Q: My car turns in but doesn't accelerate if so once it goes up when u let it go down would never come back up but stays idled

This is a very dangerous situation as the braking system is one of the most important safety features of a vehicle. Have a brake inspection (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/brake-safety-inspection-inspection) carried out by a qualified technician such as the ones here at YourMechanic to...

Hello. If the fluid was really low, then there is a leak that needs to be found and fixed. Most of the time on this car though when the steering is hard it is because the power steering pump has...

Oil pressure in a vehicle can still be at zero even if it is full of oil. The oil pressure is developed by the oil pump located inside the engine. If the pump veins cannot develop enough pressure to lubricate...

Hello. For this issue with your 1997 Saab 900, I suggest checking the operation of the crank position sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/crankshaft-position-sensor-replacement). If the current position sensor goes bad, it won't send the parameters to the engine for it to calculate how...

Check that all fuses (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-check-fuses-by-rocco-lovetere) are good. You can try removing the electrical connector on the back of the instrument cluster and plugging it back in. Odds are, the amplifier inside the gauge cluster has failed of has poor connection....

Hey there. As you alluded, this is a sign of a bad cooling fan relay switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/cooling-fan-relay-replacement). The cooling fan relay switch comes on when the temperature reaches a certain level to help cool down the radiator. When this is...

Hi there. As you already know, replacing components without diagnoses can be expensive and time consuming without resolution. Circuit testing for the P0201 (#1 cylinder injector circuit fault) code needs to be performed to isolate the injector circuit fault (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/electric-problems-inspection)....

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Hello, and thank you for writing in. With such dramatic failures and so many opinions, it is easy to become confused and worried. Checking the oil at this point will not tell you much. Any metal shavings that have come...