# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=88 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [2021 Ford Escape - Where to buy an extended warranty](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-ford-escape-where-to-buy-an-extended-warranty/194845)
**Author:** [@Jennifer43](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jennifer43)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-ford-escape-where-to-buy-an-extended-warranty/194845 "2024-05-09T23:01:59Z")
I purchased a 2021 Ford Escape with 55K miles on it in October 2023. I would like to purchase an extended warranty - since the turbocharger has already failed - and am not sure who to purchase it from. All the companie… --- ## [Help Adjusting Front Toe With Toe Plates](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-adjusting-front-toe-with-toe-plates/194808)
**Author:** [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-adjusting-front-toe-with-toe-plates/194808 "2024-05-09T04:42:52Z")
Typical tie rod system. Trying to go for zero toe, which is ideal spec for my car I’m trying to adjust toe using toe plates. If the measuring tape closest to the front of the vehicle is greater than the other one, which… --- ## [2000 Ford F-150 - Amp drain](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-f-150-amp-drain/194868)
**Author:** [@pokey123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pokey123)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-f-150-amp-drain/194868 "2024-05-09T00:59:18Z")
What would cause a 9.28amp drain on a parked truck…50,750 original miles. Wnet thru most all 20-15-10-5 amp fuses.Did not locate drain. --- ## [2005 Pontiac Grand Prix - Grinding noise and wheel jerk](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-grinding-noise-and-wheel-jerk/194860)
**Author:** [@AceTee315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AceTee315)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-grinding-noise-and-wheel-jerk/194860 "2024-05-08T23:38:55Z")
What could cause my Grand Prix to induce a grinding noise and that it wants to jerk the (steering)wheel to a halt when i turn eft. --- ## ["Brakes failed" ? Or hit accelerator is real reason?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-or-hit-accelerator-is-real-reason/194805)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/brakes-failed-or-hit-accelerator-is-real-reason/194805 "2024-05-08T14:50:20Z")
--- ## [Fill oil filter with oil well before screwing on horizontally?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fill-oil-filter-with-oil-well-before-screwing-on-horizontally/194846)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fill-oil-filter-with-oil-well-before-screwing-on-horizontally/194846 "2024-05-07T13:37:08Z")
The Letsuck RX350h engine has a horizontal oil filter. After an oil change there is no oil in the oil filter when the engine is firstarted. (Is the oil first pumped from the sump to the engine and then through the filt… --- ## [Thermostat Replacement Cost 2019 Prius](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thermostat-replacement-cost-2019-prius/194840)
**Author:** [@Kamin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kamin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thermostat-replacement-cost-2019-prius/194840 "2024-05-07T05:07:01Z")
My new-ish mechanic (since I moved to a new state) charged $479 to replace a thermostat on my 2019 Prius. At first I was shocked by the price (I have a friend who just paid $500 for a thermostat replacement for his 20-is… --- ## [2020 Kia Telluride - HD weather is not working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-telluride-hd-weather-is-not-working/194856)
**Author:** [@EMK42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EMK42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-telluride-hd-weather-is-not-working/194856 "2024-05-07T02:07:41Z")
My hd weather doesn’t wor4k properly, but the dealer can not make hte r=error repeat so they haven’t fixed it. --- ## [Someone is having a bad day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-is-having-a-bad-day/194853)
**Author:** [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/someone-is-having-a-bad-day/194853 "2024-05-07T01:31:03Z")
Someone is having a bad day --- ## [Long Tube Headers / X pipe fitment issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/long-tube-headers-x-pipe-fitment-issue/194852)
**Author:** [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/long-tube-headers-x-pipe-fitment-issue/194852 "2024-05-06T22:58:50Z")
2013 Mustang gt, installed long tube headers with BBK catted x pipe a few months ago, just had the car up on a lift yesterday and noticed the passenger side cat that’s on the x pipe is touching the frame. Plenty of clear… --- ## [New VSS partially good?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-vss-partially-good/194851)
