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The engine oil pressure Warning Light is located on the instrument panel. This light illuminates when your engine’s oil pressure is below the minimum level. Operating your vehicle with an insufficient amount of oil is very dangerous, so you should...

Any "conventional" light duty vehicle manufactured in model year 2001 or later is qualified to use 15% ethanol fuel (E-15). And, of course, flex fuel vehicles can use E-15 as well. Since your vehicle was built for model year 2009,...

If the fluid level is low, or there are other faults such as a loose power steering pump drive belt, you might experience that effect, that is jerking and/or lack of smoothness in the steering feedback that you feel when...

You may have a vacuum leak in the intake air tubing between the turbo and the throttle body or mass air sensor. I would recommend having the engine checked and diagnosed by a certified mechanic from YourMechanic.

There are two to three mirrors on your vehicle that need to be adjusted so that the driver can clearly see behind and down both sides of the vehicle. Before you adjust your mirrors, you must first adjust your seating...

There is only one cam position sensor on this engine, located just in front of the oil filler cap. Testing camshaft/crankshaft sensor failures, unfortunately, often only has 2 options for testing a suspect component: Replace it with a known...

I'm assuming you're talking about the maintenance required light. If the light keeps coming back on, it means that it is not getting properly reset at the time of service. The reset procedure varies, depending on whether your vehicle is...

Hi There, Shaking or vibration may be caused by many different things such as faulty spark plugs, poor fuel pressure or misfires. Other things such as a faulty idle air control valve may cause the engine idle to drop below...

Hello. If replacing the cable did not fix the issue then the problem is likely rooted elsewhere. If the lever does not appear to be broken it may just be stuck and needs to be unjammed and lubricated. It may...

Hi there. Although it's hard to diagnose a problem remotely, I believe the root issue that may be causing most of the acceleration problems are overheating issues. Sometimes when an engine overheats, it triggers and error code to trim back...

Hi and thanks for contacting YourMechanic. For a all of the problems to occur all at once and make the cruise control and A/C quit, too, this is likely going to be a wiring issue. First check the condition...

Hi There, A number of things may cause your vehicle to go into limp mode such as engine overheating, low oil pressure and many other things that may potentially cause severe engine damage. The purpose of the limp mode feature...

Hi there. If your engine was running just fine and then after sitting for 15 minutes and then all of a sudden the engine will not start up but it cranks, then there could be an issue with the igniter...

Hi there. From the description you have given, of your vehicle's engine dieing, it could be several things. Assuming, there is no Check Engine Light on, leads me to believe, the vehicle computer is not recognizing the fault. It could...

Hey there. If after replacing all those items, the cylinder #6 misfire code remains, then there are a few other possibilities. This could possibly be a fuel injector fault. The injector can be clogged or simply worn from age and...

Hey there. There are many versions of your vehicle, so the mileage varies between 17 to 20 (combined city/highway) depending on the version. See fueleconomy.gov to determine what the rated mileage is for your version of the vehicle. The flex...

Hi there. If you are lucky this is just a bad bulb. If the bulb filament failed, the module will notice turning this light on. Most of the time, though this is a failure in the ballast for the light...

It sounds like you may have a weak battery, 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...

Hi there. I don't think that the V-Power gas has anything to do with your overheating issue. You indicated that when you turn the car off, you hear a sound as if the car is still running. That is most...

I don't believe you can sell the car without the title. You may be able to get assistance from a special power of attorney for the buyer in order to sign the title for you once they receive it. If...

It's pretty clear that your battery is dead, and your charging system is also not working. You need to put a new battery in the car and then check the charging system. Don't be fooled, once you install the new...

The Source button is located on your steering wheel. You can press this button to cycle through the available audio modes on your audio system. The order that the Source button operates in is FM1, FM2, AM, XM1 (if available),...

Hello, thank you for writing in. On your particular vehicle, the MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor is located on the firewall. This is why they refer to it as a "firewall mounted MAP sensor". The firewall is the wall between...

A common problem with your truck is that the water pump will leak. It is possible that there may be another reason your truck is leaking as well. Perhaps a coolant hose, or your radiator has sprung a leak. I...