# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=369 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 370 --- ## [Covid fails to dent luxury car sales](https://community.cartalk.com/t/covid-fails-to-dent-luxury-car-sales/176058)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/covid-fails-to-dent-luxury-car-sales/176058 "2021-04-12T00:05:26Z")
Bentley–and others–have reported their best sales year… ever. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/the-pandemic-is-creating-a-postwar-boom-for-luxury-carmakers?sref=KkPzpZvz&utm\_source=morning\_brew --- ## [Transmission dip stick is stuck, like fused in place](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-dip-stick-is-stuck-like-fused-in-place/176092)
**Author:** [@Daniel.magic.ferguson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Daniel.magic.ferguson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-dip-stick-is-stuck-like-fused-in-place/176092 "2021-04-11T22:32:21Z")
So, I have a fairly big problem. I was trying to check the transmission fluid level (which in and of itself is notoriously difficult on this vehicle) but in the end, the dipstick broke - that’s how hard I was pulling on … --- ## [Catalytic Converter Thefts Skyrocket In Denver](https://community.cartalk.com/t/catalytic-converter-thefts-skyrocket-in-denver/174969)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/catalytic-converter-thefts-skyrocket-in-denver/174969 "2021-04-11T22:22:42Z")
--- ## [Car rpm dropping, car jerking while idle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-rpm-dropping-car-jerking-while-idle/176076)
**Author:** [@sierran9544\_174681](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sierran9544_174681)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-rpm-dropping-car-jerking-while-idle/176076 "2021-04-11T21:11:43Z")
I have a 2014 Kia Forte that I purchased used about a year ago. I have had issues with it jerking (I thought I was rear-ended the first time it happened) while I am sitting at idle. It doesn’t matter if I am in drive, ne… --- ## [Alternator belt broke again (2007 Kia Rio)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternator-belt-broke-again-2007-kia-rio/176078)
**Author:** [@quentinsmithphone\_162532](https://community.cartalk.com/u/quentinsmithphone_162532)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alternator-belt-broke-again-2007-kia-rio/176078 "2021-04-11T16:23:06Z")
A while ago my alternator belt broke, and it took the alternator with it by getting sucked inside of it. Looking at the belts they all looked super old so i replaced all 3 of the drive belts as well as the alternator. Th… --- ## [Help! 2002 F350 7.3L dipstick won't insert, after just repaired](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-2002-f350-7-3l-dipstick-wont-insert-after-just-repaired/176036)
**Author:** [@vickielamb\_174641](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vickielamb_174641)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-2002-f350-7-3l-dipstick-wont-insert-after-just-repaired/176036 "2021-04-11T13:50:31Z")
Hello please help! My 2002 F350 7.3L 4-door 4WD was just repaired with rear main seal and oil pan replacements. I got it home, and attempted to check the oil (an o-ring at the fitting on the end of the high pressure oi… --- ## [Plug-in Hybrid Experience](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plug-in-hybrid-experience/176089)
**Author:** [@jee2\_172904](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jee2_172904)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plug-in-hybrid-experience/176089 "2021-04-11T13:15:34Z")
At the end of 2020, BMW was offering dealer incentives on sedans and the plug-in hybrid (330e) was the same final cost as the ICE model (330i). My car, a 2003 330i 6-speed, was in great shape but had developed a very st… --- ## [Coolant system affected by a bad alternator?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coolant-system-affected-by-a-bad-alternator/78971)
**Author:** [@v6lady](https://community.cartalk.com/u/v6lady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coolant-system-affected-by-a-bad-alternator/78971 "2021-04-11T10:44:14Z")
So, i have a 1996 honda accord, i just had a new alternator put on yesterday. Well before then, when the old one was still in the car, my car would heat up while i was sitting still and it was drinking coolant and water … --- ## [2007 Toyota Prius stalls at traffic lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061)
**Author:** [@Jacks23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jacks23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-prius-stalls-at-traffic-lights/176061 "2021-04-10T23:25:43Z")
Car has 167,000 miles and, at a traffic light, it stalls. --- ## [2009 MINI Cooper - Smells of gas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mini-cooper-smells-of-gas/176050)
**Author:** [@carbeau](https://community.cartalk.com/u/carbeau)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-mini-cooper-smells-of-gas/176050 "2021-04-10T21:25:39Z")
Getting a smell of gas when stopped at stop light the car has no leaks. --- ## [Power steering leak/wetness and whether to do a flush](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-leak-wetness-and-whether-to-do-a-flush/175934)
