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Your seat belts are more than just pieces of fabric that buckle to hold you in place. The front seat belts are equipped with pretensioners that are designed to help enhance your safety during an accident. Essentially, the pretensioners are...
A bad wheel bearing (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/wheel-bearings-replacement) is a safety concern. I suggest you have your vehicle repaired immediately by a qualified technician. YourMechanic offers certified mechanics who will come right to your location, so you don't have to risk driving your...
Hi there. Most of the time this is due to a loss of vacuum in the engine. A loss of vacuum drastically reduces the performance of the power brakes. I typically start by checking for any vacuum leaks in the...
In order to properly test the cooling system you'll need to test the temperature at the temperature sending unit with a laser temperature tester or something equivalent. You'll also need a scanner to look at the reading to the ECM...
You are absolutely correct. If the vehicle even gets raised up off of the ground the front wheels should be shaken down to see if any play exists. This is especially true if the tires were being replaced. There is...
The tire pressure monitoring system uses pressure sensors in each tire and will turn on the light when the pressures are incorrect or the module is not getting a signal from one or more sensors. The sensors in the wheels...
When your car stalled, most likely it set one or more trouble codes in the engine ECU. Those codes can be read by a technician equipped with a Porsche appropriate scan tool. You might be able to see the problem...
If the brake noise (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/grinding-noise-when-braking-inspection) is occurring at all times, that is even without pedal application, then the caliper and/or torque plate are sticking or there is a parking brake malfunction. If the noise only occurs upon braking, it is...
Overheating can be caused by a number of things such as low coolant levels, a faulty thermostat (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/thermostat-replacement), a clogged radiator (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/radiator-replacement) or a failing coolant fan switch. As you may know the coolant fan switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/cooling-fan-relay-replacement) helps to maintain...
When When you buy a truck – even a half-ton truck like a GMC Sierra 1500 – you expect to make a trade-off between hauling capacity and fuel efficiency, right? Well, the designers and engineers at GMC don’t think that...
When When it comes to finding the right SUV for your family, it seems like there are always a lot of compromises to be made. One vehicle is so performance and off-road oriented that you can’t imagine taking your kids...
The mid-size crossover SUV category offers the comfort and size of an SUV, but on the platform of a car, giving it the look and feel of a large hatchback. The unibody construction typical of passenger vehicles is used instead...