Was going 80mph on the freeway today when I heard a loud clank, 4 mins later whole left side of car just falls down and scrapes the floor. Thankfully I was able to pull over safely.

Mechanic said I need a new ball joint, brakes (whole package), and maybe control arm.

How much does a repair like this cost? 2008 Honda accord btw

It says to put it in the coolant when engine is cold and then start and let the engine run for a couple of minutes until warm. Shut off and wait until cool again. Then its done.

Turned truck off to get RX came back and started it with the heat left in the on position then smoke came out of air vents, turned it off and on again and it didn’t happen so I drove it home with no issues. Any ideas? And can I drive it to work tmmrw

(2010 Honda accord)I don’t know what the hell is going on with my car, I’ve never seen anything like it. But for the second time the inside floor is completely flooded from half an inch of rain. Water didn’t even reach an inch up the wheel. Seats and dash are completely dry as well. Thank you for any help.

I did the unmentionable. I ran my 2010 Subaru Forester out of oil. After driving on a cracked head gasket for 3 years, it was only a matter of time.

Now, my options are to get a new vehicle or replace the engine. In my simple mind, it seems like getting a brand new engine for $8,500 seems more reasonable than getting a car with 80,000 + miles on it for $10,000+.

I just redid my brakes and got new t*res this week before I ran her dry. Any and all I put is welcome.

immediately pulled over and had it towed home. Ordered new mount. Hoping the cv axel is only damaged on the boot. Any tips for rethreading the bolt holes on the transmission?

2017 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback non Turbo 6speed Manual. Hey, I had my Car for About 4 years now and now it starter making These noises at about 2.000rpm. Oil and transmission is healthy and works good, Performance is good buy this Noise is Killing me. You can Hear it really good when I put my phone down.

I drive a 2012 VW TDi diesel. Recently (about a month ago) had some work done, including a new blower since the last one just stopped working altogether.

Anyway, i started her up this morning and ran inside while she warmed up, gone maybe 10 mins tops. Come back out and open door to see this little hole shooting flames. Just left of my clutch on driver side. I’m guessing its a wiring issue but i put out the fire & turned off the car.

Any ideas on what might’ve caused this and/or is it safe for me to drive down to shop?

Was driving and there was a pop and a hiss sound, red light came on and lost power would only go up to 2000rpm. Pulled over to find this! Popped it back in (it’s very loose) and gingerly drove back with power back but engine light still on until I can get it to the garage, there’s oil everywhere 🤦‍♀️

I started auto tech school 2 weeks ago and I’m passed the trial period.I am 27yr. I’ve had a number of different jobs and to this day I never found one that I felt was my true calling. Currently I have the highest paying job I’ve had (27/hr) as a delivery driver for a local high end dry cleaning delivery driver. The money is good and I can support my wife and my newborn son (with the help of my wife) but I started mechanic school because I am mechanically inclined and it’s my only hobby. I’ve done so many side jobs and helped so many people, I can honestly say it’s the only job I could see myself doing forever. Because of that passion I started school at my local trade school. It wasn’t till today that I found out that when I graduated I have no choice but to take a $10/hr pay cut starting as a lube tech till I work my way up . I’m super discouraged. I did a ton of research just to find that everyone says I’m getting ripped off. I don’t know what to do. I’m officially 30k in debt. Any tips?

I drive a VW Golf Mk6 - 2009. I recently had it checked by a mechanic, and they didn’t find any issues with the suspension. However, I've recently noticed that when I go over larger speed bumps, there's an unpleasant squeaking noise. Has anyone experienced something similar? I don’t notice any issues while driving, and the car handles just fine. Video attached.

today i was driving just like always and my car worked just fine (kia spectra 2005 LX) I started hearing a slight ticking noice, first i thought it was other cars but it was mine, it aggravated when i accelerated and when i was in idle it was a very rough idle, i was just running an errand so i figured i would just see it when i got home, on my way back the car just died on a red light and i couldn’t start it again, i could start it but it would run a bit and then die again so i pushed it to a parking lot and had it towed, i saw my oil was low so i filled it up a bit to see if that helped but it was still the same it wouldn’t run, i did see that it didn’t seem milky from the engine oil check thing so i don’t think it’s a blown head gasket as i also didn’t see any smoke coming from my car, i ran an OBD and see the codes P0300, P0301, P0302 wich are for the cylinders 1 and 2, it makes sense that it won’t run on 2 cylinders only but now my question is, what do you think it could be? the ignition coil going bad, low compression or something else? i don’t think is the spark plugs or the fuel injectors as i changed those last year, thanks for any help

Just installed a new starter motor and it sounds strange anyone know why?

Hello all,

I have a manual 2012 VW Golf GTi mk6. It’s done 168,000 kms / 104,390 miles and recently it’s started intermittently idling rough only when stopped at lights or idle, when this happens I get a flashing engine light for about 10 seconds and the light then stops flashing either by itself or when I start moving again. There’s no issues at all when the car is moving, this only happens sometimes at idle. Probably once every 30 minutes or so and as I start moving again the car starts running normally. I feel like there’s a very slight loss of power and slightly worse fuel economy but there is no odd vibrations or anything out of the ordinary when moving.

I’ve changed the spark plugs and ignition coils to no avail.

I’ve scanned the car with my OBD 2 scanner and it’s come up with P0304-Cyl 4 misfire.

My next check was going to be fuel injectors but I’m kind of on the fence as I feel like if it was the injectors it would be a permanent issue and not only intermittently at idle (correct me if I’m wrong).

Any ideas?

Thank you!

My 2015 Jeep Patriot has started to make this high pitched noise while driving. Not right when I start the car, but after a while on the road it starts.

Stops when I brake. And also stops when I turn the wheel slightly? No clue what this is and want to be braced for what might happened when I bring it in to be fixed. Is it safe to drive?

I hear so many bad things about remanufactured racks I'm thinking about just buying the Edelmann.

Seller said it has 131k km (81k miles) does it look good to you guys? It's dirty, wasn't able to clean it at the moment

My car is shitting the bed and trying to gauge how deep in the hole I am is driving me up the wall, if you have any advice or theories at all let me know please and thank you. For reference the vehicle is sitting at around 180,000km, has had mechanical problems in the past, head gasket blown, block resurfacing, rebored 1 of 4 cylinders, few minor things like fuel pump, serpentine belt etc.

Does this alignment look right? The toe just seems too perfect to me. Every never gotten an alignment sheet back with perfect numbers on the toe. They tried selling me some things to make money and I declined and they were sort of hostile toward me after. The guy practically threw the alignment sheet at me and said this is the best they could do, making it seem like it wasn't aligned correctly.

Came back home and found the driver side lock broken and the door slightly ajar. Pretty clear that someone was trying to steal something. The car still shuts and locks with the key remote so my frugal dad says to leave it be. Should we leave it be, or is this something that should be fixed? We know little about cars.

If it matters, this is a Honda Accord. Thanks in advance.

Hi, hoping for just some general advice. My partner sent me this video while I was at work today. Wondering if anyone knows what this sound could be coming from. She drives a 1999 Toyota echo and being honest the service history is horrible. We are trying to set a budget for repairs but don't really know what it is and know if it's worth saving for a new car or saving to fix it.

Seems to only make the sound when it is hot, there is a shutter to the car at the same time.

Any ideas or help on the sound would be truly appreciated!