**Author:** [@eranelson\_174564](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eranelson_174564)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/power-steering-leak-wetness-and-whether-to-do-a-flush/175934 "2021-04-10T18:27:35Z")
Hello, New forum member here. I own a 2004 Honda Accord V6 (automatic transmission) with 174K miles. About 3 years (and 16K miles) ago the dealer said I had a power steering rack leak. I then took it to a Honda/Acura… --- ## [Buying out of state car & take it to California](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-out-of-state-car-take-it-to-california/56702)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-out-of-state-car-take-it-to-california/56702 "2021-04-10T16:37:28Z")
I am considering buying an Insight from out of town - it says in a corner, re-built. Would I have any issue at the DMV in California? --- ## [Second new starter still grinds when starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/second-new-starter-still-grinds-when-starting/176053)
**Author:** [@Durs22\_174663](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Durs22_174663)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/second-new-starter-still-grinds-when-starting/176053 "2021-04-10T16:12:56Z")
I’m so lost! My friend dropped off his (99 Chevy van 5.7l) cause he installed a rebuilt starter and was getting a grinding noise when he try to start it. So I told him to buy a new AC Delco starter and two new starter … --- ## [1994 Volkswagen Passat - removing the axle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volkswagen-passat-removing-the-axle/176072)
**Author:** [@FrancisPicklesimer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FrancisPicklesimer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-volkswagen-passat-removing-the-axle/176072 "2021-04-10T12:51:29Z")
Replacing left front axle, hub, and bearing. Trans bolts out, axle nut off, how do you get the axle out! Have the VR6 with manual tranny. --- ## [2016 Chevrolet Corvette shows brake warning lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-corvette-shows-brake-warning-lights/176065)
**Author:** [@Gene49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gene49)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-corvette-shows-brake-warning-lights/176065 "2021-04-10T10:36:35Z")
Warning lights - Replace Brakes, Repair Brakes --- ## [Mercedes Benz S430 2006](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz-s430-2006/176074)
**Author:** [@duselber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/duselber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-benz-s430-2006/176074 "2021-04-10T01:56:25Z")
Unsure what is happening but randomly vehicle will stop allowing me to accelerate. The triangle ! and triangle car lights turn on and the car just stops accelerating when I press the gas. If the cruise control is on, the… --- ## [Meanwhile, at GM & Ford](https://community.cartalk.com/t/meanwhile-at-gm-ford/176059)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/meanwhile-at-gm-ford/176059 "2021-04-09T23:29:28Z")
… production continues to be handicapped by chip shortages. --- ## [Need help diagnosing car problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-diagnosing-car-problem/176067)
**Author:** [@jeffwatts2014\_174673](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeffwatts2014_174673)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-diagnosing-car-problem/176067 "2021-04-09T22:54:13Z")
Hey everyone, I wanted some information/opinions on what could be wrong with my 2017 Honda CRV. The engine will rarely stall when reversing slowly out of our parking lot. I’m not sure if it happens when the gas is relea… --- ## [Ford Ranger wont accelerate until I turn it off and back on](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wont-accelerate-until-i-turn-it-off-and-back-on/176055)
**Author:** [@berodger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/berodger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-wont-accelerate-until-i-turn-it-off-and-back-on/176055 "2021-04-09T17:49:40Z")
I have a Ford Ranger with a 1997 Ford Explorer 302 engine in it. Manual Transmission. Intermittently I am having an issue where the vehicle will stop accelerating while driving down the road. It will continue running … --- ## [Loud humming noise after driving long distance](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-humming-noise-after-driving-long-distance/176048)
**Author:** [@gpad8345](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gpad8345)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-humming-noise-after-driving-long-distance/176048 "2021-04-09T14:38:06Z")
Hello Guys, I had my transmission replaced with a rebuilt tranny and the radiator brand new a few months back. The car runs but sadly the car still pulls but I cope with the fact that the car gets me from A to B. Also, … --- ## [2007 Mercury Mountaineer ticking under the hood](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-ticking-under-the-hood/84453)
