http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091105/AUTO01/911050362/1148/auto01/U.S.-criticizes-Toyota-for--misleading--public-in-recall David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- The government sharply criticized Toyota Motor Corp. Wednesday for its "inaccurate and misleading"...

The five year old battery in our 2005 Toyota Corolla S finally wouldn't start the car last week. I popped the hood and the plastic cover over the positive battery terminal. I noticed a lot of light blue corrosion dust around the corroded terminal. I went to Wal-Mart and got a new battery and...

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A year ago the driver side power window wasn't working. Passenger side OK. Replaced the master window switch with an aftermarket unit: problem solved. Last week, BOTH windows stopped working from the master switch, and the passenger window wouldn't work from its switch, either. But when either...

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I am working on a 1989 300te. Replaced the head gasket, and a broken timing chain. I am currently trying to set the timing. It looks to me like the 'tiny dot' is a timing mark. Aligning that with the one on the bearing cap puts the 'timing mark' on the gear in the right place (if you trust the...

One thing mentioned is do not pump the brakes! You'll use up the vacuum reserve and end up without effective braking as the engine accelerates out of control. With the zig-zag shifter, practice shifting into neutral in a safe area first. It may not be as simple as pushing the shifter forward...

A friend of mine drives an older truck (1986 Chevy Van) which is used for delivery purposes. It's kinda like a smaller bread truck. I am not sure of the exact type of engine but I do know that it is NOT electronic injection. Anyway... Lately, it has been getting cold at night with temps getting...

While I was replacing the supercharger belt and serpentine belt on my Grand Prix, I tried spinning all of the pulleys by hand. The serpentine belt tensioner pulley and the 3" supercharger idler pulley didn't spin very easily as they should. Rather than wait for them to seize up and destroy...

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I have a full size 1996 chevy truck 4x4. What size wrench do I need to remove the caliper bolts?

I have a 1996 4x4. Someone mentioned I can check ABS codes with the key switch somehow and also mentiond something about cleaning off an area on the front wheels that sometimes give a an ABS code. Does anyone know what I am talking about? I need to change my pads/rotor and wanted to do this while I...

It's been coming on intermittently for a couple of weeks, just flashes once and goes off every few days. I've checked the fluid and it looks fine. The pads are still about 40% and brakes are working fine, including a panic stop I had to make last week. My suspicion is just a short or a loose...

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fred wrote: > Cross-posted to the groups it should have been posted to in the first > place... > > You're welcome. > >> Helping neighbor with 1996 Dodge Intrepid. Car quit suddenly while on >> highway. Obviously, it won't start. >> >> Replaced the following: (Auto wrecker lets us return parts...

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In article >, fred > wrote: > Cross-posted to the groups it should have been posted to in the first > place... > > You're welcome. > > > Helping neighbor with 1996 Dodge Intrepid. Car quit suddenly while on > > highway. Obviously, it won't...

Hi, I have a 95 Chevy Blazer that had a brake line going to the back of the truck rust out. In the process, the brake warning light came on. I replace the brake line running to back of the truck, the distribution block at the rear axle, and the lines running to the wheel cylinders. I ended up...

I'd think that new tires = greater traction = less mileage but my 2002 3.1L Buick Century V6 went from ~32mpg to ~27mpg hiway. Can new tires really make it drop that much? I had old tires that would barely pass inspection, and then just put on new all season Yoko Avid TRZs (which are not M+S),...