# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=217 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 218 --- ## [Shops avoiding liability?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shops-avoiding-liability/186536)
**Author:** [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shops-avoiding-liability/186536 "2022-09-26T01:05:17Z")
I recently took my Corolla to a chain tire and repair shop (no, not “Iffy Lube”) for an oil change, tire rotation, cooling system flush, and brake fluid change. When I picked up the car I was told I had a torn CV boot an… --- ## [I wonder if Bank of America is taking applications for the Darwin Awards?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-wonder-if-bank-of-america-is-taking-applications-for-the-darwin-awards/186201)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-wonder-if-bank-of-america-is-taking-applications-for-the-darwin-awards/186201 "2022-09-25T20:51:37Z")
I wonder if Bank of America is taking applications for the Darwin Awards? How often have we read about people using cell phones while pumping gas into their cars only to have the fumes burst into flames? I know we joke… --- ## [2023 Toyota RAV4 - Rats eat my wires](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-toyota-rav4-rats-eat-my-wires/186528)
**Author:** [@DoubleHHacienda\_LLC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DoubleHHacienda_LLC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-toyota-rav4-rats-eat-my-wires/186528 "2022-09-25T19:34:34Z")
My 2018 Rav 4 with 30,000 miles has been eaten by rats no matter what we try to do to protect it. It is in the shop now for the 3rd time in a year. Insurance has paid for over the original price of the car new ($32K) i… --- ## [Loud rattle/squeak under rear of car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-rattle-squeak-under-rear-of-car/186514)
**Author:** [@182384](https://community.cartalk.com/u/182384)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-rattle-squeak-under-rear-of-car/186514 "2022-09-24T22:13:07Z")
Suddenly started making this loud noise. Occours only when car is moving, doesn’t matter if its in gear or just rolling. Seems to get a bit quieter when moving faster. Any ideas what could it be? --- ## [Solution for EV range anxiety: a small trailer with a generator?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-for-ev-range-anxiety-a-small-trailer-with-a-generator/186285)
**Author:** [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/solution-for-ev-range-anxiety-a-small-trailer-with-a-generator/186285 "2022-09-24T20:37:35Z")
How much would it have to weigh and cost: a gasoline or propane engine + its fuel + a generator or alternator + a frame and wheel(s), to keep an EV from needing a long sitting recharge interrupting a long day’s drive? T… --- ## [1981 Buick Park Avenue Wehn furst colum issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-buick-park-avenue-wehn-furst-colum-issues/186506)
**Author:** [@mattheiu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mattheiu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-buick-park-avenue-wehn-furst-colum-issues/186506 "2022-09-24T02:38:45Z")
So I removed the lock plat in my 1981 buick park avenue. Wen trying to put it back together I cant becose the furst foot of the colome comes out . Also its not a ring clamp that holds the lock plate down its a c shape me… --- ## [1985 Ford F-150 - Quit on highway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1985-ford-f-150-quit-on-highway/186512)
**Author:** [@STEVE47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/STEVE47)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1985-ford-f-150-quit-on-highway/186512 "2022-09-24T01:39:36Z")
i have a 1985 ford f150 pickup, , i was on the hiway, and suddeny the truck stalled out and stop. waited 10 mins. started up, went about 100 or 200 feet stall ed out again. had it towed home. waited 10 mins again ,star… --- ## [2002 GMC Yukon SLT](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-gmc-yukon-slt/186467)
**Author:** [@drivetime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drivetime)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-gmc-yukon-slt/186467 "2022-09-24T01:35:32Z")
So as i posted before my moms car was totaled in a accident. It’s very hard to be without a car. I was looking online for one we can afford and found a 2002 GMC Yukon SLT but it has 218,380 miles they want a little ove… --- ## [Hard to Start 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-start-2004-toyota-corolla-matrix/186168)
**Author:** [@BOuLDeR7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BOuLDeR7)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hard-to-start-2004-toyota-corolla-matrix/186168 "2022-09-24T01:16:14Z")
The car doesn’t start very quick and it needs to be cranked a lot. Things I know, battery is good, alternator is good, starter is good. Putting in new spark plugs didn’t change anything. If I give it four quick pumps … --- ## [Dogs and intuition knowing they're homeward bound](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogs-and-intuition-knowing-theyre-homeward-bound/186516)
