Troubleshooting Car Problems

What can be a more frustrating experience than a car that won't start, or an engine that stalls midway leaving you with no clue about what to do. The next time your car refuses to start, or if you sense some trouble with it, follow these simple steps to troubleshooting car problems before calling for your car mechanic or towing service. This article discusses some common car problems, diagnosis and troubleshooting tips...
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John I have white and blue smoke coming out of my engine. Do I need a new head or just the gasket? 11/17/2009
Patty Headlights, power locks, interior lights and dashboard lights stopped working out of the blue. The radio, windshield wipers, hazard lights, turn signals all still work. What could have happened? 11/8/2009
Andy car won't start and window won't go down or up and the electric locks will not lock or unlock when car will not start. 10/11/2009
Alan HELP! Electric door locks "flutter" (cycle open and closed): 2003 PT Cruiser 10/10/2009
Sandy ABS and TCS lights came on when driving down the road, no noise, car stops fine. 2000 Honda Oddasey, any help? 10/1/2009
neilbovey car will not go over 20 miles an hour-dodge intrepid 2.7 liter 9/19/2009
Franco I think this is a great tools to have around if you like to work on your car or wold like to nknow wath is wrong with it before taking it to the mechanic. 9/2/2009
brian 2.3 ford trouble shooting boat motor it ran good for about 20 minutes then started cutting out then it would hit but not idle and now doesnt run at all 8/30/2009
brian 2.3 ford trouble shooting 8/30/2009
david.kapple I HAVE 2002 DODGE STRATUS , THE ENGINE CRANKS WON"T
START I PUT NEW COIL, SPARK PLUG PVC VALVE AND BATTERY CHECK GOOD ANY IDEAS. IT"S 4CYL DOHC X ENGINE.
8/30/2009
david.kapple I HAVE 2002 DODGE STRATUS , THE ENGINE CRANKS WON"T
START I PUT NEW COIL, SPARK PLUG PVC VALVE AND BATTERY CHECK GOOD ANY IDEAS.
8/30/2009
Billy my 94'ram 2500 5.9l will start and run for 20 min then shut off. I have to wait for 30 min to start and run for another 20 min 8/23/2009
tonio car was running fine let go of the gas and car dies. wont turn on, wont even crank. but lights and radio still on whats wrong 91 HONDA CRX si 1.6 7/10/2009
o.brownsr engine cranks but won;t start 7/3/2009
christy I have a 96 dodge ram 1500 and when I am coming to stop my truck keeps dieing. It's fine all the time but when I have the rmps at or above 2000 then let off the gas it seems to want to die. The rmps will go almost to 0 and sometimes it dies and sometimes it doesnt. Does anyone know what is wrong with my truck 6/9/2009
eric i have a 93 mercury tracer it has a hesition problem 5/25/2009
evan almighty i have a 1993 chev camaro RS v-6 that i am told that the security system needs reprogrammed. how do we do that? thanks 5/25/2009
eric i have 2 leak codes they are po442 and po455 but i cant find it any ideas will help 5/10/2009
Dennis 96 saturn after starting and running for 15 min. it dies and wont start. 4/19/2009
luis l car motor does not turn, its seem lock up 4/18/2009
Todd 98 DODGE DURANGO driving kids to school and it just died. New fuel pump assembly $295, New cap and rotor $25, Gas $25, and it still does not start. Any suggestions on what to replace next. 4/11/2009
shakil good and benificial information 4/8/2009
anna mad plume i have a 2003 pt cruiser and i had no problems till today when i went to start it i had a dead battery. got a jump for it and it started took mt foor off the feeder and it quit and now it wont start. i noticed that all the gauges were going crazy and the clock keep blinking what do you think it is. and the lights were dim 4/5/2009
anna mad plume i have a 2003 pt cruiser and i had no problems till today when i went to start it i had a dead battery. got a jump for it and it started took mt foor off the feeder and it quit and now it wont start. i noticed that all the gauges were going crazy and the clock keep blinking what do you think it is. 4/5/2009
heather i have a 1993 suburban 4wd and it turns over but does not start . there is no sound other than fuel pump, all the dash lights and gauges...? 3/3/2009
alex transmission wont work in reverse put it in r van goes forward 3/1/2009
kyle have a question on a 89 ford probe 2/18/2009
daniel shuts off when put in park 2/17/2009
venugopal how to salvage and re use fuel injectors in diesel engines
pl reply my mail and oblige
1/17/2009
johnny white 2003 chevrolet impala will not start . lights blink on and off several times than stop . also making a clicking noise 11/17/2008
saad j DOOGE GRAND CARAVAN 2003 WITH CODE p0134 9/7/2008
Kevin Air bag light go on and off 8/24/2008
katie looney when you are driving,and when you began to stop to turn,the car cut off,or when you take your foot off the gas pump the car cut off 7/28/2008
Benz useless. just about every 'diagnosis' is followed with instructions to take it to a mechanic. could have saved a lot of time and text by saying "if anything out of the ordinary is happening with your car, take it to a mechanic." 6/22/2008
Rosa and James I want to know where the horn relay is on a 1995 chevy baretta.
2.2? the problem is the horn will not blow, but we took the horn out and tested it and it worked fine. what can we do?
5/24/2008
mustafa hi please tell me what is the problem when the car is running it means working will be turn off automatically 5/6/2008
mustafa hi ,if the car is turned off during the operation please tell me what is the problem 4/17/2008
miriam i have a 1995 oldsmobile cutlas supreme with a 3.1 engine. why would there be a tacking sound coming from the ac compressor 4/8/2008
mai i have a 94 firebird im geting no spark to eng at all put new batt in still
wont turn help!
3/28/2008
ANTONIO RAMOS dodge stealth 3.0 l not spark 3/14/2008
joseph my transmision stays in first gear a long time before it changes 3/5/2008
cowboy my jeep uses alot of gas 2/18/2008
jeremy i have a 1987 s10 blazer 4wd and the shifter for the 4wd wont go back in to 2wd 2/11/2008
joel good article on odors! 1/28/2008
Louise Very short and simple. Thanks! 1/14/2008
Paulette I have a 200 Doge Grand Caravan and when I had the oil checked yesterday they found the air filter half soaked with oil. What could the problem be? 1/11/2008
Mary My car starts but won't shift out of park. Simply won't budge. Does anyone know what the problem is? 12/2/2007
Bill answered my question.
Thanks
8/29/2007
JR gas problems 8/27/2007
Kristy rain water seeping in car 8/21/2007
Elaine Gates right front tire sqells. 8/5/2007
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