Q: CAR WIL NOT MOVE WHEN IN GEAR

If your car is equipped with an engine block heater, this is an important safeguard to use during severe cold weather. Here’s how to use it (if your car is equipped with one): Make sure the engine is off. Pop...

If the alarm system will not turn off, and the car will not start, I would first try unlocking the driver side door manually with the key, and if it has a remote, checking to see that the remote's battery...

If louder is your thing, you should talk to someone at a local exhaust shop. I bet they'll have some aftermarket exhaust (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-are-the-benefits-of-an-aftermarket-exhaust-system) options for you. Just keep in mind, you may be meeting more of your local law enforcement...

This sounds interesting. I have not experienced such a situation before. I can't imagine a small bump causing such damage unless the vehicle crossed over the object with the rear end and possibly bent something. You may want to at...

If you are feeling this "shaking" through the steering wheel as well as "seat of the pants", it is likely your tires. While siting overnight, especially in cold weather, they develop a short-term "flat spot" where the tire rests on...

Hello. If the compressor is internally seized and the vehicle can run with the A/C off, then you are okay to just disconnect the compressor. Sometimes the failure is the bearing in the A/C pulley and will seize up causing...

This light will usually come on when one of two things are happening. Either the motor is in fact low on oil or the oil pressure sending unit (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/oil-pressure-sensor-replacement) is not working properly and may be producing a faulty reading....

The ACC wire for the GPS unit is the remote wire just like on a radio. The GPS needs a feed power constant, a constant ground, and a remote wire to turn on the unit. The yellow wire needs to...

Hello, thank you for writing in. The first assumption we make when the vehicle does not move while in gear, is that the transmission fluid is low. Start by checking the level and the condition of the fluid. If it...