Q: car suddenly won't crank just makes grinding noise

Hi there. The most common cause of the window glass coming off is a broken window regulator. If the regulator assembly fails, the track can become crooked and it can knock the window off track. In order to diagnose exactly...

It is possible that your engine could have a fuel issue of some kind. Considering that it is a hybrid, I would not overlook they electric motor for issues during this diagnosis. I would first recommend having your vehicle scanned...

It sounds like you are on the right track with thinking it's a fuel-related issue with your 2000 Audi A8 Quattro. Your Audi may not be getting enough fuel for a cold start due to incorrect sensor data. Or it...

It could be the CV axle, but it could also be a rock stuck in between dust shield of the brakes, the brakes could be metal-to-metal, or a wheel bearing (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/wheel-bearings-replacement) could be bad. The CV axle is actually the...

Hello there. Many faults could cause your vehicle to consume excessive fuel. The most common faults are a misfire condition (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/engine-is-misfiring-inspection), a bad mass airflow (MAF) sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/mass-airflow-sensor-replacement), a fuel leak (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/fuel-is-leaking-from-gas-tank-inspection), a vacuum leak, a faulty oxygen sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services1/oxygen-sensor-replacement),...

The issue you're describing is typically an indicator of an internal transmission component failure or loss of hydraulic pressure inside the transmission. The change of the motor and transmission mounts probably did not hurt the Honda's ability to accelerate correctly....

If you are not running the a/c system at the time you see the temperature gauge go above the middle of gauge and back down every few minutes then this is normal cycling of the cooling fan. If you turn...

To answer your question requires field and performance data which to my knowledge has not been collected and published and thus does not exist. Some informal (non scientific) analyses have been published such as the one at this link (http://www.coloradomountainrally.com/blog/technical-discussion-of-the-crv-and-rav4-as-an-off-road-platform)....

Hi Mari. Thanks for sending your question to us today. In most cases, a lack of acceleration like you're describing is due to the transmission slipping. Sometimes this is due to dirty transmission fluid while in other cases, it's a...