# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=610 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 611 --- ## [Washer fluid setting shorting out wiper system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/washer-fluid-setting-shorting-out-wiper-system/155089)
**Author:** [@Juarez-MA\_160748](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Juarez-MA_160748)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/washer-fluid-setting-shorting-out-wiper-system/155089 "2020-01-07T16:28:18Z")
I bought my Saturn in January. The wipers and fluid system worked fine at first. Around July, car was overheating to the point that relays were hot to hand hover (not even touching them yet). I fixed the overheating (bad… --- ## [Car shaking when accelerating \>30mph. Bad strut/tire?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shaking-when-accelerating-30mph-bad-strut-tire/156023)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Ferguson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve_Ferguson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shaking-when-accelerating-30mph-bad-strut-tire/156023 "2020-01-07T15:27:30Z")
Hi. I’m brand new to this forum (forums in general) so bear with me. I have a 2010 Toyota Camry LE V6 with 160,000 miles. I live in Honolulu, so I myself don’t put a lot of miles on it (no big road trips). The previous … --- ## [2011 Volkswagen Golf conks out on first startup of the day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-golf-conks-out-on-first-startup-of-the-day/156010)
**Author:** [@Max27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Max27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-golf-conks-out-on-first-startup-of-the-day/156010 "2020-01-07T14:34:41Z")
Our 2011 VW Golf wagon (Jetta Sportwagon in the US) has difficulty starting in the cold, until the engine has warmed up, after which point it starts fine for the rest of the day. The EPC light recently came on (elec. pow… --- ## [2019 RAM 1500 horn and flashers went off when parked](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-ram-1500-horn-and-flashers-went-off-when-parked/156005)
**Author:** [@BillMuggy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillMuggy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-ram-1500-horn-and-flashers-went-off-when-parked/156005 "2020-01-07T13:33:56Z")
Several times during the past week and three times in one day the horn began blaring, the flashers would start and not stop unless the engine was started up, and the engine light came on and stayed on. several attemp… --- ## [2018 GMC 3500 - excessive drive line lash](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-gmc-3500-excessive-drive-line-lash/155997)
**Author:** [@MichaelEdwards](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelEdwards)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-gmc-3500-excessive-drive-line-lash/155997 "2020-01-07T13:07:54Z")
Excessive drive line lash. I’ve driven trucks all my life and have never experienced this much drive line slope. --- ## [2000 ford ranger 2.5 please help car repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-ranger-2-5-please-help-car-repair/156039)
**Author:** [@Austin\_Talley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Austin_Talley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-ranger-2-5-please-help-car-repair/156039 "2020-01-07T11:42:14Z")
I have a miss 3 cylinders is at 104 but my 3rd cylender is at 60 something I was going to throw a little really thick oil in the hole of the spark plug to see if it repreasure it to 104 but if it doesn’t can I drive it a… --- ## [Ford focus rear end noise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-rear-end-noise/25810)
**Author:** [@moosieman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/moosieman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-focus-rear-end-noise/25810 "2020-01-07T06:41:14Z")
i have a ford focus w/ 150k miles. about 8 months ago i was having very load noise from the rear end, the faster I drove, the loader it got. i finally replaced the bearings (actually replaced with a complete drum kit); p… --- ## [Jeep Compass limp mode, rough idle, lightening bolt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-compass-limp-mode-rough-idle-lightening-bolt/104094)
**Author:** [@ryneishere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ryneishere)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-compass-limp-mode-rough-idle-lightening-bolt/104094 "2020-01-07T05:07:03Z")
2010 Jeep Compass....on start up idles up to a little over 1500 rpm and is very rough, occasionally it dies. Has no power. Will not get above 25 mph. I have reset ecu by taking the negative battery terminal off. I tried … --- ## [Awful fuel consumption - up and down](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awful-fuel-consumption-up-and-down/155966)
**Author:** [@alecleong\_161742](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alecleong_161742)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awful-fuel-consumption-up-and-down/155966 "2020-01-07T04:52:01Z")
About 4k miles ago I replaced the previous spark plugs in my 2007 mazda 3 2.3l hatch with bosch double iridium plugs. Since that was when I bought the car I had no benchmark for how much mpg I was getting and ended up ge… --- ## [1999 Lincoln Town Car - Hard to get out of park](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-lincoln-town-car-hard-to-get-out-of-park/156019)
