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The belt tensioners (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-belt-tensioners-work) in your car work to ensure that there is enough tension on your serpentine belt, or other drive belts, so that everything in your engine compartment (your alternator, water pump, air conditioning compressor, etc.) operates the...

The starter relay should be located at #23 in your power distribution box. Be sure to verify this with your owner's manual. If that relay is good, you may have an ignition switch issue (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/ignition-switch-replacement). Symptoms of either can be...

For your 2001 Chrysler LHS, the inner tie rods (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/tie-rod-end-replacement) are attached to the steering gear with a retaining bolt and a lock tab. If the bolts are not torqued enough and the lock tab engaged, the bolts can back...

Hello. There could be a problem with the shifter cable or the shifter linkage from the transmission to the shifter. There also could be a problem with the slave cylinder (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/clutch-slave-cylinder-replacement), causing it to be hard to shift at times....

You will need to replace the rear stabilizer bar, bushings and brackets using a new design part number from Mazda using kit part number B3Y0-28--10X. This is a new design that will fix the noise you are having. The part...

Your symptoms are a bit in conflict. One comment suggest that there is no gas getting to the carb - in which case it should not run at all. Another comment indicates that is runs, but won't idle - and...

Rodent damaging wiring can sometimes be more extensive than first appears. Previous experience tells me that there can be more than the one wire you found damaged. Wiring throughout the engine compartment should be thoroughly inspected for damage. Not only...

Hello - this error code may be the accelerator pedal position sensor - as indicated. It also may be the throttle position sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/question/when-i-press-on-gas-pedal-it-s-not-accelerating-by-carl-p) the matching electronic component on the engine itself, which directly influences engine power, and transmission shift...

Hello, thank you for writing in. The vehicle may be experiencing one of several different issues. The first thing to consider is the quality of the replacement you purchased. Re-manufactured CV joints are not terribly uncommon. When you purchase the...