**Author:** [@Spacecataz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Spacecataz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-vss-partially-good/194851 "2024-05-06T22:45:26Z")
Quick Summation: -99 2.5 Duratec ATX -Speedometer and Odometer stopped on Highway (VSS shaft broke off) -Shifting went to hell (auto) -Car Threw a PO500 on next start -Bought a new VSS (Standard Motor Products) -Re… --- ## [Autonomous trucking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-trucking/194848)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/autonomous-trucking/194848 "2024-05-06T22:34:13Z")
I read an article in this morning’s paper concerning autonomous trucking. A Pittsburg company is ready to deploy autonomous trucks in Texas as a highway test of operation. In their opinion there are fewer things that mig… --- ## [Pop ups on car talk](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-ups-on-car-talk/194701)
**Author:** [@leash.handout\_0d\_187273](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leash.handout_0d_187273)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pop-ups-on-car-talk/194701 "2024-05-06T22:02:46Z")
Is there anyway to stop all the pop ups that appear on the site. There are so many that I can’t read the discussions. --- ## [UK's VW Owners Are Complaining About Sensor Theft](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uks-vw-owners-are-complaining-about-sensor-theft/194843)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uks-vw-owners-are-complaining-about-sensor-theft/194843 "2024-05-06T07:46:22Z")
Volkswagen owners targeted by thieves who have stolen cruise control sensors from cars across London are furious after discovering the car’s “poor design” that makes them so easy to steal is set to cost them £1,600 ($200… --- ## [Dealing with the www](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealing-with-the-www/194133)
**Author:** [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dealing-with-the-www/194133 "2024-05-05T22:01:32Z")
More and more I find dealing with internet sites to be too frustrating to handle. I just gave up reopening my alldata account and donated the fee to their Christmas party fund. It appears that makes me one of their most … --- ## [Weird electronics problem on 4.20.2024](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-electronics-problem-on-4-20-2024/194781)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-electronics-problem-on-4-20-2024/194781 "2024-05-05T11:13:53Z")
Has anyone else here noticed any weird electronics problems in the past few days? There’s some unusual solar activity going on apparently. The incident I noticed, a normally reliable radio lost all of its programmi… --- ## [Head gasket on Nissan 2.5l engine Update](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-gasket-on-nissan-2-5l-engine-update/194739)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-gasket-on-nissan-2-5l-engine-update/194739 "2024-05-04T00:24:10Z")
2006 Nissan Sentra SER Spec-V, just over 100k miles. It started loosing coolant, just a little, on each drive cycle. The engine never overheated because it never lost more than a pint at the most. Only specified coola… --- ## [‘1 Killed and 13 Injured in “Intentional” Truck Crash Into Building in Texas‘](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-killed-and-13-injured-in-intentional-truck-crash-into-building-in-texas/194718)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-killed-and-13-injured-in-intentional-truck-crash-into-building-in-texas/194718 "2024-05-03T23:30:11Z")
‘ A man stole a semitrailer in Texas on Friday and, after a police pursuit, crashed it into a state government office where he had been denied a commercial driver’s license the day before’ - proving he didn’t deserve one… --- ## [2016 Jeep Cherokee - Smells like burning rubber](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-jeep-cherokee-smells-like-burning-rubber/194837)
**Author:** [@Babs52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Babs52)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-jeep-cherokee-smells-like-burning-rubber/194837 "2024-05-03T22:59:36Z")
Just found out that my muffler has a weep hole us true…like to know if I would smell a like rubber burning smell…not always but now and than --- ## [2017 Cadillac CT6 - Battery issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-ct6-battery-issue/194822)
**Author:** [@christian007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/christian007)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-cadillac-ct6-battery-issue/194822 "2024-05-02T22:33:35Z")
new battery no power to car after 12 hours --- ## [Virginia is finally doing away with the Auto Insurance Waiver Fee…](https://community.cartalk.com/t/virginia-is-finally-doing-away-with-the-auto-insurance-waiver-fee/194789)
