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Automatic Car cannot drive forward, but will move in Reverse
Hey so my car was serviced last Wednesday, got an oil change and replaced the brake rotors and pads. And it was driving fine all of Thursday and then for whatever reason late Friday the car would ...
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Front right wheel making low pitch screeching when driving
Whenever I reverse at low speed at full lock the front right wheel makes a low pitch screech. The sounds is now starting to occur when driving forward. Tapping the break gets rid of the noise ...
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What are the limiting factors for braking performances?
In a car with disc brakes, the performances (how long it takes to brake, how many braking cycles can be performed without overheating, brake power before locking the tires, and so on) depend basically ...
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Tire moves when brakes are applied, car slides/jaunts sideways when you accelerate or apply the brakes
My 2011 HHR failed inspection because when the brakes are applied the drivers side tire moves back and forth, front to back movement. When I purchased it there was an issue that I didn't think was as ...
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I got new tires installed and now the left rear brake is stuck
2008 Honda CRV. Like I stated, I got new tires recently. I was trying to save a couple bucks, and went with a body shop that had a tire balancing machine. I think they messed up, because ever since I'...
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Are winter tire good in rain and normal temperature (10-15c)
I recently bought a 2005 Honda Accord and this is my first car. While buying I choose to take four brand new winter tires from the seller. As the winter coming in next couple of weeks in Canada, I ...
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What could cause intermittent steering wobble at highway speeds?
2004 Honda CR-V, ~140k miles, overall good condition. Got tie rod ends, ball joints, and shocks replaced this summer so it's probably not any of those. The wobble showed up suddenly about a week ago ...
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Motorcycle pulls to the left, possible accident damage?
I recently (last week) got a CBR125 2013 and the more I am riding it the more I get the feeling I may have made a huge mistake.
Firstly, I feel that it needs to be said, the bike has some minor ...
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Suddenly one tire flat (Opel Corsa 2004)
A friend of mine has a car (Opel Corsa 2004). In morning he woke up and only one (right wheel) of his tires were flat. The day before he drove on the highway for a couple of hours and after that he ...
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Had new tires put on back or car, and rotated to front, suddenly i have break steer on hard braking
so I had a new set of Yokohama yk740 put on the back of my yaris se, replacing the Bridgestone turanzas I had on it, now if I brake aggressively, I get significant break steer to the passenger side...
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What would cause brake / tire to wear out on only one side?
I do my own repairs. I'm pretty versed on things like engine building, and the importance of farming out things like alignment and having an exhaust system welded on. Just assume I'm "somewhat ...
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Womp womp sound coming from rear
On my 2011 Toyota Camry, there was a womp womp sound coming from the rear, associated with some shaking of the car. It does it when you take off, slow down or cruise on the highway. First I put two ...
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Tire slowly deflates. One click per rotation noise while braking on same tire
2006 Buick Lucerne
I have to inflate my one driver's side rear tire about once week.
This has been going on for nearly a year where I'll fill it to about 42 PSI and it'll deflate to about 25 PSI ...
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2004 ford f150 smoke coming out of my two back tires
I was driving into town the other day , I noticed vibration on the truck . At first i thought it was just the road . Later I felt like some body comes behind me and gives me a little push on the truck ...
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The inner part of the left rear tire is covered with oil
The car VW Golf IV was parked in the same spot overnight, this morning I see the inner part of the tire with oil.
Anyone have similar problems?
Any help is welcome
edit: it is not oil but brake ...