Q: How does the rearview monitor work when backing up or down a hill?

Your car has a lot of advanced features. One of those is the Belt-Minder® system. Basically, it’s designed to track seat belt use in your car and alert you to potential problems, keeping you and your passengers safer. The Belt-Minder®...

Hi there. Sometimes an engine will tick when it's first starting due to a lack of lubrication on top of the motor. The ticking sound is commonly caused by opening and closing valves or rocking arms. This could mean the...

If this is happening primarily at stop lights, it may be related to a dirty or faulty idle air control valve (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/idle-control-valve-replacement). This is a unit in your car's intake system that monitors the flow of air into the engine...

If you are trying to turn the crankshaft while the timing chain is off, you may have an open valve that is hitting a piston. This can be a big deal and you can damage the valve if you try...

When you were told to replace the resistor or the transistor the person that told you did not know if you had manual or automatic a/c. Your car will have a blower resistor for manual a/c blower controls and a...

Hello. The symptoms you describe can be caused by a few different things, possibly two separate issues. The first thing I would do is check the vehicle's fuses to make sure that none of them are blown out. It may...

Hello - control arms (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-buy-a-good-quality-control-arm-assembly) usually have 2 bushings, but sometimes only 1 - depends on the suspension design. If you could provide the year, make and model of the vehicle, and whether it is for the front or rear...

When the engine was overheated you must of blown the head gasket to the engine and coolant getting into the oil of the engine can damage the bearings of the engine. You should have the head removed and checked for...

Hi Rebecca. Thanks for reaching out to us tonight. When a vehicle stalls and loses electrical power like you've described, it can be very tricky to diagnose, since there are so many possible sources. In many cases, this can be...