**Author:** [@woodyandsue\_176929](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodyandsue_176929)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dogs-and-intuition-knowing-theyre-homeward-bound/186516 "2022-09-24T00:33:05Z")
How is it that our dog can sleep through a 250 mile trip (with one needed break), “hear” the last left directional blink , and jump up knowing we’re home? On short local trips she’s aware of the surroundings and kind o… --- ## [1-2 gears shifting weird at low speeds 2017 vw golf](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-2-gears-shifting-weird-at-low-speeds-2017-vw-golf/186502)
**Author:** [@gnyqyar038\_181857](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gnyqyar038_181857)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-2-gears-shifting-weird-at-low-speeds-2017-vw-golf/186502 "2022-09-23T23:50:54Z")
Hey there, quick question for someone. This has been an issue for awhile but usually at lower speeds my vw golf shifts super weird. Sitting in traffic is brutal as it cant choose first or second gear. Its a 7 speed dsg a… --- ## [1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme - Do spinning tires equate to more miles?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-supreme-do-spinning-tires-equate-to-more-miles/186491)
**Author:** [@Freakyfast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Freakyfast)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-oldsmobile-cutlass-supreme-do-spinning-tires-equate-to-more-miles/186491 "2022-09-23T23:06:58Z")
Does it add miles to your odometer when you’re tires are spinning in the snow --- ## [Car shortages impacting police cars](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shortages-impacting-police-cars/186510)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shortages-impacting-police-cars/186510 "2022-09-23T19:11:20Z")
This was just in the local newspaper. I guess it makes sense that police cars being sold at little or no markup would be harder to find. I also find it interesting about the mention of how unreliable the MOPAR produc… --- ## [Strange intermittent cyclic noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-intermittent-cyclic-noise/186477)
**Author:** [@Kelly.jesson\_182363](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kelly.jesson_182363)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-intermittent-cyclic-noise/186477 "2022-09-23T19:03:03Z")
I have a Mazda5 manual petrol which has covered 138,000 miles - has had lots of suspension parts changed/ brakes all round and now recently has been making the weirdest loud noise on first pulling away and at low speed -… --- ## [Reducing TurboCharge heatsink](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reducing-turbocharge-heatsink/186465)
**Author:** [@Blakensnake](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blakensnake)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reducing-turbocharge-heatsink/186465 "2022-09-23T17:15:35Z")
I’m on a budget roughly $1,000-$1,500 I’ve never done heat reduction and i’m looking for the best bang for the buck result wise. The turbo is a garrett G25 on a LX honda civic 2009 with R18 motor, unfortunately not k ser… --- ## [If you own a 2020-2023 Nissan Titan or Frontier](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-2020-2023-nissan-titan-or-frontier/186458)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-a-2020-2023-nissan-titan-or-frontier/186458 "2022-09-23T14:03:20Z")
… be sure to use your Parking Brake, lest a defective Park Pawl allows your vehicle to roll away: --- ## [2014 Dodge Durango - Motor Mounts are pricey](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-motor-mounts-are-pricey/186504)
**Author:** [@Bbeck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bbeck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-dodge-durango-motor-mounts-are-pricey/186504 "2022-09-22T23:55:05Z")
Motor mount leaked its fluid. Dealer charging $1,000 to change two motor mounts. Vehicle has 28,000 miles and has always been garaged. --- ## [2018 Toyota RAV4 - One bad headlight](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-one-bad-headlight/186464)
**Author:** [@dutchfox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dutchfox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-one-bad-headlight/186464 "2022-09-22T23:14:56Z")
Left headlight doesn’t light even when using good bulbs. Bulbs work in right side. --- ## [2016 Honda Accord Sdn - Mist-ery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-sdn-mist-ery/186486)
**Author:** [@MICHAEL\_Mike\_ZAJANO](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MICHAEL_Mike_ZAJANO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-honda-accord-sdn-mist-ery/186486 "2022-09-22T22:59:59Z")
My daughter says some sort of fine mist or liquid sprays onto the windshield (outside). Some gets on the side windows too. She wipes it off every few days. Fluid levels seem ok; she lives across the country so i can’t se… --- ## [P0018 No noticeable engine trouble](https://community.cartalk.com/t/p0018-no-noticeable-engine-trouble/186475)
