# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=897 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 898 --- ## [2005 Dodge Neon - Flooded plugs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-neon-flooded-plugs/133301)
**Author:** [@Rhonda14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rhonda14)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-dodge-neon-flooded-plugs/133301 "2019-01-25T22:06:32Z")
the car has flooded the spark plugs --- ## [2009 Lexus ES350 Chirping noise when heat's blowing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-lexus-es350-chirping-noise-when-heats-blowing/133304)
**Author:** [@jayre](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-lexus-es350-chirping-noise-when-heats-blowing/133304 "2019-01-25T20:55:26Z")
There’s constant chirping noise from the passenger side when heat’s on. If it raise the flow setting, the sound becomes more rapid. Is it time for a new blower and how much would be the avg cost to get it replaced? --- ## [Heater works sometimes, running hot](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-works-sometimes-running-hot/133306)
**Author:** [@David\_Turner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Turner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-works-sometimes-running-hot/133306 "2019-01-25T20:20:10Z")
2016 Chevy Colorado V6. I am having a few different problems and would like some help if possible. I have had either some vacuum issues over the past few months and fixed the purge valve and that fixed most of the vacuum… --- ## [P0705 neutral safety switch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/p0705-neutral-safety-switch/132877)
**Author:** [@openshuttersaz\_147147](https://community.cartalk.com/u/openshuttersaz_147147)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/p0705-neutral-safety-switch/132877 "2019-01-25T20:13:51Z")
I have a 2007 civic hybrid and the D light has been blinking. It would be solid sometimes, but now it is always blinking. There is only one code p0705. Everything I have read tells me its the neutral safety switch. I hav… --- ## [2008 Infiniti M35 clicks, won’t start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-infiniti-m35-clicks-won-t-start/133186)
**Author:** [@Steve59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve59)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-infiniti-m35-clicks-won-t-start/133186 "2019-01-25T18:07:23Z")
Car won’t start seems like a generator. The battery is fully charged as I hear a fast click, click, sound. What would Nissan do to fix it? --- ## [Sussenly in Firefox I can't post a new topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sussenly-in-firefox-i-cant-post-a-new-topic/133287)
**Author:** [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sussenly-in-firefox-i-cant-post-a-new-topic/133287 "2019-01-25T17:33:11Z")
When I open car talk community in Firefox, I can’t open a new topic because a Banner with the car talk logo on the left extends all the way across the window and covers up the create a new topic and I can’t get the banne… --- ## ['A Study on Driverless-Car Ethics Offers a Troubling Look Into Our Values'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-study-on-driverless-car-ethics-offers-a-troubling-look-into-our-values/133291)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-study-on-driverless-car-ethics-offers-a-troubling-look-into-our-values/133291 "2019-01-25T17:20:20Z")
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/a-study-on-driverless-car-ethics-offers-a-troubling-look-into-our-values http://moralmachine.mit.edu : ‘In the game, players are presented with a version of the trolley probl… --- ## [Stiff steering at low speeds, no leak](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stiff-steering-at-low-speeds-no-leak/133303)
**Author:** [@Rickyspencer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rickyspencer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stiff-steering-at-low-speeds-no-leak/133303 "2019-01-25T17:17:01Z")
06 Sonata LX About two weeks ago i slid into a guardrail on an icy road. The damage wasnt bad at all just a small dent in between the driver side doors and a bent tie rod in the left front. I was only going about 10mph … --- ## [How to determine need for maintenance](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-determine-need-for-maintenance/133295)
**Author:** [@Kali\_G](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kali_G)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-determine-need-for-maintenance/133295 "2019-01-25T16:48:51Z")
I have a 2000 hoda civic rebuild that i just bought online for $1000. A few quirks have poped up and im trying to find out if its worth it to take it to a mechanic if i only need the car to run for 4-6 months before i up… --- ## [2007 Ford Focus - temp gauge rises on long drives](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-temp-gauge-rises-on-long-drives/132669)
**Author:** [@Livolsi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Livolsi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-temp-gauge-rises-on-long-drives/132669 "2019-01-25T16:48:21Z")
Hi the temperature gauge slowly moves to red while riding a longer distance (parkway etc). When the heat is put on full the needle will slowly go back to middle. A new radiator was put in but it’s still a problem. Ford… --- ## [2005 Subaru Legacy will not Start, Strange Engine Cranking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-legacy-will-not-start-strange-engine-cranking/133294)
