Q: Cargo door malfunction

We’ve all been there before. You park in front of the store and go inside to do your shopping. After you check out, you exit the store, only to find that you’ve forgotten where you parked. Your car has a...

You can open your trunk from inside your car’s cabin very easily. All you have to do is pull the trunk release lever, which is located at the left base of the driver’s seat. Pull the release up all the...

There are several things that can cause the vehicle to take many attempts to start (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-fix-a-car-that-won-t-start-by-rocco-lovetere). The most common would be the ignition switch, starter, battery, fuel pump, or key cylinder. If you want to have this taken care of,...

You only need to replace the two bad ones, but be prepared to replace one or more in the near future. The coils are all the same age and all have the same amount of use and seem to fail...

If you are using stop leak, you will want to pour it into the radiator, which is the same place that you would pour the coolant in. This is how the stop leak will be introduced into the cooling system....

Hi there. This may be related to a failing starter or starter solenoid. The starter solenoid is located on the starter and has internal electrical contacts that transmit electricity to the starter. When this fails, it may cause a clicking...

Hello. From what you are explaining it sounds like a timing chain problem. This is a very common issue on this vehicle. It is caused by either the timing chain itself failing, or more commonly it is caused by an...

Hi there. If there is fuel and the engine will not start up when it is at operating temperature, then either the crankshaft position sensor is getting hot and not making a connection or the coolant temperature sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/coolant-temperature-switch-sensor-replacement) is...

Continuous overheating can damage the valves and ultimately cause a no start condition. A diagnostic in your circumstance would likely start with a compression test to determine if the cylinders even have compression. Also, the engine should be turned over...