Rodents chew car wires, Motormouth gives advice
Q: Any ideas on how to control rodents from chewing on the wiring in cars? We have sustained damage to our Chevy Cruze. So have many others we have spoken...
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Overcharging car battery will kill it
Q: We have a 2006 Toyota Sienna with 40,000 miles. The car sits in the garage most of the time waiting for us to remember it's there. Often when we...
When is the best time to change oil in seasonal car?
Q: I'm a snowbird. Each of my cars is driven only six months and garaged for six. I only put about 3,000 miles on each a year. Does it make...
Squealing steering indicates drive belt problem
Q: I have a 2009 Ford Focus. For about the past 18 months there is a squeal when I turn the steering wheel when starting out in the morning. It...
Problems flaring up in older direct injection engines
Q: Numerous articles were published (including yours) in the past suggesting that direct injection gas engines might experience drivability problems at higher mileage due to deposits building up on intake...
How to clean car windshields without streaks
Q: Since one needs to be a contortionist to clean the inside of automotive glass, it is very frustrating to do all that work without having a good result. I...
Squealing stick shift clutch causes concern
Q: I've driven my 1996 stick shift Saturn SL-1 for 120,000 reliable miles, mostly in the city. After 15 minutes in hot summer traffic jams, the clutch (replaced at 80,000...
New tire inflaters won’t mess up tire pressure sensors
Q: My 2009 Prius has tire pressure sensors inside all four wheels. Will using Fix-A-Flat ruin the sensors if used in the event of a flat tire? My local tire...
Old car losing oil, but owner not at total loss yet
Q: I have a '97 Toyota Celica ST with 126,000 miles. When the car had around 57,000 miles, the dipstick showed it was down almost three quarts! I have had...
Harley-Davidson unleashes more powerful and efficient Milwaukee-Eight engine
Harley-Davidson unveiled its first new motorcycle engine in over 15 years, a completely new, single cam engine to replace the Twin Cam engine that debuted in 1999. It was time...