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Hi there - your Fiat "automatic" transmission is actually a 6-speed, dual-clutch manual transmission, with some rather sophisticated electronics and actuators attached to it. These boxes are notoriously complicated, with incredible complexity in the transmission controllers themselves. Your controller is...

You can customize the audio controls to make the sound system ideal for your ears. The controls that you can personalize are Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fade. Adjusting these controls only takes a few seconds: 1. Press the Setup button....

Hello. This commonly happens on this vehicle for a number of reasons. Most of the time, it is because of a battery voltage loss. It can also happen if one of the sensors are not reading correctly. When either of...

The engine has 4 motor mounts. A left, right, front and rear of the engine. The transmission also uses the rear engine mount and crossmember mounts.

Hello - your Toyota does not have a timing belt that requires replacement periodically. It has a timing chain, lubricated by engine oil, that lasts for much longer. Changing your engine oil and filter regularly is your best maintenance for...

If you only replaced the brake pads and not the rotors or drums (if equipped in the rear), then you may look at getting them replaced or resurfaced. If you are getting squealing only when you push on the brakes...

This problem may be related to a dirty or faulty idle air control valve. This valve is a unit that reads the air intake as it is mixed with fuel, prior to being injected into the motor. The computer then...

Hello, I would doubt that you have a vapor lock problem. A vapor lock problem usually only occurs when temperatures get hot enough to make the fuel near the pump vaporize. This is not your problem because the car is...

Hi there. when the white smoke appeared under the hood and there was a large puddle under the radiator, then the radiator hose may have blown off. This would be caused by excessive heat or excessive pressure. If the cooling...

Hi there. There is a short in the switch to the interior lights causing the fuse box to burn fuses and make the car not start up. If you need further assistance with your electrical system, then seek out a...

Many cars and trucks now have plastic intake manifolds and I believe your F150 is one of them. They crack, it's a simple fact of life. The plastic is pretty good, much better than the plastics of decades ago, but...

Hi Levalle. Thanks for contacting us tonight. Since your car is 2017, you should contact your Ford dealership first to let them know about this issue. Having a third-party mechanic suggest or complete any repairs would likely void any warranty....

Hi There, What you are describing is a common sign of a dirty or failing idle air control valve. The idle air control valve is a small valve on the engine's intake system that reads the air intake as it...

The first thing to check is the transmission fluid level. If fluid level is okay, then the most likely problem causing a poor reverse engagement is low fluid pressure in the transmission. This could be caused by a worn pressure...

Hello and thank you for contacting YourMechanic. Check the ground wire from the main engine to frame ground to the right side engine mount. If this wire is corroded or loose, this will cause the engine to loose power on...

Hello, thank you for writing in. If the switch is missing, and the electrical connections are not jumped (connected to each other without the switch in the middle), then the airbag circuit is open and it will not be active....

Either the latch has failed on your truck, or the hood release cable is stretched. Often the hood can be released from underneath with a pair of pliers. Then the latch or cable can be properly repaired. A professional, such...

Depending on where you were hit, I wonder if you might have damaged the air intake such that your car is having too much trouble breathing to go really fast. Another possibility is that you might have dislodged an air...

Hi. This could be a problem with the mass air flow sensor, throttle position, fuel pump, or idle air control valve. The mass air flow sensor is a common cause of a problem like this it could be dirty or...

If the window is not rolling up, but you can hear the motor turning, it is likely that the window regulator has failed. This particular vehicle uses a regulator to lower and raise the window, that has the motor integrated...

The fuel injection fuel regulator is leaking fuel into the intake when you are running and causing excessive fuel to get into the engine and this is the reason you smell gas fumes from the tail pipe. The fuel regulator...

When the engine is cold, the viscosity of the oil is higher along with the internal bearing clearances in the engine. As the engine warms both the viscosity of the oil lowers and the engine bearing clearances can increase dropping...

Hi there. It really depends on what was removed with the Toyota factory alarm that would pinpoint the source of the sound you are hearing now. In some cases, a mechanic will simply pull a fuse that powers the alarm...

Although it is a little cumbersome, you could try to rule in or out a fault in the fuel delivery system by having an assistant quickly introduce "starter fluid" into the intake right at the point (very quickly, of course)...