Cars & Transportation - 4 October 2007

now when i turned the steering wheel on either side about one turn then i hear a noise from steering column. I have asked a mechanic shop who specialize in repair Japaneese car and after he turned the steering wheel he told me the coupling in steering column was a manufacter defected and that very common problem with the Toyota Camry 2002 to 2004 model.Because my car only 22,500 miles so he told me to call Toyota to find out if it still cover under warranty. I did call the Toyota and their anwers is my car is nolonger under warranty. I
brought my car to a Toyota dealer and after i told the noise of the steering wheel ,he immediately knew what parts is defected and quote me $ 550 for the repair even without turn the steering wheel or open the car hood.Does anyone own a 2003 Camry and has the same problem with my car? I think the Toyota must honor the repair for fixing the steering wheel if that parts they installed was a manufacter defected . Do you agree?

2007-10-04 11:24:20 · 6 answers · asked by Francis V 1 in Toyota

what would you do if you bought a lemon car without a warenty? Yes, I did don't remind me how dumb that was just answer the question.

2007-10-04 11:23:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

I have a 96 2.2 chevy s-10 just put a new oil pump in it and now after a few minutes of running i loose all the oil pressure
Please help

2007-10-04 11:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

how is it used in the ROAD TRAFFIC ACT?

2007-10-04 11:02:10 · 1 answers · asked by BEATRICE S 1 in Insurance & Registration

ok so the deal is - we got our car insurance policy cancelled on us after we got 2 nsf's in one year, for reasons beyond our control. we got a new insurance policy with monthly payments almost 2 months ago. we paid first and last month's at once, and had one automatic withdrawl since then. are we allowed to cancel our policy? we're thinking about parking the car for 3 months to save ourselves the $ from the payments and gas because its so expensive. he stays home with our child and my work is very close, i can walk. after this 3-6 months, would we be able to sign up for insurance again on monthly payments? we were a special case scenario this time because our policy had gotten cancelled, so im just worried that they wont want to resign us aince we cancelled and no other company will want totake us because of our missed payments.

2007-10-04 10:57:52 · 3 answers · asked by raspberry 3 in Insurance & Registration

Does anybody know how you would obtain (if there were any) CCTV footage? Basicly we had a accident a few months back and the muppet is saying it wasn't his fault. No witnesses was just wondering if this would be possible, though sure its a long shot!

2007-10-04 10:56:48 · 3 answers · asked by taz018 2 in Insurance & Registration

Also are the tire rods part of the engine?

2007-10-04 10:52:42 · 6 answers · asked by DanKohner 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-04 10:49:22 · 2 answers · asked by Lashoun G 1 in Other - Car Makes

What causes these things to go bad?

2007-10-04 10:43:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

I have had to jump start my vehicle twice in 3 days. It immediately starts and may drive it and when i shut it off, it will not start, came back after work and it started. It started with no problem the next day. Today it started this morning but not this afternoon. Is the battery going out?

2007-10-04 10:42:34 · 9 answers · asked by Moe 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

there are some new spark plugs ,well they are called pulse plugs that just came out. they say that they give more torque and horsepower because it uses electronic pulses to create 1,000,000 wattsthey also save more gas because they burn the fuel more efficiently. do these pulse plugs really work? check them out http://www.pulstarplug.com/

2007-10-04 10:39:00 · 7 answers · asked by spviper 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-04 10:35:43 · 8 answers · asked by efhugh 1 in Volkswagen

My aunt's car was involved in an accident today. The damage to her vehicle was limited to the left front panel and wheel.
The other car sustained major damage to the front end and hood. The other car had paint transfer(from my aunt's car) on the front bumper. I was wondering does this mean that the other woman's car was traveling at a high rate of speed to cause paint transfer only on her car, not my aunt's. The woman and my aunts car driven by a co-worker got into an accident while the co-worker was leaving an parking lot and the old lady entering. For the damage sustained the only was we figure the accident was the old woman made to wide a turn into the parking lot and hit a slow moving or stationary car of my aunt. The damage to the lady's car totaled it and the damage to my aunt's was mostly wheel related, broken spring and such slight body damage as well, also her driver side door won't fully close. Estimated damage is at $2000. Not to bad...Please let me know on paint transfer.

2007-10-04 10:20:22 · 4 answers · asked by Rebecca R 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-04 10:18:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

2007-10-04 10:11:14 · 1 answers · asked by jeffrey williams 1 in Nissan

i scratched my bumper on a curb while reversing
its a white 2007 honda civic
i have no idea what to do.
should i take it to a body shop for repair
should i get the whole bumper replace
its a pretty deep scratch so i dont know think i could do one of those do it yourself things.

2007-10-04 10:03:38 · 7 answers · asked by briit s 1 in Honda

My bike has a bad battery and it wont hold a charge. I think the bike might have other electrical problems so I dont want to drop $150 on a new battery from the dealer just yet. Is it bad for the charging system to keep using a bad battery by charging it every night?

