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A new or nearly new car battery in most of today’s vehicles is fully charged if the voltage is at about 12.6 volts. When a battery starts to age the voltage that it can store will start to be less...
The remote vehicle start feature allows you to turn on your car from outside of the vehicle, using the remote keyless entry (RKE) transmitter. When you use the remote vehicle start, your engine will run for 10 minutes, or until...
Hi! That "sluggish starting" (slow cranking speed) is the most common symptom when a battery (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/battery-replacement) is at the end of its life. The age of your car is also just about in the normal range for how long batteries...
Hi and thanks for contacting Your Mechanic. Bad fuel or too high of a fuel rating will cause a sputter problem. Fuel that has been sitting for a while and is not regularly added by fuel trucks will have excessive...
Hi - the description for each Check Engine problem code contains the clues (https://www.yourmechanic.com/question/o2-sensor-by-andrew-t_3) : for a given code - P1647 for example - the description is "Bank 2, Sensor 1". This means the first sensor in the exhaust system...
If your vehicle is already in service, there is probably some rust and corrosion already on the underbody. Undercoating is useless on those segments because the rust will simply continue unabated once coated. There is little, if any added benefit,...
Diagnostic Trouble Code P0420 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0420-obd-ii-trouble-code-catalyst-system-efficiency-below-threshold-bank-1-by-jamahl-walker) has many, many potential causes other than faulty oxygen sensors. You can't use a diagnostic trouble code to determine whether an oxygen sensor is bad. To determine if the sensor is in fact bad, the...
Hi There, You are correct in that a this may be caused by a clogged transmission filter. This may also be caused by a faulty transmission control solenoid. As you know, automatic transmissions use pressurized hydraulic fluid to change gears....
The instrument panel has quite a few separate bulbs. You may have a circumstance where some of the bulbs are faulty and need to be replaced. If you are referring to intermittent operation though and/or gauge malfunctions, the cause could...
P2327 P2327 code definition Ignition Coil J Primary Control Circuit Low What the P2327 code means This trouble code indicates that the powertrain control module has detected a malfunction within the ignition coil circuit that is associated with it. What...