Q: Why would my engine be making a rattling noise and hard slow vibrations

The bottom of the gear shifter tube attached to the shifter cable and when you move the shifter it moves the shift cable. On these vehicles they may have a few different issues like the shift tube broke, the bottom...

Hello. Problems such as these can be caused by many things. Anything ranging from a bad vacuum leak, to a faulty idle air control valve (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/idle-control-valve-replacement) will cause symptoms such as these. As engine performance problems can many times be...

Hey there. It's quite possible for some water or degreaser to be shorting a connection, but it should hopefully dry out eventually. Pull a spark plug (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/spark-plugs-replacement) and check for spark. If none, check the ignition module, then ignition connections...

The door handles on this vehicle are electronic. There may be a fault in communication with the handle and the vehicle or worn contacts inside the door handle sending false signals and causing your concerns. Being an AMG model, the...

You may have a dirty or failing idle air control valve. The idle air control valve reads the air intake as it is mixed with fuel prior to being injected into the engine at low speeds and at idle. Since...

Hello - No, welding the harmonic balancer to the crankshaft is not a good idea for at least 2 reasons. Welding the balancer hub to the crankshaft will damage or reverse the benefits of heat-treatment to the crankshaft itself -...

If your Hyundai model is equipped with auto dimming headlights (the Hyundai Smart High Beam System), please see the operating instructions on page 3-110 at this link to the Hyundai Owner's Manual (https://www.hyundaiusa.com/myhyundaicontent/Data/teamsite/doc/glovebox-manuals/2017/ELANTRA/2017_hyundai_elantra_om.pdf). If those instructions do not resolve the...

You should have the power steering scanned for codes to see if the electric power steering pump and accumulator are in need of replacement.

The cause behind diagnostic trouble code P0171 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0171-obd-ii-trouble-code-system-too-lean-bank-1-by-andrew-quinn) is easiest to find by looking at the secondary firing patterns on the Bank one cylinders. That will confirm if the too lean condition, that has caused the code to set, affects...