Q: Leaking antifreeze

Having a car that won’t start or unlock can be frustrating. Since you might have two or three different concerns, I will answer them in order that they were presented. Let's start with the car randomly shutting down. Does your...

Is this noise coming from inside as if from the column itself? Or is the noise coming from under your hood in the engine area? Do you hear it under the car? When you turn your steering wheel it is...

Low power steering fluid is often the cause of this. If your fluid is low, you could have a leak in the pump or a hose. If your fluid is full, a pump that is not developing enough pressure or...

Hello. It sounds like your cam timing (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/camshaft-position-sensor-replacement) may still be off or there may be another issue. I would typically do a compression test (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-do-a-compression-test-by-robert-tomashek) first. If the compression is low on only a couple of cylinders, then you...

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...

Hello - the smell and "hot" symptoms you describe suggest your rear brake is dragging on that rear wheel. This could be an emergency brake cable which is not releasing (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-parking-brake-release-cable), or a frozen brake cylinder or caliper. I recommend...

Hello Mary, thank you for writing in. The vehicle will need to be inspected before we know what needs to be done. Most of the time, the engine can be repaired, overhauled or rebuilt, or replaced (worst case scenario). An...

Hi there. If the VSA light is coming on and shutting off but does not come back on until the next start, then this is a normal condition as the light is telling the drive that the VSA system is...

Hi There, It sounds like you may have some burnt clutch plates that may be causing the clutch slipping (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/clutch-is-not-working-inspection). Your clutch is essentially a spinning disk attached to the transmission's input shaft (the shaft that feeds power into the...