Q: What type of maintenance is needed for child seats and seat belts?

Your car has two main types of pulleys, crank pulleys and accessory pulleys. The crank pulley delivers motion to the other pulleys by means of either a serpentine belt or a v-belt, and they in turn activate the accessories in...

If your car is equipped with it, the Overdrive Cancel and Grade Assist system is designed to help with driving on steep grades and in other treacherous conditions. If the light is on in your dash, it means that the...

Hi. I'm not well versed in golf carts, but I did find a diagram online that shows the test you're talking about. With the cart turned off, there should be no continuity between any of the switch posts. When you're...

It is possible that a fuse may have blown. I have experienced this situation several times with Volkswagen cars over the years. I would ask for help from one of the mechanics at YourMechanic. They can come to you and...

Hello. It sounds like your time delay in the control module is not working. It may also be a short in the switch (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-headlight-switch) but that is not as likely. The retained power relay may be failing or the control...

If the battery is going dead after a couple of days then you have an issue with something drawing the battery down (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-to-diagnose-a-car-battery-drain_2). A battery that is low may not be able to start the engine since the starter will...

All three problems may be related. You will have to get the computer scanned (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-is-the-on-board-diagnostics-obd-system) to see if you have a bad speed sensor. The speed sensor will sense the speed in which you are going; the computer will use...

Hi there - this sounds like the door lock actuator (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-door-lock-actuator) has failed. This a common failure over the years, especially with high-use doors like the front ones. I recommend a car door lock actuator replacement (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/door-lock-actuator-replacement) performed by a...

Hello, thank you for writing in. There is a possibility that the cooling passages can become clogged with old coolant, or a "stop-leak" type of product meant to seal leaks in the cooling system. The system completely depends on the...