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MY 2001 Honda civic LX with 135,000 miles has developed a very pronounced low pitched hum in the left [drivers] front side. It begins at 35-40 mph and increases with road speed. It is not related to engine speed. When I've shifted the automatic transmission from drive into neutral and coasted- the sound stays constant. Turning the wheel left or right does ...
Read Answers 5 Honda Civic owner, Wayne, asked Patty on Oct 17th
I think my 2007 Chevy cobalt might be low on transmission fluid. My car sometimes slightly slips out of gear. Also,the temperature stays hot all the time at 207 degrees. I was told I need to add some antifreeze to my water and that will help with the transmission. Is that true? I did not see any signs of fluid leaking or water under the hood or car. Do a ...
Read Answers 3 Chevrolet Cobalt owner, Quinton, asked Patty on Oct 17th
My Chevrolet Cobalt started sputtering and cut off tonight in a fast food parking lot. it tries to start but it acts like it is out of fuel. I just put half a tank of gas in it. when i turn on the key it makes a loud noise for a minute then stops. Was their a recall on the fuel pumps for my 2007 Chevy Cobalt LS and if so how do i go about getting it fixed? ...
Read Answers 3 Chevrolet Cobalt owner, Carrie Smith, asked Patty on Oct 17th
My Toyota 4Runner needs new tires. What is a good all season tire?
Read Answers 0 Toyota 4Runner owner, Bobby Trevino, asked Patty on Oct 14th
With my Dodge Caravan, when I have my headlights on and am making a left hand turn with blinker on it, sounds like it is going to short out. Now I'm noticing that my brake light is also coming on periodically. What could be the problem?
Read Answers 3 Dodge Caravan owner, Shannon, asked Patty on Oct 10th
For the last couple of weeks, every time I stop at a stop light or stop sign, my Chevy Trailblazer idles very rough. It feels like it's going to stall (does the little shudder thing that cars do right before they stall), but it hasn't ever stalled, yet. I was hoping it was bad gas, so I let the gas run down and filled it up with premium and put in some ...
Read Answers 5 Chevrolet Trailblazer owner, Stacey, asked Patty on Oct 9th
My beautiful black interior of my VW Jetta is something like leather (sort of synthetic I think). I use a sunscreen that has gotten on the steering wheel and other areas of the interior and a few places on the pretty silver exterior. It's the white residue from the sunblock filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. The manufacturer is Banana Boat. How ...
Read Answers 1 Volkswagen Jetta owner, Laura Lee, asked Patty on Oct 8th

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