Also, is there anywhere that sells a battery that will fit my bike? I tried sears, checkers, and walmart and the closest they have is a 12BS which is too tall and may or may not put out the same power. This is a 2004 GSX-R 750 with a 12A-BS battery

2007-10-04 10:01:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

My truck sat for about a month, then i noticed that it had leaked out all of its transmission fluid. I crawed under it but could not see where it was coming from. I havent looked into it to much yet, but just seeing if anybody has any ideas as to why it would do this all of the sudden?

2007-10-04 10:01:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

My roomy was involved in a car-truck accident...the truck hit him on the back of his car..now he cant work...he is hurt..he got a lawyer and he is taking car of the legal stuff...but what about money??? he cant work, his family wont help him, and he is almost out of the door(( have to leave the place coz no rent))...what to do?? anyplace he can go?? any place he can ask for help???

would his lawyer be able to help him to get a place??...they said he got a good case coz is a truck company but i know that is gonna take maybe months until he can see any money coming from themm...WHAT TO DO PPL??? IFEEL BAD FOR HIM AND I WISH I COULD HELP HIM BUT DONT KNOW...SUGESTIONS??

2007-10-04 09:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by wicked_wizard33 2 in Insurance & Registration

2007-10-04 09:46:55 · 7 answers · asked by mark c 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have my oil changed regularly. The other day my car would not start. When I raised the hood the positive batty post and cable were covered in corosion. It had eaten the cables, all the way down to the wiring harness and was headed to the starter. (thats what nissan said). Does it seem possible that there could be that much corosion in the 3 months since my last oil change to do that much damage. I am in no way a mechanic but it seems to me like when you have a fairly new car, you should not have this kind of problem so soon. Oh and did I mention it is going to be 1200.00 to fix because appartently it is considered my fault!

2007-10-04 09:25:04 · 6 answers · asked by brandi from texas 4 in Nissan

I'm contemplating on buying a '95 Grand Voyager. It has 166000 miles and according to the owner, the only thing wrong with it is an oil leak from the rear seals. I'm trying to find out if this would be worth the $900 that they want for the van, and if it's terribly expensive to fix a leak like that.

2007-10-04 09:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by kristaizme 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need help resolving why my car is full of water after it rains. I have a pool in my trunk, my back seats are soaked and the floors have puddles there is so much water. it is worse on the passenger side. I noticed it after a particularly nasty wind/rain storm. please help as I can't go through winter like this. I've read about drainage valves in other threads but I don't know where to look on my car for them. thank you!

2007-10-04 09:19:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

its a small block 305 in a 84 camaro.just had everything rebuilt. but kept the old distributor cause nuthin was wrong but put new cap,rotorbutton, and coil in it but the motor runs fine while its cold but when it gets to right at 185 degrees(or warm) it idles down and just before it shuts off it back fires through the carb....... any ideas would be appreciated. thanks

2007-10-04 09:18:22 · 3 answers · asked by holy_moly05 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I can pull up on the outside bottom of my drivers seat and it will lift up completely off the rail. The power functions still work but if you go around a curve too sharp , the seat tilts off the ground on that side. I've looked at it and can't really see if there are any loose components down there.

2007-10-04 09:17:28 · 2 answers · asked by treacherous_terry_g 1 in Nissan

It is not leaking from a hose it is leaking from the bottom of my stering columb between the columb and bolt on my control arms? It is between the bolt and the columb it self their is about a 1/4 inch space that surounds the bolt.

2007-10-04 09:12:00 · 5 answers · asked by ja A 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

It blows warm air.How can I tell if it's the compressor or just the clutch....It's a 1994.

2007-10-04 09:05:43 · 6 answers · asked by bugbasher72 1 in Ford

I went to my Mechanic to have my SUV serviced & checked out for a Long Distance road trip. ( Michigan - Cali)
The Mechanic found out I have a "Bad tie-Rod"!
How dangerous would it have been if I hadn't had the vehicle checked out?

I'm also going to be pulling a small utility trailer.

2007-10-04 09:02:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have tried everything. I changed the brake pads, pasengers side caliper (it was craked) I even bled all the lines well the ones I could get fluid to come out of. I took the Master Cylinder Resivor off of the master cylinder to check that, dumped out the brake fluid and there was black stuff in it. I don't understand why my brakes worked before I changed them and now I have no brakes at all brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. I am not sure if it is the master cylinder (hope not) or maybe the hydralics is clogged or somthing. I have been at this now for 3 days baffled. PLEASE HELP!! Thanks in advance.

2007-10-04 09:02:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dodge

Im from the United States and I have recently decided to make a career change and become a merchant vessel engineer/captain. I know this will not happen overnight and that i need some serious formal training. Here in the states college tuition can be a bit expensive especially for maritime academys(25000 per year). I was just wondering if anyone could give me a heads-up on the yachting industy compared to the oil/merchant industry. Is the pay about the same. And most importantly, would you recommend UKSA's cadetship program for a beginner into this field? IF so, how do i contact them in order to register for their program

2007-10-04 09:01:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating