Maintenance & Repairs - December 2006

2006-12-08 01:38:50 · 5 answers · asked by ladyinspain 2

My car is drawing from something. The battery is deader than a doornail and alternator is brand new. What ever it is drawing from shuts off and turns back on my mech just told me.

2006-12-08 01:34:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My tire went flat on my trailblazer. My daughter wants to drive it about an hour and a half ONE WAY and then back! Spares are not meant to drive that far are they?? She said that it is a full size tire but without the normal rim. She is getting ready to leave, should she drive it????

2006-12-08 01:25:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 1996 chevy s-10 and i got in it from work and it started to shift hard. does any one know what it chould do?

2006-12-08 01:22:43 · 6 answers · asked by Bird 2

The dealership said it was going to cost $450 just to replace a starter....wtf??

2006-12-08 01:17:41 · 10 answers · asked by rrossorr 3

2006-12-08 01:15:36 · 2 answers · asked by tokeum420 1

I have a 2001 Alero (3.4/V6) and I smell antifreeze and recently just had it flushed because it was low and my heater only worked when the car was moving. I found out it takes dexcool (expensive crap) and if problems exist 9 times out of 10 it's the lower intake gasket. Do you think I'm on the right track?

Sequence of events.

I was smelling anti freeze
then heater would only heat when moving
discovered ant freeze was low
had garage flush and add new antifreeze
2 days ago car got very hot, then enging cooling kicked in...but about three idiot lights came on (totally unrelated like TRAC)
also, the last couple times i hear like a air noise like you would hear coming from a balloon (almost like a fart).

2006-12-08 01:13:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My jeep has about 80000 miles on it. I recently (two days ago) replaced the radiator because it was leaking when cold. Now, (two days after repair) my Jeep is making dentist drill noises in drive and low gears, no unusual noises in park and neutral. It has been exceptionally cold outside so I wondered if this was a result of a cold engine, but havent driven it long enough to test this out, or, is it possible there is something wrong with the radiator install since it happened on the heels of that repair? The transmission seems to slip if i press the accelerator to much. If i ease into everything and go very slow it makes noise but doesnt slip. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

2006-12-08 01:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by shiksaw 1

My daughter's boyfriend noticed a large puddle of oil on the garage floor and called my daughter at work. When she looked at her car, there was no oil. A co-worker helped her add some oil, but 'there was oil spraying everywhere'. What could be the cause? Is it worth repairing? and if so, are the repairs expensive?

2006-12-08 01:09:57 · 4 answers · asked by pkay 1

2006-12-08 01:06:02 · 13 answers · asked by Passion 1

Help! I was driving my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and the heat suddenly SHUT OFF! I was going about 35 MPH. The car has 87,000 miles on it. The air won't work at all. No AC, no heat, not on low, not on high. If you stick your hand directly on top of the vent you can feel a SOFT breeze of warm air. Jeep Dealer wanted to charge $70 to run a diagnostic check on the car, but if it's just a fuse I'd rather do it myself. Has anyone else ever had this problem? It's 15 degrees out and snowing... great time to not have heat!

2006-12-08 00:58:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I drive a 2000 Impala, and on my dashboard a red light come one" LOW OIL PRESSURE" I checked the OIL and ITS FULL, COULD IT BE A SENSOR?

2006-12-08 00:56:53 · 3 answers · asked by germanfemale2002 1

I have a 1980 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup with a 318, I use for snowplowing. After it has been running for 45 minutes, if I shut it off it will not start. It will not even roll over. The battery is fine. After sitting for awhile it will start right up. Last night it took about 15 minutes in 10 F weather. Is some electrical component heating up? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

2006-12-08 00:55:09 · 3 answers · asked by cobbiebook 2

My car will start- but it wont move.

It is a Manual Mustang- it starts just fine. But when I go to put it in the gear the RPMs will go up but then they will fall. You can tell the car wants to move- the back end will go up but it just won't move.

2006-12-08 00:51:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Car is 1995 Trans Am. Bought it used and it is possible that it has been stolen or someone tried to steal it before.

2006-12-08 00:47:33 · 3 answers · asked by jelle 6

And yesterday the temperature guage was high for awhile, and then 3 unrelated idiot lights came on (like TRAC).

Turned off the car and restarted and things went back to normal.

It's a 2001 Old Alero (a.k.a. POS).

