Cars & Transportation - 12 December 2007

A few days ago I got my Rodeo badly stuck in mud and it needed a tractor to pull it out. Upon being pulled out by the tractor, the Rodeo has developed a horrible steering shimmy. From what I noticed, the shimmy becomes worse with speed and the steering feels unusual. When I jacked up the front right tire to see what was going on I found that I had both horizontal and vertical play. There was about 1 inch of steering play and about .25 inch toe play. Also, I had shimmy problems long before the tractor pulled my Rodeo out. The shimmy would come and go, and sometimes it got very bad where my steering wheel shaked. I have about 256,000 miles on that Rodeo by they way.

2007-12-12 16:16:27 · 4 answers · asked by david.wilson92 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-12 16:12:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Car Makes

this car needs ALOT of cosmetic work, but sounds good to me otherwise. But how bad of a gas hog is it?

2007-12-12 16:05:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chevrolet

i am 17 and am getting a fuel efficient vehicle for everyday use of school and work but have heard the trackers are easily tipped. any other advice on them?

2007-12-12 15:57:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

Subaru Forester 99000 miles Am losing 1 quart every 1000 miles. High milage motor oil isn't helping.
There is noticeable oil on the front of engine passenger side.
Please help

2007-12-12 15:42:56 · 6 answers · asked by DudeDude 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Its in a 1976 camaro (like the one off of transformers) it runs good, but it needs alot of cosmetic work done to it including: paint, carpet, upholstry, that kind of stuff. All the electrical works. I want something fast, that looks good, at least under the hood. Im not going to be racing it or anything, but i want an impressive car that sounds good and loud. this car is being sold for $1500 and i was wondering if it was worth it?

2007-12-12 15:38:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chevrolet

I am looking for suggestions for tires. I plan on shopping at Discount Tire, but would be open to other store options. More importantly I am looking for suggestions on tires. I want a good gripping tire with good performance, but I also don't want to pay too much (yeah I know). I drive aggressively and like go from stops in a hurry. The last tires I had were BF Goodrich T/A KDW's. I bought the car with these tires on them, and have not been overly impressed. The tires are about 2 years old, and while they do have some tread left they don't seem to have any grip. I spin the tires constantly, sometimes when I don't even mean to. And driving in the rain is practically a death trap. I was told my rims are from a recent year Corvette Z06, the tire size with this rim is 265/40 18. What is a suggestion for a good priced high quality tire, and I would be willing to alter the size a little to save on price like to 275/35 or something like that. Suggestions?

2007-12-12 15:34:52 · 5 answers · asked by Sam H 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 2000 Lexus RX 300 and lately the fan has been making really loud screetching noises when I turn it on for the heat. What do you think might be wrong? How much do you think it will be to fix?

thanks

2007-12-12 15:25:31 · 2 answers · asked by BAS 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was driving down the road when I noticed smoke coming from my driver side back, I thought my tire was rubbing on something so I pulled over and checked, there was nothing wrong until I looked up front to see all my tranny fluid on the ground. I popped the hood and it was everywhere under the hood. I then had my buddy tow me home and now have no clue what happened. Any help would be useful thanks.

It's a 2000 Jeep Wrangler w/ Auto Tranny and the 4.0L

2007-12-12 15:17:49 · 4 answers · asked by billyjon1 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need to get there from Penn Station ,NY. I'll take the Path and bus if i need to.I need to leave tomorrow.

2007-12-12 15:12:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rail

My CR-V has recently started to act up. I don't know what the cause of the following two things are, but I would like to know if anyone could help me with a possible diagnosis and the estimated cost of repair. That way, I'm not totally ignorant when I take it into the shop.

1) The steering wheel of my CR-V vibrates when it is turned all the way and the car is moving. Like when doing a U-turn or pulling into a parking space.

2) The transmission clangs when it shifts into 2nd gear.

Thank you very much for your help/advice!!!

2007-12-12 15:11:35 · 2 answers · asked by Trouser 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-12 15:02:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ford

2007-12-12 15:02:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

headlight lens cloudy.

2007-12-12 14:58:16 · 7 answers · asked by johnny g 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-12 14:57:33 · 9 answers · asked by mariah w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I took it to a local auto shop and they said it was the distributor and fuel filter. For diagnostics, new distributer, labor, towing and fuel filter they said it will be about 1,500. 800 alone for the distributor. Does this sound right? It just seems a lot. Also if you had a 11 almost 12 year old car, would you put the money into or get a new car? It has been a great car, but in the past year I have already put around 2000 in it. It has 110,000 miles on it.

