Q: Struts are still creaking. They were replaced by your mechanic and it was recommended that I get a "noise inspection". The parts

From your description it sounds like you may have a bad pilot bearing, input shaft bearing, or release bearing. The engine noise may be a separate issue, but I would have to hear it first hand to know for sure....

Smelling gasoline on your dipstick is not a good thing, and neither is the buildup of soot on your spark plugs (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/spark-plugs-replacement). It sounds like you may have internal engine damage like a cracked or severely worn piston rings. I...

Hi there: the P0420 OBD-II Error code (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0420-obd-ii-trouble-code-catalyst-system-efficiency-below-threshold-bank-1-by-jamahl-walker) indicates that the catalytic converter is not working as efficiently as it is intended. If the voltage of the downstream oxygen sensor decreases, and begins to fluctuate like the upstream oxygen sensor,...

The parts required will depend on exactly what has failed and that, of course, is determined through both a diagnosis and an inspection upon disassembly if it turns out that the transmission has to be rebuilt. Your car has enough...

Any rubber component on a vehicle system is typically leak prone after about a 6 year lifetime particularly, for example, if you break the seal that a rubber hose in a power steering system makes to a nipple (on pump...

Your vehicle does not use a distributor cap or rotor to provide spark. Instead the ignition system is based on an individual "coil over plug" arrangement. Engine noise, of a rattling or metallic character, is a known accompaniment to Diagnostic...

You can check the basics like fuses. The fuse panel diagram and location should be in the owner's manual. However, Infiniti's basic warranty for your vehicle is 4 years or 60,000 miles - whichever comes first. By that, your vehicle...

Hello, thank you for writing in. The noise you are hearing may be a result of a wheel bearing or a shock issue. There are several tests that can be done while the vehicle is parked, and some while it...

It sounds like you may have a failing voltage regulator or failing alternator. As you may know, the alternator charges the battery while the engine runs by generating amperage and recharging the battery while the engine turns the alternator pulley....