**Author:** [@hbockoven](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hbockoven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-mercury-mountaineer-ticking-under-the-hood/84453 "2021-04-09T03:04:40Z")
My parents have a 2007 Mercury Mountaineer, 100,845 miles. They change oil like a religion. It has under the hood ticking that increases and decreases with RPM. The ticking (tickity-tickity) sounds like when there is low… --- ## [91 Buick Lesabre](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-buick-lesabre/168021)
**Author:** [@knocksensor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knocksensor)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/91-buick-lesabre/168021 "2021-04-09T00:32:53Z")
This car does not get driven much. Basically an extreme work beater. It sat for 11 months. Since getting it started up have had 2 problems. After driven a few miles it begins to run poor. Starving for gas. After … --- ## [2001 Toyota Corolla - intermittent CEL](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-corolla-intermittent-cel/175277)
**Author:** [@JenniferH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JenniferH)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-corolla-intermittent-cel/175277 "2021-04-08T22:28:39Z")
Check Engine Light keeps coming off and on; especially after long idles at stop lights. The Mass Airflow sensor was replaced (11/19/19); Oxygen Sensor replaced (11/11/19); Intake Manifold Gasket and Throttle Body Mount … --- ## [Strut Box Sources](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-box-sources/176034)
**Author:** [@CygnusRift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CygnusRift)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-box-sources/176034 "2021-04-08T20:22:13Z")
Hey everybody. So i need to ship out a strut assembly for replacement. The problem is, i don’t have any appropriately sized boxes to fit it in. Does anybody know places I can get leftover boxes around that shape for a … --- ## [Motor Mount problems?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount-problems/175557)
**Author:** [@redneckred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redneckred)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mount-problems/175557 "2021-04-08T18:21:27Z")
I have a 2017 Ford Escape. I begin to notice a vibration during our winter storm here in Texas a couple of weeks back in the front wheel area, specifically the right front wheel during acceleration. I took the car and … --- ## [Mitsubishi Outlander 07 OVERHEATED](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-outlander-07-overheated/176044)
**Author:** [@kellys80\_174650](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kellys80_174650)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-outlander-07-overheated/176044 "2021-04-08T14:43:34Z")
On a recent camping trip my friend noticed what appeared to be my coolant leaking from under the car. We couldnt locate the source of the leak but appeared to be coming from the top some where. When preparing to leave ca… --- ## [Plastic Timing Cover replacement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plastic-timing-cover-replacement/176042)
**Author:** [@scottadams650\_166242](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scottadams650_166242)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/plastic-timing-cover-replacement/176042 "2021-04-08T13:57:00Z")
Hello fellow car people. So I’m curious if any of you have replaced a timing cover specifically on an 03 Sonoma 4x4 with the 4.3 Vortec engine? Curious if I.m gonna have to seperate the transmission from the engine? I sa… --- ## [Tiger Woods in surgery with leg injuries after car crash in California](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tiger-woods-in-surgery-with-leg-injuries-after-car-crash-in-california/175400)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tiger-woods-in-surgery-with-leg-injuries-after-car-crash-in-california/175400 "2021-04-08T13:51:13Z")
https://journalstar.com/news/national/tiger-woods-hospitalized-after-car-crash-in-california/article\_35eeb517-1d24-523e-9356-56e7a4b4e28a.html#utm\_source=journalstar.com&utm\_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&ut… --- ## [Do my ball joints need to be replaced?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-my-ball-joints-need-to-be-replaced/176031)
**Author:** [@jayanttotlani21\_174639](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayanttotlani21_174639)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-my-ball-joints-need-to-be-replaced/176031 "2021-04-08T13:18:15Z")
I’ve gonna to three different people and heard three different things… here’s a picture I tried to take. --- ## [Clock spring, air bag light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clock-spring-air-bag-light/176041)
**Author:** [@gandhi\_s-flip-flop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gandhi_s-flip-flop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clock-spring-air-bag-light/176041 "2021-04-08T03:11:35Z")
My clock spring was damaged when my rack and pinion failed and steering wheel spun way too much. Replaced the clock spring, it fixed the horn and cruise control but air bag light is still on. Mechanic said he tried to re… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=368) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=370)