Q: Steering wheel shuddering when turning

If you are playing an MP3 or WMA disc, then you can easily select a file to play: 1. Press the selector knob until it displays a folder list. 2. Rotate the selector knob to choose a folder. 3. Press...

Hello! The most common oil leak on a BMW inline six is the gasket between the engine block and the oil filter housing. The alternator must be removed to provide access to the oil filter housing. Once the gasket is...

Hello. There are multiple possibilities here. There could be a vacuum leak to the engine (which affects timing, mixture, etc.) all of which kick in when under a load (vs. idling). Also, check ignition timing, especially ignition advance mechanisms, for...

Hello and thank you for contacting Your Mechanic. With the symptom of the engine being jerky and the engine computer system is not picking up anything, then you have a problem with the engine mounts. If the engine mounts are...

Hi there: The orange wrench light is typically a service due notification; that lets a car owner know that routine maintenance needs to be performed. The fact you're having serious driving issues like this with this error light appearing as...

Hello there. What you're describing is typically an indicator of a broken ignition lock cylinder (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-replace-an-ignition-lock-cylinder-by-timothy-charlet). The ignition lock cylinder is located inside the assembly or lock body that is often welded onto the steering column. Most of the time,...

Hi there. If you have had a rodent living in your engine compartment, there could be multiple issues as rodents tend to chew through just about everything. It is possible that the rodent could have damaged the vacuum pump, but...

Hi there. White smoke coming from the exhaust is an indicator of coolant being mixed with the engine oil and being burned in the combustion chamber. Typically a blown head gasket will cause this to occur, or a crack in...

The problem is in the parking brake mechanism or rear caliper assembly if rear disk brakes. You may need to release rear brake shoes by turning rear adjuster through rear backing plate to get drum off to find out what...