2007-12-12 14:55:36 · 3 answers · asked by TBECK 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

i live in phila., pa, - last year i added my neice on my auto ins. as a driver of one of my cars (i have two) - she does not live with me at all - well, here we go: last oct. 06 she got into an auto accident - nov. 06 i just got tired of her disrespectful ways and told her she could no longer drive my car - so here is the problem, i have been trying to remove her from my policy since last nov. 06 and my ins. refuses. i sent all paperwork to show them i am the owner of the veh's. my ins. is very costly - today i called geico and asked could i remove her now and i was told because of the accident she had (fender bender and of course her fault) the other driver is claiming injuries and seeking therapy since then. i am so disappointed w/the ins. co. that i am paying for someone on my policy who is not driving my veh. or residing w/me - quest. is this right what the insurance co. is doing - please help i am paying 325.00 a month for 2 veh. (oh, so high cause my neice is 23)

2007-12-12 14:40:48 · 8 answers · asked by lynnette 3 in Insurance & Registration

im looking in getting a kawasaki Ninja 250R, and im curious to know the good things about owning one (gas mileage, faster to get place to place, etc), and what are some bad things about owning them (not including the fact that one mistake can be your last one)?
thank you all for the answers!

2007-12-12 14:40:18 · 7 answers · asked by D3V!N 5 in Motorcycles

Yeah i was wondering how could make my car last longer its a 1991 bmw 325i its pretty nosiy i donno if its normal or if its going :(

2007-12-12 14:36:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in BMW

I have a 95 Toyota 4runner with a 87 chevy camaro engine and trans. The adapter/connector for the speedo cable to the tranny came apart and I lost a piece and I'm looking for a new one. If anyone has any info on this I'd appreciate the help.

2007-12-12 14:30:20 · 2 answers · asked by csdead808 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The car was parked in an assigned lot where I live on a college campus. It was legally parked. My car was vandalized and therefore a cop was called. Apparently my insurance card was 7 days expired, and I just forgot to put in the new card. Unfortunely my permnant address was 1 hour away and so thus the new card was there too. The cop said he needed to impound my car unless i show him the new card. Can the cop impound my car even though there is no moving violation involved?

2007-12-12 14:26:05 · 10 answers · asked by copquestion 1 in Insurance & Registration

I have found lots of school for trucking where u have to pay out ur pocket instead of getting financial aid.I was wondering is there any other way to pay for it.

2007-12-12 14:18:53 · 7 answers · asked by alpha_omega00981 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-12-12 14:17:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chrysler

2007-12-12 14:16:03 · 7 answers · asked by chicken2008 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-12 14:13:33 · 18 answers · asked by melloyellow65 1 in Insurance & Registration

i always see it on the commercials and i never know what it means

2007-12-12 14:11:07 · 4 answers · asked by la_raza2007 1 in Commuting

I accidentally backed my car into a cable box (Very Gently, I know it was stupid.) The cable box was green and the green from the cable box kind of ''smeared'' onto the right back bumper of my car. I've been trying to scrub it off, but it's still there. What can I do to make the green go away??

2007-12-12 14:08:52 · 5 answers · asked by Tran N 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking into buying a truck and theres lots out there. I need a diesel and theres two options Cummins turbo diesel and Powerstroke.... plz tell in your answer
-whats more powerful
-whats the difference
-whats more fuel efficient
-whats more reliable
best answer gets 10 points. Thanks alot :)

2007-12-12 14:01:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

im buying a 1999 audi a6 with 305000 kms. its been well maintained, so how much life does it have left? good buy or no? AND THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL; the guy who has it has been using supreme gas in it. can i switch down to unleaded or would that do something. is it ok to downgrade since its not the turbo. its just the 2.8l V6 Quattro.

2007-12-12 14:00:57 · 4 answers · asked by PIL 1 in Audi

A tree branch that fell down because of ice landed on the top and totaled my car. Kansas is under disaster assistance as of the day it happened. I only have liability insurance and so have no way to fix it or get money for it. Will fema provide any assistance?

2007-12-12 13:52:02 · 6 answers · asked by Joseph P 1 in Insurance & Registration