# \#failure **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/tag/failure/393.md [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Am I being taken by my mechanic?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-being-taken-by-my-mechanic/11319)
**Author:** [@pbhubley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pbhubley)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/am-i-being-taken-by-my-mechanic/11319 "2025-08-28T17:39:58Z")
Recently I brought my car (1996 Toyota Corolla, manual transmission) in for it's annual inspection. The mechanic pointed out that the struts needed to be replaced, and there was a problem with the battery terminal, so h… --- ## [Subaru 2.5 L engine - the worst engine ever?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2-5-l-engine-the-worst-engine-ever/27647)
**Author:** [@RTDennison](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RTDennison)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-2-5-l-engine-the-worst-engine-ever/27647 "2019-03-07T21:14:37Z")
The Subaru 4 cylinder 2.5 L "Boxer engine" has had numerous problems with head gasket (HG) coolant leaks. The HG problems are outlined on the website http://use...asket.html Summary 1. The HG leaks occur… --- ## [The likelihood of valve damage after a timing belt failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-likelihood-of-valve-damage-after-a-timing-belt-failure/73175)
**Author:** [@natureboy5k](https://community.cartalk.com/u/natureboy5k)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-likelihood-of-valve-damage-after-a-timing-belt-failure/73175 "2012-07-01T17:28:31Z")
I replaced the water pump and everything was fine, no leaks. Then as I was driving around the neighborhood to get up to operating temperature the belt failed. My question is; When the belt fails how often is there da… --- ## [Replace fan motor causes mph sensor to fail](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-fan-motor-causes-mph-sensor-to-fail/71006)
**Author:** [@caddy06](https://community.cartalk.com/u/caddy06)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-fan-motor-causes-mph-sensor-to-fail/71006 "2012-02-18T20:45:51Z")
I have a 96 Cadillac Deville Sedan. Last year, I had problems with the heat and A/C working intermittently. Then both crapped out. I went the summer without A/C...waiting for winter. Have gone all winter with no heat… --- ## [Intermittent Ignition Problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-ignition-problem/64215)
**Author:** [@dbrennan24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dbrennan24)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-ignition-problem/64215 "2011-04-30T15:22:24Z")
I have a 2000 VW Jetta 1.8T that is having an intermittent ignition problem. The problem first occurred just over one month ago and has been happening with increasing frequency since then. Basically, the problem is tha… --- ## [How much oil is too much oil?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-oil-is-too-much-oil/63555)
**Author:** [@braynstorm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/braynstorm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-oil-is-too-much-oil/63555 "2011-04-10T18:11:09Z")
So I drove from my home in Munster, Indiana to South Bend to visit a friend of mine this weekend and was notified by said friend's father (via phone) that my car had been leaking oil onto his driveway. On my way home I … --- ## [Car fell off jack](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-fell-off-jack/62557)
**Author:** [@CuriousInCO](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CuriousInCO)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-fell-off-jack/62557 "2011-03-13T18:04:42Z")
My husband was recently jacking up our 2005 Audi Allroad (front passenger side tire was removed) and the car fell off the jack. He jacked it up again and it fell a second time. He thinks there was no damage done but I ha… --- ## [2004 Mazda 3 Transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mazda-3-transmission/62015)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-mazda-3-transmission/62015 "2011-03-07T18:28:26Z")
In December during a regular service appointment, the mechanic who regularly services my 2004 Mazda 3 alerted me that the transmission pan looked rusted and needed to be replaced. I asked him to order the part, asked whe… --- ## [2010 Ford Fusion power steering failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-power-steering-failure/62174)
**Author:** [@hotshot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hotshot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-power-steering-failure/62174 "2011-03-04T03:37:40Z")
The power steering fails. Turning the engine off and restarting reactivates the power steering --- ## [Battery in Lexus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-in-lexus/61748)
**Author:** [@campbell\_gp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/campbell_gp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-in-lexus/61748 "2011-02-22T22:29:40Z")
Took my SUV in to the dealership for the major service, timing belt etc. Went to pick it up and car wouldn't start...clicking of solenoids as battery too weak to start the car. Service rep showed me the paperwork from … --- ## [Land Rover Freelander Engine Failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/land-rover-freelander-engine-failure/59457)
**Author:** [@Winn1104](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Winn1104)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/land-rover-freelander-engine-failure/59457 "2011-02-19T04:42:33Z")
I bought a Land Rover Freelander in 2008, at the time none of the reviews I saw mentioned any major problems with the vehicle. Recently my "Service Engine Soon" light came on and I found out that the cylinders on the eng… --- ## [Honda Accord Hybrid IMA battery failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-hybrid-ima-battery-failure/61199)
**Author:** [@jeannegb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeannegb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-accord-hybrid-ima-battery-failure/61199 "2011-02-11T20:02:45Z")
I have a Honda Accord 2004 Hybrid with 85,000 miles on it. My IMA and check engine light went on less than 2 months ago, and the dealer replaced the starter battery and it was "fixed". Less than 2 months later the same… --- ## [Dashboard Lights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-lights/59583)
**Author:** [@tonygracyk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tonygracyk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-lights/59583 "2011-01-07T14:16:06Z")
Whenever I turn on my headlights, the radio display goes off (yet the radio still works) and the lights for the gauges (speedo, odo, etc...) fail to come on. This makes for a very dark, and quiet dangerous situation for… --- ## [2001 Honda Accord Transmission Problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-transmission-problems/58843)
**Author:** [@lehrhans](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lehrhans)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-honda-accord-transmission-problems/58843 "2010-12-18T17:25:57Z")
Hello All! I have a 2001 Accord 2-door coupe, 4-cyl. with a 4-speed automatic transmission and 130k of mostly highway miles on it I bought used not too long ago. Until I met it, the car was a 1-owner and pretty well m… --- ## [Random brake failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/random-brake-failure/58444)
**Author:** [@Steven54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steven54)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/random-brake-failure/58444 "2010-12-09T20:13:26Z")
As I drive places I see my brakes work, I can step lightly and it stops. If I need to step very hard for something, my brakes fail to work, the same way for a moment, because the next time I need them, its not lightly th… --- ## [4 wheel drive . . . not anymore! Help!?!?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-wheel-drive-not-anymore-help/57623)
**Author:** [@jthabes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jthabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-wheel-drive-not-anymore-help/57623 "2010-11-16T07:39:05Z")
My wife drove our 4x4 truck in 4wd for several hundred miles through a winter storm recently, at highway speed (she was going hunting in Montana, we live in Minnesota). She heard a "clunk" or some similar sound, and it … --- ## [Destroyed My Transmission](https://community.cartalk.com/t/destroyed-my-transmission/57559)
**Author:** [@MikeRyan3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeRyan3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/destroyed-my-transmission/57559 "2010-11-16T01:36:45Z")
I recently destroyed the auto tranny (4R100) on my 2000 Ford F-550 Super Duty. I did something I was later told the tranny couldn't handle. While towing my 5th wheel RV, at the top of a 10% downgrade, I did what many wou… --- ## [02 Ford Escape Transmission Failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-ford-escape-transmission-failure/38871)
**Author:** [@eab2217](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eab2217)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-ford-escape-transmission-failure/38871 "2010-11-03T02:34:24Z")
With only 54,000 miles and no history of transmission issues my Escape went from 70 to 0 in a matter of seconds. The transmission suffered a "catastrophic failure" (I'll say) and needs to be replaced. As this seems to be… --- ## [Can I save my paint job?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-save-my-paint-job/56989)
**Author:** [@walt4918](https://community.cartalk.com/u/walt4918)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-i-save-my-paint-job/56989 "2010-10-30T18:47:16Z")
I have a 1999 Olds Aurora, black, whose exterior paint job is beginning to fail. I'm seeing the relatively early signs that the Clear Coat is disappearing in two spots on the driver's side. My estimation of what is happe… --- ## [2001 Prius large battery failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-prius-large-battery-failure/56937)
**Author:** [@outsiderin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/outsiderin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-prius-large-battery-failure/56937 "2010-10-29T00:49:55Z")
I have 2001 Prius with ~84K miles. I've had some bad luck (and some good luck) since owning it. About two years into owning it, the death triangle came on. The dealership kept the car for 6 weeks. They eventually found t… --- ## [Engine Ring Failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-ring-failure/14132)
