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By December 8, 2006 0 Comments Read More →

2003 Chevy Truck Speedometer Jumps Around

I have a 2003 Chevy. Crew cab with 350 V8 engine. The speedometer is erratic (it is not bouncing around). Sometimes it reads slower then I’m going and sometimes it reads faster. What is wrong? Thank You for any help you can give.

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1999 Honda Accord Check Engine Light is On – Evaporative Fuel System Fault

When my daughter tries to put fuel in the tank of her 1999 Honda Accord, the back pressure from the tank causes the fuel nozzle to shut off. It happens at different gas stations. The car’s Check Engine Light has been on and the mechanic turns it off but says that there’s a problem with the fuel vapor recovery system on this model. Got any suggestions?

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By December 5, 2006 0 Comments Read More →

2001 Dodge Neon Battery Goes Down After Sitting 2 Days

I bought a 2001 Dodge Neon SE and when I don’t use it for 2 days in a row I find my battery drained and there isn’t enough juice to start the car. Could you please tell me what is draining the battery while the car is parked?

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2002 Dodge Stratus Engine Will Not Turn Over Or Start

I have a 2002 Dodge Stratus and it suddenly will not start. I had the starter checked and it was ok. The battery and alternator checked out ok also. The engine will not turn over at all. what do I do?

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Ford Truck Engine Miss and Check Engine Light On

I’m hoping you can help me. My truck (97 Ford F150 2wd 6cyl w/ 75,000mi) has been hesitating, and last week, it misfired and set off my check engine light. I replaced the plugs and wires (It has coils, not cap and rotor) and erased the code to reset the check engine light. The plugs were worn, and one wire had been damaged pretty badly, so I figured that had been the problem. It seemed like it was running fine at first, but then as I pushed it hard to climb a hill it began missing again, and the check engine light came back on. I check all the connections, and everything seems secure. I don’t know what else it could be. It seems to run smooth until I have to accelerate quickly, or climb a hill. Any ideas on what to try next?

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1997 Ford Mustang Oil Pressure Gauge Fluctuates as I Drive

Hello I have a 1997 Mustang 3.8L Manual Transmission, The problem I’m having with it is that when I start driving everything is fine the needle stays in the center of the oil pressure gauge, but after about 15 mins of driving, when I’m stopping and down shifting the gears the needle on the oil pressure guage starts to fluctuate and when I’m stopped the oil pressure guage takes a dive to show no oil pressure at all, When I start to drive again the pressure returns to normal and stays normal when up shifting the gears. I’ve checked the oil level, Recently had the oil changed.

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Buick Regal Engine Looses Power and Bog Downs at Higher RPM

OK heres my brain buster. i have a 93 buick regal. me and my wife have had it since 93. kept up with the tune up oil changes etc. etc.. well when i drive me car at roughly 3200 rpm the car losses power. almost like i took my foot of the gas peddle. and the peddle gets a little stiff about half way pressed down. i have had my gas lines checked. most of my vacuum lines are new, and the other were checked out and OK. my coil pack is putting out a good spark. i changed my o2 sensor and i changed my TPS. and i gave it a tune up a few months ago. also the exhaust is new from the CAT back. and in the summer i had my radiator flush and trans flush. now heres the brain buster. i have had a scanner on it and it is showing no codes at all. if you can at least point me in the right direction. I would be really great full. because the car has really been maintained from day one and i would hate to sell it.

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1998 GMC Safari Van Odometer Light Flashes and Transmission Shifts Funny

While driving on the freeway, the illumination for the odometer and gear shift position on my 1998 Safari began dimming then brightening again. Soon the transmission began downshifting to 3rd then back to drive. After a mile or so everything went back to normal and I drove the last 85 miles home. In the morning the car started fine, but the area of the odometer was dim and then went blank. While driving the transmission never never seemed to shift to drive and might have simply stayed in one gear (3rd I think)the whole time. After stopping the car and turning it off I could get the lighted odometer area to again be luminated as I turned the key on, but as soon as I started the car it went blank again.

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Honda Dealership Refuses to Honor Warranty On Manual Transmission Failure

I am currently battling my dealership because I am 1700 miles over my warrantee and my manual transmission went up. They are saying that they can’t help me because I did not use there dealership for routine maintenance and they are accusing the shop that I used of dumping the transmission fluid. I find this hard to believe because I had my oil changed a month before the transmission went up and the car was driving fine for 3 weeks. However, the Honda dealership had my car for 2 weeks before they supposedly diagnosed the problem. My question is: is it possible to drive a Honda with a manual transmission for weeks without transmission fluid? People are telling me that the car would not have gone into gear without this fluid in place.

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Honda CRX Engine is Overheating Brown Stuff in Overflow Tank?

1991 Honda CRX overheating in cold weather. Brown stuff in overflow tank and the radiator sucks up anything I put in it what is wrong with it?

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