**Author:** [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/virginia-is-finally-doing-away-with-the-auto-insurance-waiver-fee/194789 "2024-05-02T22:04:25Z")
Back in the '50s when Virginia first required vehicles to have insurance, they created a loophole. If you did want to buy insurance or could not afford to buy insurance, you could pay a fee that waived the mandatory veh… --- ## [2021 Subaru Outback - So many problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-subaru-outback-so-many-problems/194833)
**Author:** [@LEH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LEH)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2021-subaru-outback-so-many-problems/194833 "2024-05-02T21:02:29Z")
Airbag to passenger seat malfunction. Replaced 10/23. $1566.00 cost to me. Recently, I was reimbursed after submitting a claim to Subaru of America after a recall was announced. Thermal control valve failure. $900+ doll… --- ## [Another question about fixing up my 1968 442](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-question-about-fixing-up-my-1968-442/103719)
**Author:** [@Cryoman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cryoman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-question-about-fixing-up-my-1968-442/103719 "2024-05-02T11:56:32Z")
I am now in the process of removing the cylinder heads for reconditioning as 2 of the frost plugs had small leaks. The Driver's side exhaust manifold has a crack near the front and an entire piece of about the front 1 to… --- ## [2004 Ford Explorer - Lug nuts mystery](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-explorer-lug-nuts-mystery/194825)
**Author:** [@Debra30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Debra30)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-ford-explorer-lug-nuts-mystery/194825 "2024-05-02T04:17:54Z")
Recently I had new tires installed & mounted. I have lost 1 lug nut on the right rear & 1 lug nut on the right front. The manager at the tire shop told me someone must be stealing my lug nuts. I think that it was due to … --- ## [Ford recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalling-nearly-243-000-maverick-small-pickup-trucks-in-the-u-s-because-the-tail-lights-may-not-illuminate/194826)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-recalling-nearly-243-000-maverick-small-pickup-trucks-in-the-u-s-because-the-tail-lights-may-not-illuminate/194826 "2024-05-02T01:50:55Z")
--- ## [Volvo xc 60 plug in repair record?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-xc-60-plug-in-repair-record/194772)
**Author:** [@stickshift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stickshift)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-xc-60-plug-in-repair-record/194772 "2024-05-01T22:46:34Z")
Hi. If you were looking for a small plug-in suv (phev), would you buy a volvo xc-60 plug-in hybrid? Used models seem to be the only affordable ones for me. -here in calif. -plug-in ONLY! -est range $30-35K -must be s… --- ## [Steering coupler joint](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-coupler-joint/194828)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steering-coupler-joint/194828 "2024-05-01T22:15:15Z")
Sis bought an 08 equinox in 2010 w/20k miles. It had a noise from steering column. My kid bought it several years ago and it still has noise. It has elec steering and boost motor is under dash. I changed u-joint in colum… --- ## [Vice grips to prevent threaded shaft from turning w/nut?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vice-grips-to-prevent-threaded-shaft-from-turning-w-nut/194797)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vice-grips-to-prevent-threaded-shaft-from-turning-w-nut/194797 "2024-05-01T21:49:59Z")
I had to remove a nut from the end of a threaded shaft. All parts were de-rusted w/ thread penetrant the day before. This allowed me to wrench the nut almost to the end. But then when I wrenched on the nut, both the … --- ## [10 minute EV charging is possible](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-minute-ev-charging-is-possible/194818)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/10-minute-ev-charging-is-possible/194818 "2024-05-01T15:11:58Z")
… with newly-developed Silicon-Dominant batteries and XFC charging technology: --- ## [If you're a British auto aficionado](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-a-british-auto-aficionado/194810)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-youre-a-british-auto-aficionado/194810 "2024-04-30T23:10:25Z")
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