Q: My steering wheel and my seat used to adjust automatically when I started my car and has stopped working all of a sudden 2005 Mercedes CLK500

The first thing to check is if the coolant is low. This car is known to have a problem with the radiator leaking coolant (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/coolant-is-leaking-inspection) on the sides and may have leaked most of the coolant out. This is why...

If you suspect that your upper control arm (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-control-arm-assembly) is not bad, it's best to get a second opinion to be sure. When I diagnose vehicles, I am sure to explain my findings to the customer and let them know...

Hello. Most of the time, this is caused by a failure in the transmission. It may be as simple as a low or contaminated fluid (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/transmission-fluid-service). I usually check the fluid and change it if it is bad. If the...

Hi, thanks for writing in. In order to know what is causing the lights to come on, you would need to have the ABS module scanned to see what codes are stored. You could be low on brake fluid or...

Hi there. Why was the cam position sensor replaced? Was there a code stored, check engine light on? If the rough idle and stall started after the sensor replacement, try putting the old sensor back in and recheck the operation....

Your anti-theft light is blinking due to the theft system is activated and will not allow the vehicle to start. The code 16 is not something that is used by mechanics in the field but was used by engineers in...

Hello. If the battery is good then chances are that the starter is the problem. I would usually go to the starter wires and test them to see if there is power when trying to start it. If there is...

Hi There, Overheating with the AC on is generally caused by a couple of possibilities. When the AC compressor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/ac-compressor-replacement) is beginning to fail, this may incur an increased load on the motor as it works harder than usual to...

The basic condition of the engine can be verified through a cylinder compression test. If the compression in each cylinder is within factory spec., there is not too much variance across cylinders, and you are not using more than a...