**Author:** [@darobinson23322](https://community.cartalk.com/u/darobinson23322)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-ring-failure/14132 "2008-05-19T16:37:50Z")
I own a 2000 Golf GTI 2.o Liter. I recently had the rings replaced and they only lasted 1,500 miles. The rings are becoming week and not maintaining thier originally size and strength. The car has not overheated. The… --- ## [F-150 engine coil failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/f-150-engine-coil-failure/55369)
**Author:** [@lamarcd](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lamarcd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/f-150-engine-coil-failure/55369 "2010-09-20T20:39:03Z")
I have replaced all of the engine coils in my 2001 F-150 (King Ranch edition) twice maybe even three times. Why does this keep happening? Please only post solutions this has become very expensive for me. --- ## [Fair estimate for repair of Hyundai Sonata with failed timing belt?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fair-estimate-for-repair-of-hyundai-sonata-with-failed-timing-belt/48859)
**Author:** [@jtrahan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtrahan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fair-estimate-for-repair-of-hyundai-sonata-with-failed-timing-belt/48859 "2010-09-13T21:56:04Z")
The timing belt on my 03 Sonata failed. Here's the estimate to get all the damage to the engine repaired. Sound fair? Head work: $600 Head gasket set: $199.91 Timing belt kit: $143.81 Water pump: $107.20 Pi… --- ## [Jaguar Windows stuck down,](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jaguar-windows-stuck-down/55065)
**Author:** [@RobSchrag](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobSchrag)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jaguar-windows-stuck-down/55065 "2010-09-13T19:32:45Z")
Greetings Oh Wise Mechanics- We live in Raleigh, NC. My wife has a 1997 Jaguar XK 8 convertible, that she drives very rarely, but love the car. Current problem is that the rear windows are stuck down. The top is s… --- ## [Prius headlights](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-headlights/54880)
**Author:** [@Hileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hileman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prius-headlights/54880 "2010-09-09T21:13:00Z")
I have a 2007 Prius with 67K miles. Last night before driving 4 miles home from a Staples in Herndon VA, I turned on the headlights as usual. On a four-lane heavily traveled highway a policeman pulled me over and said th… --- ## [2003 Highlander Random AC failure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-highlander-random-ac-failure/52308)
**Author:** [@TheWizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWizard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-highlander-random-ac-failure/52308 "2010-07-27T00:35:40Z")
My 2003 Highlander has been doing the same. Works fine for a while and then stops, seemingly at random. I checked the freon levels today and the low side said 100lbs, WAY too high. Checked the fans because too little air… --- ## [Engine oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-oil/52393)
**Author:** [@janell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/janell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-oil/52393 "2010-07-26T20:07:19Z")
My car is a 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV. I was told when I purchased this vehicle that because the engine takes little wear, that I could go 10K to 15K between oil changes. I have followed this, and have used a wel… --- ## [Mysterious suzuki air conditioner](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-suzuki-air-conditioner/52497)
**Author:** [@corcajf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/corcajf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mysterious-suzuki-air-conditioner/52497 "2010-07-26T16:26:36Z")
My Suzuki XL-7 2008 AC sometomes only blows hot air. If I turn the car off and then later turn it back on, it starts workinga gain. Why? --- ## [Civic ECM failing?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic-ecm-failing/35994)
**Author:** [@John\_in\_Flint](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_in_Flint)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic-ecm-failing/35994 "2010-07-12T01:04:57Z")
Our 98 Honda Civic with 235,000 miles is acting oddly. At highly irregular intervals, usually at high speed (but not always), the check engine light will come on and the engine will quit. Sometimes for as little as a se… --- ## [Bad power window regulators?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-power-window-regulators/51581)
**Author:** [@krishnamurphy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/krishnamurphy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-power-window-regulators/51581 "2010-07-10T15:10:35Z")
I hear a bunch of clicking when actuating the window switches, either direction. I have to manually pull up the windows regularly. I can get a pair of doors for $150, but it seems like a crazy solution. I found a pair of… [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/tag/failure/393.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=failure)