**Author:** [@kevinmcmullen61601\_147445](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kevinmcmullen61601_147445)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-subaru-legacy-will-not-start-strange-engine-cranking/133294 "2019-01-25T13:57:05Z")
So I had gotten in my car and pulled the car up in my driveway as I was getting it warmed up to go to school. I usually give the car a little rev so the heat will come quicker as I don’t have too much time in the morning… --- ## [Instrument cluster failed on ‘98 Ram](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instrument-cluster-failed-on-98-ram/133238)
**Author:** [@Dale23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dale23)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/instrument-cluster-failed-on-98-ram/133238 "2019-01-25T12:04:25Z")
Why did the instrument cluster on my 98 ram stop working and now the ABS and — lights are on? — It starts and runs fine but no speedometer, tach, oil pressure, temp, ect!!! — I checked all fuses and swapped out relays un… --- ## [1990 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class sporadic downshift](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-mercedes-benz-sl-class-sporadic-downshift/133200)
**Author:** [@Gail27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gail27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-mercedes-benz-sl-class-sporadic-downshift/133200 "2019-01-23T22:18:29Z")
sporadically my car will be traveling along at 60 mph and it sounds like it down shifts and will only go 40 mph. Every time I take it to the mechanic it won’t do it. I’ll leave and it will do this down shift thing. I hav… --- ## [2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Bluetooth phone calls](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-bluetooth-phone-calls/133255)
**Author:** [@john28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john28)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-bluetooth-phone-calls/133255 "2019-01-24T17:37:31Z")
When someone calls or I call someone using Microsoft Sync Bluetooth installed in the car, they cannot hear me.also poping in speaker when play my music, some time it play great an then the poping cracking noises. --- ## [2007 Toyota Camry - why did the gap grow on my plugs?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-camry-why-did-the-gap-grow-on-my-plugs/133230)
**Author:** [@John59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John59)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-camry-why-did-the-gap-grow-on-my-plugs/133230 "2019-01-25T06:19:13Z")
Dear 2007 Toyota Camry 2.4L engine owner, After only 30,000 miles on my Iridium DENSO SK20R11 plugs, the gap grew from a .043 in. to a whopping .073 in. on all four plugs! This increase of gap seems a lot from the previ… --- ## [Known problems in the 2008 Lexus GX 470?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/known-problems-in-the-2008-lexus-gx-470/133286)
**Author:** [@allenstaples](https://community.cartalk.com/u/allenstaples)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/known-problems-in-the-2008-lexus-gx-470/133286 "2019-01-25T05:01:06Z")
Hello, What type of problems have you had with your 2008 GX 470 if any? --- ## [Thanksgiving thanks to all Car Talk posters and website staff, esp the forum moderator :)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thanksgiving-thanks-to-all-car-talk-posters-and-website-staff-esp-the-forum-moderator/129343)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thanksgiving-thanks-to-all-car-talk-posters-and-website-staff-esp-the-forum-moderator/129343 "2019-01-25T04:08:30Z")
And to Doug Berman for the continued posting of podcasts. And last but not least, to Tom (in memory) and Ray (in actuality), Car Talk’s founding fellows offering up plenty of encouragement to us diy’ers stymied by … --- ## [Manual Transmissions & Driving School Recommendations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-driving-school-recommendations/54077)
**Author:** [@JohnInEurope](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnInEurope)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmissions-driving-school-recommendations/54077 "2019-01-25T04:04:56Z")
Hello! I am looking for a driving school in the Detroit area where I can learn how to drive a stick shift (I already know how to drive an automatic). I have called many driving schools, but none of them teach manual tran… --- ## [Truck only runs when steering wheel is turned to left or right?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-only-runs-when-steering-wheel-is-turned-to-left-or-right/82881)
**Author:** [@freestyle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/freestyle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/truck-only-runs-when-steering-wheel-is-turned-to-left-or-right/82881 "2019-01-25T02:28:35Z")
I just bought this nicely used 1991 GMC Sierra 1500 series pickup truck for $650. It started up and ran fine when I gave the seller the money - the few leaks in the break lines. Easy fix right! So my son (19 that k… --- ## [88 ford ranger lifter tapping](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-ford-ranger-lifter-tapping/67109)
**Author:** [@Cmar68](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cmar68)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-ford-ranger-lifter-tapping/67109 "2019-01-25T02:09:08Z")
I have an 88 ford ranger and It was sitting for about a month because I was swapping out transmissions and when i started it up for the first time in a month I heard a tapping noise coming from the top of the motor. I th… --- ## [1998 Honda Civic LX brakes stopped working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-lx-brakes-stopped-working/133267)
