,000 miles has recently started having some strange issues. The speedometer will suddenly drop to zero, and after a few seconds, come back up and work correctly. A couple of times, this was … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1970) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1972)