Q: Is it safe to take my car on a 200 mile drive if it has a leak in the vacuum system?

There are many gears that your truck can be shifted into. These gears tell the car whether to drive, stay still, or move. To put your vehicle into gear. Hold down the brake pedal. Start the vehicle. Move the gearshift...

While your roof rack might give you the ability to carry extra cargo strapped to the top of the car, you have to adjust it properly. It can hold up to 100 pounds, but it needs to be distributed properly....

First try and open the gas cap to relieve any vacuum in the fuel system. Make sure you are not out of fuel. Double check the fuel relay is seated properly. If your Check Engine Light is on, then have...

Hello. If the rubber O-ring keeps burning off then it may be possible that the engine is running too hot. I would check to see if any heat shields (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/heat-shield-replacement) or similar components are out of place, or if the...

Hi there. From my experience with this vehicle the issue is almost always a failure in the throttle body (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/throttle-body-replacement). It is very common for the throttle body to have an intermittent failure and for it to run like this....

Hello and thank you for contacting YourMechanic. PCM's typically fail (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-engine-control-module-ecm) for one of two reasons: voltage overloads (often due to a short in a solenoid or actuator circuit) or environmental factors (corrosion, thermal stress or vibration). If water gets...

Hi there. The oxygen sensor still detects rich/lean, regardless of how the mixture is calculated, and sends "lean it down" or 'richen it up" signals to engine management. If engine management is out of range on the combination of signals...

Hi there. The slip indicator light could be on for a numerous items. The main items that is causing your rpm's to fluctuate are the camshaft position sensor (CPS) and the idle air control valve (IAC). The CPS will cause...

I would take the vehicle to another shop and ask them to check the lateral run-out of both the tires and the wheels. Lateral run-out is the side to side motion. Wheels that are slightly bent or out of round,...