Q: Would locked calipets cause lack of acceleration

Engine inspections are an integral part of any engine repair or diagnostics visit. They can also be a separate visit to get a general condition of an engine, like in a pre-purchase inspection (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/pre-purchase-car-inspection) or a safety check inspection (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/75-point-safety-inspection)....

The vanity mirrors are located on the sun visors. To access the mirrors, fold down the sun visors, and pull up on the mirror cover, which is on the opened face of the visor.

Hi. From my experience with this car, this is typically caused by a failing AC compressor. The compressor on this vehicle is a common failure and it typically starts to make a loud squeaking or rattling noise. If the noise...

If your radiator was leaking, there are good chances that your engine overheated. Not knowing the vehicle history on the frequency of oil changes can make it difficult to diagnose over the internet. Oil changes should be performed every 3,000...

This sounds like the transmission is slipping. I recommend having a transmission mechanic diagnose the slipping by checking transmission pressures, checking for trouble codes (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-is-the-on-board-diagnostics-obd-system), or checking for any solenoids that are not letting it shift.

Thanks for writing in about your 2002 Isuzu Trooper. The rough idle may be due to the fuel injection system being dirty or having an engine vacuum leak causing a lean condition. The hard shifting and shuttering with the chirping...

Hi there. The engine has valve guide oil seals that prevents oil puddling up onto the valve and allowing the valve to suck in the oil. The valve guide seals are leaking (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/smoke-from-engine-or-exhaust-inspection) too much and causing excessive oil to...

This may be related to a failing catalytic converter or potentially a dirty or failing idle air control valve. The idle air control valve reads the air intake as it enters the motor and relays this information to the computer...

Hi there. The symptom you're describing - where you've got no spark or fuel is typically caused by a relay (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/main-relay-computer-fuel-system-replacement) or main fuse box issue. I've seen this before on VW's and Audi's, where a main relay is shorting...