**Author:** [@Moore34](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Moore34)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-lincoln-town-car-hard-to-get-out-of-park/156019 "2020-01-07T02:57:36Z")
I parked again the curb, when I tried to leave I had serious trouble getting it out of park, felt like it was locked up. --- ## [2005 Pontiac Grand Am - Headliner help](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-am-headliner-help/155947)
**Author:** [@Janice32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Janice32)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-am-headliner-help/155947 "2020-01-07T02:00:50Z")
Headliner is coming loose & I would like to know if there is a shop in Cottonwood, AZ that could help me or is there a glue that I could use myself. --- ## [Rattling Noise 2011 Infiniti G25when between 1000 and 1500 rpm; louder at higher speed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-noise-2011-infiniti-g25when-between-1000-and-1500-rpm-louder-at-higher-speed/155979)
**Author:** [@Mike\_C1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mike_C1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattling-noise-2011-infiniti-g25when-between-1000-and-1500-rpm-louder-at-higher-speed/155979 "2020-01-06T21:31:13Z")
2011 Infiniti G25 V6 160,000 miles automatic transmission. Rattling noise gets louder with speed and happens when the car is coasting or breaking and between 1000 and 1500 rpm. It sounds like a grinding sound, metal on … --- ## [1997 Ford F-150 - Alternator issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-alternator-issues/155917)
**Author:** [@Glennthomas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Glennthomas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-alternator-issues/155917 "2020-01-06T17:44:49Z")
Hi, I have a Ford F150. Sticker says 4 of 96 but VIN and body are a 97, so I am going with 97. 4.6 with A/C My Alt went bad so bought a new one, removed the belt, put on new ALT, using the belt guide sticker on radiato… --- ## [2016 Kia Soul - Clutch adjustment](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-clutch-adjustment/155923)
**Author:** [@brucesharp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brucesharp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-soul-clutch-adjustment/155923 "2020-01-06T17:36:15Z")
Need to find how to adjust the clutch on a 2016 Soul --- ## [2018 Hyundai Kona - Loses power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-kona-loses-power/155905)
**Author:** [@johnkelly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnkelly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-kona-loses-power/155905 "2020-01-06T15:24:40Z")
2 litre auto. at most times when you take off the car inittally goes ok then just loses power . local dealer says hyundai know of the problem but there is no fix. they say just suck it up. we have purchaced hyundai vech… --- ## [1981 Buick Century - Alternator help request](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-buick-century-alternator-help-request/155969)
**Author:** [@RobertGrogg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertGrogg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1981-buick-century-alternator-help-request/155969 "2020-01-06T14:53:42Z")
How to install alternator and bracket on 1981 Buick Century with 3.8 --- ## [2008 Buick Lucerne - Heat on one side only](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-buick-lucerne-heat-on-one-side-only/155943)
**Author:** [@JefferyGreen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JefferyGreen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-buick-lucerne-heat-on-one-side-only/155943 "2020-01-06T14:48:52Z")
no heat passenger side --- ## [2013 RAM 1500 - Deer whistles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-1500-deer-whistles/155919)
**Author:** [@BobGusciora](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BobGusciora)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ram-1500-deer-whistles/155919 "2020-01-06T14:39:16Z")
Any information on electrically powered deer whistles (rather than the passive kind)? They seem a bit expensive, but do they work? As I understand them, they are positioned under the hood and they emit a constant sound… --- ## [2009 Subaru Outback P0341](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-p0341/155867)
**Author:** [@RobertoVasquez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertoVasquez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-subaru-outback-p0341/155867 "2020-01-06T14:35:11Z")
Camshaft position sensor code p0341 is showing up. I have replaced the sensor and checked for continuity from the wiring harness, and everything seems ok. The code is still showing up and the care has a heavy oil leak fr… --- ## [2012 Chevrolet Equinox - Cam sensor](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-equinox-cam-sensor/155884)
