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The Base Message Center is a helpful tool when looking at how your vehicle is performing. For your convenience, you can change the Language of the Base Message Center to meet your needs. To change the language of the message...
It is not good to hold the steering all the way to the left or right against the stops. This can stress the power steering components. Some shaking at the stops can be normal. I would ask for help from...
After the tire is plugged, you can spray soapy water on the area to make sure the leak has actually stopped. Any air escaping will cause bubbles. Either situation whether driving on a plugged tire or spare (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/spare-tire-installation) for a...
If the engine is not cranking, that is the starter motor is not engaging the flywheel and turning the engine over, that doesn't implicate the ignition system (e.g., ignition coil(s)). A possible cause of your no start condition is the...
If the exhaust has been smoking heavily for some time, a plugged catalytic converter would possibly account for at least some of the difficulty you are describing. But, that diagnosis is speculative. You could do a quick check on intake...
For the dashboard loosing everything every now and then would be a loose wire - typically a loose ground on the wiring harness or the wire to the chassis. For the power steering issue, either the electronic assist is shutting...
There are a few reasons that a caliper piston might fail to retract and there is also the possibility that the heat is being generated by a failing wheel bearing. If the issue is brake related, pressure in the line...
This may be related to a faulty blower motor or blower motor relay. Occasionally, the blower motor itself will wear out or become faulty working intermittently as the brush contacts inside the motor wear out. The blower motor relay (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/blower-motor-relay-replacement)...
This suggests your power steering pump may be failing or you have a leak elsewhere in one of the power steering lines. The power steering (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/power-steering-fluid-is-leaking-inspection) system operates on very high pressurized hydraulic pressure (in some cases as much as...