2006-12-08 00:46:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-08 00:17:53 · 6 answers · asked by bigtrhodes 1

I have a 99 grand am 4 cylinder, The car only has water in it, but has ran fine thus far this winter, I live in ohio and it has been pretty cold so far this year. This morning I started my car and let it run for 20min, I went back out and now my car is overheating, temp gauge in the red, so I shut it off and looked under the hood and it was steaming really bad but I couldnt figure out from where....The overflow is still full.......

2006-12-07 23:58:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started my car this morning and let it run while I was gettng ready for work. I went out to leave and the temp gauge was in th red as far as it could go, so I popped the hood and the overflow still has adaquate water, but it was steaming really bad under the overflow and I cant figure out whats wrong. Any ideas?

2006-12-07 23:53:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

The heat works and when your going over 50 mph you can feel it, but, the blower does not work. I checked the fuse and its fine. The fanc for the engine are working fine, just the heater/ac blower is not working, what could be the problem?

2006-12-07 23:49:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It sounds like it wants to turn over but then there is a knocking sound and won't turn over. Its never been in these cold temperatures- the car is from Texas/North Carolina.

2006-12-07 23:36:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-07 23:34:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-07 22:56:31 · 2 answers · asked by JayInHB 1

2006-12-07 22:53:42 · 6 answers · asked by peterclass7 1

2006-12-07 22:51:12 · 15 answers · asked by winla 1

I have a 94 Ford Escort. When it gets really hot outside, the intermittent wipers will go 1/3 up and stop. Well they ended up doing the same thing when we had a nice little freeze and snow storm up here in the NW. I figured that they would go back to normal when the temp went up, but they didn't. Now when in rains, (yes it rains in WA State lol) I have to move the wiper switch to the regular and then back to off, to get the mist off. Sometimes if I don't time it right they just stop in the middle of the windsheild. It's irritating. Anybody know what the problem is? It's not the motor b/c the rest of the wiper functions work fine. It's just the intermittents that are wierd.
Please only serious answers only.

Thanks again.

2006-12-07 22:42:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-07 22:31:35 · 16 answers · asked by paul smith2602 1

2006-12-07 22:28:26 · 14 answers · asked by paul smith2602 1

I am far below poverty level. Yesterday I had a minor car wreck. Hit a small wooden pole about 5 feet by 1 or 1-1/2 inches..brake failed and ran up curb in (empty) shopping center and down and up another curb. I think brake line broke (by stick that went under car). My brother always helps me with car. He has schizophrenia and my mom said he is not doing well. He came to get me and was real mean saying I did it on purpose (also said this to my mom before coming even though I was injured and having chest pain and shortness of breath and couldn't breathe right. Refused to look under car. called me mentally ill and said "I had something wrong with me." over and over. Kept yelling..finally looked under hood for a minute and said he thought it was brake line he thought and that I may have ruined alignment and hurt transmission because it was coasting and wouldn't stop (I was going very slow) and I put it in park instead of neutral. Said he wasn't fixing it (but I figured he would when in a better mood.

Called today and he said my other brother had a free tow someone owed him. Then they called and said they were "giving me" another car (later found out it will cost me 1200 and they will take from my about $3000 when my ill mom dies and they will not give me her car which I was going to be given as my brother gets the house till he dies and I'll be dead by then as I am 20 years older. I will junk my car they said (even though it may be a minor repair and fixable less than $100). Said the car is a 93 white cadillac seville (I have a 89 mercury grand marguis--beat up but I love as it so rarely breaks and every car in past 30 years but it broke constantly. Said it is great. Finally got aold of brother with car as he said call him at 5 am or he'll assume I don't want it. I said I want to look at it first. He got real offended and said he is an "expert" and I should accept his opinion. He said he must know now if I will take because some other guy want it for 1700 and he will be very tempted to sell it. I was upset no one consults me, was told it is decided (but apparently isn't) and my other brother doesn't want to fix it now (as he didn't want to anyway). I have little money to fix without them (can't afford shop) and no way to drive to see car. (he is moving tomorrow so both brothers tied up for 2 days. Meanwhile my car may be towed as I am not sure when I can get it..it's in shoppping center.

Would you be mad no one consults you, and you are pressured and when you say you want to see and dirve it and are nearly weepy, your brother gets mad. Do you think Ishould take the car..it has a lot of nice features apparently. My brother claims it is worth 4100 (but if so why is he selling it for 1700). He says he "loves that car" and apparently it's killing him to give it to me for 1200 instead of 1700...so stressful. Please advise! What should I do about car if I have no way to gwt there?

2006-12-07 21:49:42 · 3 answers · asked by janie 7

2006-12-07 20:48:35 · 1 answers · asked by adriana d 1