Q: Door latch broken

Maintaining the right air pressure in your car’s tires is vital. Your tires can lose 50% of their pressure without appearing flat, but they will wear poorly. Low tire pressure creates excessive wear on the edges of your tires, and...

Hi there. Your check engine light can come on for any number of reasons. If the vehicle is running fine and it just came on it may be as simple as a loose or faulty gas cap. If the vehicle...

The vehicle will have to have the throttle body (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-throttle-body) and idle air control valve (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-clean-an-idle-air-control-valve-by-joyce-morse) checked to see if it needs to be cleaned. Also, the engine will need to be checked for any vacuum leaks (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/is-it-safe-to-drive-with-a-vacuum-leak) when the...

Hello. There are some common issues with this car that will cause this. Most of the time, changing the oil in the transmission will help. If the fluid does not fix it, then it can be a failing clutch, as...

Hello. From what you describe it would appear that your vehicle is experiencing some sort of fuel or engine performance issues. Code P0174 is for an lean condition in engine bank 2. This can be caused by many things, however...

This may likely be a fuel supply issue such as low fuel pressure or a faulty throttle position sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/throttle-position-sensor-replacement). The throttle position sensor is a unit used to monitor the throttle position of a vehicle. This sensor relays the...

Code P0505 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0505-obd-ii-trouble-code-idle-control-system-malfunction-by-jay-safford) stands for Idle Air Control (IAC) Malfunction. Anything that affects the idle control system could be the cause. This could be anything from the IAC control circuit (PCM, wiring, etc.) to a mechanical problem such as a...

It sounds like your charging system isn't working. When you put a new battery in the car, the car will work for a few hours of driving until the battery voltage drops below a certain point. (usually around 10 volts)...

Hello. A whining sound coming from the engine in a no start condition is usually a sign of a loss of compression. A compression test must be done to determin if that is your case.A loss of compression may be...