Alignment printout is within spec, but the car still wants to drift right on a flat road. Tire pressures match. Would you cross-rotate tires to check radial pu…
There is a light buzz from the dash at one narrow RPM range. It disappears above and below that speed. Any good method for locating trim resonance without rand…
The parts quote assumes wheel sensors without vehicle-specific verification. Background: The warning appeared when a second wheel set was installed. 2018 Mazda…
I am financing most of the purchase and depreciation could be steep early on. How do you decide whether GAP is worthwhile versus a larger down payment or buyin…
There is a single clunk from the front over small potholes and driveway edges. Big smooth bumps don't reproduce it. End links look intact. Any good way to isol…
Looking for a sanity check. 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. About 118,000 miles on it. At steady speed with light throttle I get a vibration that feels almost l…
Noticed this on the GS: there is a rumble-strip-like shudder at steady light throttle in a narrow speed range. Harder acceleration or lifting off makes it disa…
Prius: blower works on some speeds but not others.
The car appears to regenerate more often and has a particulate-filter code. What would you ask before authorizing the work?
Alignment printout is within spec, but the car still wants to drift right on a flat road. Tire pressures match. Would you cross-rotate tires to check radial pu…
At steady speed with light throttle I get a vibration that feels almost like driving over fine rumble strips. It disappears if I accelerate. What's the cleanes…
In Orange County, shocks were replaced and there are no obvious loose parts, but the rear still feels vague over highway undulations.
At steady speed with light throttle I get a vibration that feels almost like driving over fine rumble strips. It disappears if I accelerate. What's the cleanes…
After a software update the screen occasionally reboots and one saved setting keeps resetting. Is there a normal post-update reset procedure owners should try…
There is early surface rust on brackets, fasteners and seams underneath, but nothing structural. For a salt-belt car, what treatment slows it down without crea…
Current situation: The dipstick needed topping up and a timing-control code is stored. Also: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox 2.4, about 149,000 miles. I have kept the p…
I'm seeing the oil level fall enough between services that I now check it regularly. No obvious leak. For other turbo owners, what documentation/tests did you…
After a software update the screen occasionally reboots and one saved setting keeps resetting. Is there a normal post-update reset procedure owners should try…
I am paying an independent shop to inspect a used car. It's at 60,500 miles.
The inspector's report has several explicit limitations that the salesperson calls a clean bill of health. I am comparing actual written terms rather than tryi…