**Author:** [@Molly\_Murray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Molly_Murray)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-lx-brakes-stopped-working/133267 "2019-01-25T01:10:31Z")
Hi guys, first post. A few weeks ago my brakes started making a grinding noise when I used them. Last night I was going 15 and tried to use them again, but there was a pop and the brakes quit working( I had to use my eme… --- ## [2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee - problems after alarm installation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-problems-after-alarm-installation/133282)
**Author:** [@Ricky40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ricky40)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-problems-after-alarm-installation/133282 "2019-01-25T00:10:58Z")
01 jeep grand Cherokee Laredo, had keyless starter, alarm installed, rear wiper stopped, interior lights stopped, sometimes have to slap dash or shut door to get a/c to blow. Took to shop they took out whole alarm system… --- ## [Worth repair? Estimate? What parts do I need?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-repair-estimate-what-parts-do-i-need/133241)
**Author:** [@Joshacb123\_147417](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joshacb123_147417)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/worth-repair-estimate-what-parts-do-i-need/133241 "2019-01-25T00:04:33Z")
--- ## [Hyundai Accent cranks but wont start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-accent-cranks-but-wont-start/133233)
**Author:** [@Albert02](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Albert02)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hyundai-accent-cranks-but-wont-start/133233 "2019-01-24T23:55:05Z")
My 2002 Hyundai Accent is a cool small car but for some odd reason it Cranks but no start. Has a strong battery, plenty of gas. Checked for spark. Fuel pump ok. Distebuter, Timing seems to be fine. So now what? 32 psi i… --- ## [2011 Ford F150 turbo life expectancy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-f150-turbo-life-expectancy/124325)
**Author:** [@Mike40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mike40)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-f150-turbo-life-expectancy/124325 "2019-01-24T23:18:13Z")
wanting to buy a 2011 f150 3.5L. 170K mi need to know approx life of turbos. any info/guesses ? --- ## [Saab 9-3 key won't turn in the ignition](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-key-wont-turn-in-the-ignition/133170)
**Author:** [@ccmcar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccmcar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-9-3-key-wont-turn-in-the-ignition/133170 "2019-01-24T22:53:41Z")
We have a 2002 Saab 9-3 automatic car. We inserted the key in the ignition and it wouldn’t turn. It’s not possible to change the gear even. Three days back when we drove it, it worked fine. Don’t know what has happened s… --- ## [2013 Nissan Altima dim headlights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-altima-dim-headlights/133278)
**Author:** [@NancyMcintyre](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NancyMcintyre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-altima-dim-headlights/133278 "2019-01-24T22:38:32Z")
Thanks for the info about the GMC pickups with dim headlights. My 2013 Nissan Altima has a similar problem. From what I’ve discovered online, this is common. I’ve reported to NHTSA & two ‘class-action’ law firm website… --- ## [2002 Chevrolet Impala P0171](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-impala-p0171/133273)
**Author:** [@GregLefevre](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GregLefevre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-impala-p0171/133273 "2019-01-24T22:04:48Z")
Hi, I’m having some problems with my 2002 Chevy Impala. It was having an engine code of Fuel Lean Bank 1 and was hard to start with bad gas mileage which the car mechanics thought was just a broken fuel line end. Then a … --- ## [Strange noise, not sure what it is](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-not-sure-what-it-is/133243)
**Author:** [@Shelby\_D\_Tenn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shelby_D_Tenn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-not-sure-what-it-is/133243 "2019-01-24T22:02:20Z")
Turning to the internet for help: 2013 Mazda 3i Sport 80k-ish miles I’ve had a noise coming from my front passenger side tire area since I had my tire replaced in November. It’s gotten increasingly louder. I’ve taken … --- ## [2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid - had to power down because engine went to 100%](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-had-to-power-down-because-engine-went-to-100/133269)
**Author:** [@ChrisScott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisScott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-had-to-power-down-because-engine-went-to-100/133269 "2019-01-24T21:48:45Z")
I had an incident one time where as i was pulling into a parking space, the engine went 100% and didn’t stop until i held the power button down for a few seconds. i was not applying any pressure to the accelerator while … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=896) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=898)