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3 Reasons Why Steering Wheel Can be Loose – What To Check?

Things often go wrong with vehicles, and it can be concerning if you don’t know what’s happening. For instance, what does it mean when you have a loose steering wheel? The turning of a steering wheel should correspond to the car’s turning. If the wheel is overturning, shaking, vibrating, or shifting, it could mean that … Read more

How To Troubleshoot Clicking Noise When Turning?

Under normal circumstances, the steering wheel runs smoothly with no resistance. However, it may make a clicking sound as you maneuver a turn in some instances. Given how dangerous a steering wheel malfunction can be, it makes perfect sense that you want to know what’s causing such noise in your car and how you can … Read more

Knocking Noise When Driving – What’s The Cause?

There are few things in life more irritating than a continuous knocking noise when you are driving your car. The constant tapping and banging can drive you insane. However, few people actually know the root cause of that annoying knocking sound or how they can stop it.  A knocking noise when driving happens when there … Read more

The VSC Light on TOYOTA – Troubleshooting Guide

Those that own a Toyota vehicle no doubt love all the safety and fuel efficiency features that come with the vehicle. However, they may wonder about some things like what the letters VSC mean on a button on their car. They wonder even more what it means if the VSC light comes on.  The VSC … Read more

Toyota Camry Acceleration Problems – Troubleshooting Guide

Toyota Camrys, for all the accolades it has received, had some serious acceleration problems. A class-action lawsuit identified issues with the car model suddenly accelerating. However, other Camry owners have asked about deceleration or loss of power too.  Acceleration problems fall into two categories. Those with sudden acceleration were under a recall while those facing … Read more

Toyota Corolla Not Shifting – Troubleshooting Guide

One of the problems reported with the Toyota Corolla over the years is that it sometimes won’t shift correctly. It appears this isn’t likely a design issue from the manufacturer but is probably a maintenance issue for the driver.  One of the biggest problems associated with the Toyota Corrola not shifting is a lack of … Read more