**Author:** [@jeff101cartalk\_182362](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeff101cartalk_182362)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/p0018-no-noticeable-engine-trouble/186475 "2022-09-22T22:43:05Z")
SUBARU IMPREZA Year: 2018 Miles: 74500 Indication: Check Engine Light Remarks: The car starts and accelerates fine. There are no noticeable operational defects other than the check engine light. Repairs Made: Repl… --- ## [If you own one of these Teslas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-one-of-these-teslas/186499)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-own-one-of-these-teslas/186499 "2022-09-22T21:27:21Z")
… you probably shouldn’t let your kids operate the power windows until this recall repair has been completed. The good news is that the recall repair will be done remotely–OTA–so that owners don’t have to bring their ca… --- ## [2022 Ford F-150 - Cabin shakes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-ford-f-150-cabin-shakes/186497)
**Author:** [@EricGMalguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EricGMalguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-ford-f-150-cabin-shakes/186497 "2022-09-22T21:01:59Z")
Truck cabin is shaking terribly above 55 mph when pulling a trailer with a total load of less than 3000lbs. Tried different hitch height, moved load on different trailer locations, and more. Dealer balanced the tires, … --- ## [Nissan Rogue road trip](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-rogue-road-trip/186498)
**Author:** [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-rogue-road-trip/186498 "2022-09-22T17:33:09Z")
The article on todays main Car Talk page reads more like a paid review than a real road trip article. OK , it handled the mountain roads . Our 2018 Ford Fiesta handled the Colorado mountains just fine as almost any moder… --- ## [Copper exhaust gasket - do I need two?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/copper-exhaust-gasket-do-i-need-two/186473)
**Author:** [@blickbox\_153345](https://community.cartalk.com/u/blickbox_153345)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/copper-exhaust-gasket-do-i-need-two/186473 "2022-09-22T13:48:44Z")
Stupid question here, but I haven’t seen this type of gasket before and google wasn’t very helpful… I’m replacing the muffler. Do I need two of these gaskets? (e.g the other side needs one too) Or will the other part ju… --- ## [2019 Honda Odyssey - Electronic issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-honda-odyssey-electronic-issues/186488)
**Author:** [@Katbee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Katbee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-honda-odyssey-electronic-issues/186488 "2022-09-22T12:19:45Z")
Front camera failure- all dash alarms on- LKAS, Automatic break etc --- ## [DIY Tesla Repair?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diy-tesla-repair/186268)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diy-tesla-repair/186268 "2022-09-22T01:12:08Z")
Not many questions here about diy Tesla repair and maintenance. Is there something about the personality of a Tesla owner that eschews diy car repair? Or is the car just too complicated, or no written shop procedure… --- ## [2000 Infiniti I30 - Things got worse after Pep Boys had a go](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-infiniti-i30-things-got-worse-after-pep-boys-had-a-go/186472)
**Author:** [@wilongo1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wilongo1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-infiniti-i30-things-got-worse-after-pep-boys-had-a-go/186472 "2022-09-21T20:37:33Z")
I to my car to Pep boys for wheel alignment but it was worst then before, so I took it back for the second time. This time it was right so I had them change my oil but now my car is leaking oil so I took it back and now … --- ## [2008 Chrysler Grand Voyager - Lost electric after bearing fix](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chrysler-grand-voyager-lost-electric-after-bearing-fix/186421)
**Author:** [@Perrymgb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Perrymgb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chrysler-grand-voyager-lost-electric-after-bearing-fix/186421 "2022-09-21T19:34:30Z")
I have lost all electrical power after changing a front hub bearing. Battery is new and tests out ok. Car started ok when I drove it into the garage. I had to hammer the hub a lot to get it out. Have I activated some sor… --- ## [Worst or most unserviceable designs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worst-or-most-unserviceable-designs/186347)
**Author:** [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worst-or-most-unserviceable-designs/186347 "2022-09-21T15:23:06Z")
This came from a Facebook meme so I don’t know if it is real or photoshopped. I seem to recall the Cadillac Northstar starters being under the intake manifold so that has to come off but having to remove the transmissio… --- ## [2018 F150 antenna oops](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-f150-antenna-oops/186466)
**Author:** [@M209](https://community.cartalk.com/u/M209)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-f150-antenna-oops/186466 "2022-09-21T14:46:31Z")
Oops. The radio antenna on our 2018 F150 has gone missing. And, yes, we are geezers and still listen to radio. Hubby thinks he can repair it. I think not. Case in point: at his request I bought him some drill bits to do … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=216) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=218)