**Author:** [@JohnBenkers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnBenkers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-equinox-cam-sensor/155884 "2020-01-06T14:23:38Z")
Engine warning light is ON. Diagnosis about Cam sensor to be replaced. This scenario has been repeated twice within a couple of months. Sometimes the light went off and then came on again a couple of days later. We w… --- ## [1993 Buick Park Avenue wouldn’t start after serpentine belt change](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882)
**Author:** [@Toddpratt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Toddpratt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-buick-park-avenue-wouldn-t-start-after-serpentine-belt-change/155882 "2020-01-06T14:18:23Z")
My 93 Park Avenue Ultra broke the serpentine belt and put the temperature into the red I pulled into a O’Reilly’s and changed the serpentine only to find that the car would not start and stay running could it have jumped… --- ## [In search of the brightest legal replacement low beams](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-search-of-the-brightest-legal-replacement-low-beams/155870)
**Author:** [@richardweinstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/richardweinstein)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/in-search-of-the-brightest-legal-replacement-low-beams/155870 "2020-01-06T13:48:40Z")
I have a 2011 Hyundai Sante Fe GLS. I need a pair of new low beam headlamps. I have some cataracts starting and need the brightest lamps I can legally use. How many lumens are the brightest legal replacement lamps and wh… --- ## [2014 Lincoln MKX - Trans gets stuck](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-lincoln-mkx-trans-gets-stuck/155952)
**Author:** [@KennethMccallum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KennethMccallum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-lincoln-mkx-trans-gets-stuck/155952 "2020-01-06T13:42:08Z")
Occassionly the transmission won’t shift up from first gear. --- ## [Bad luck for someone](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-luck-for-someone/155317)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-luck-for-someone/155317 "2020-01-06T13:39:37Z")
--- ## [2012 Hyundai Sonata - Fuel level issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-sonata-fuel-level-issues/155926)
**Author:** [@StephenFinch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephenFinch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-sonata-fuel-level-issues/155926 "2020-01-05T19:11:35Z")
Fuel level fluctuates between full and empty. Replace fuel sending unit and no resolution to the problem. Any ideas? --- ## [2017 Chrysler Pacifica has mysterious headlight blob](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-has-mysterious-headlight-blob/155862)
**Author:** [@AnthonyNisi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AnthonyNisi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-chrysler-pacifica-has-mysterious-headlight-blob/155862 "2020-01-06T13:17:17Z")
I have a blob of melted and hardened plastic on the out side of my head light lens with spider cracks on the inside around the blob. My Chrysler dealer is baffled. The blob is on the pass.side and also have some spider … --- ## [2004 Pontiac Vibe - Macadam](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961)
**Author:** [@JanetLCroshaw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JanetLCroshaw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-vibe-macadam/155961 "2020-01-06T11:08:59Z")
The town where I live laid a topcoat of asphalt on a portion of my street and two others nearby (summer/2019). It was filled with small stones. These stones are all over my lawn, driveway, sidewalk, and in the treads of… --- ## [Engine noise and shaking over 70kmh](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-noise-and-shaking-over-70kmh/152848)
**Author:** [@skahya\_159849](https://community.cartalk.com/u/skahya_159849)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-noise-and-shaking-over-70kmh/152848 "2020-01-06T06:28:17Z")
Hello I’m new here and this is my Jaguar XF, 2014, 3.0L Supercharged. I don’t know much about cars, so here I am to get some help! Lately it has been having vibrations and some noise issues so I changed the tires, wheel… --- ## [2012 Nissan Altima air conditioning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-altima-air-conditioning/155879)
**Author:** [@Michelle32](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Michelle32)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-altima-air-conditioning/155879 "2020-01-06T03:53:14Z")
My air conditioning failed at 75k, had it repaired at great expense. Four months later, it goes out again…BUT comes back in three weeks. What should I do? --- ## [Fallen headliner column](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fallen-headliner-column/155842)
**Author:** [@CarlGibble](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarlGibble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fallen-headliner-column/155842 "2020-01-06T03:32:08Z")
Concerning your answer to the headliner falling down, the problem is not the glue, but the material. The foam deteriorates over time , also sped up by southern heat. the material needs to be replaced and the headliner … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=609) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=611)