Imagine you’re driving along and all of a sudden your speedometer stops working and your transmission refuses to shift gears correctly. In such circumstances, you might think that some kind of catastrophic failure has happened in your car. However, the actual cause of the problem is likely not too serious. If both your speedometer and … Read more
Your car’s air conditioner is, of course, the system that allows you to adjust the air temperature inside your vehicle. If there comes a point where you have to make repairs to your car’s air conditioning, you’ll have to drain the refrigerant from your A/C in order to make any repairs. In order to properly … Read more
Those who own an Acura TL know the compact executive car is worth keeping. It ranked number two in luxury sedan sales in the U.S. in 2005. It has a host of advantages but since the car series ended production in 2014, those who own one are now seeing their Acura TL’s age. An older … Read more
Cars contain a lot of obscure, very specific components that can completely screw up your driving experience if they fail. One such component in the throttle position sensor (TPS), which is a sensor that, as the name implies, measures how far the throttle has been opened when you push on the gas pedal. Having an … Read more
Cars are great to have until something goes wrong. One of the problems a car can have is that it isn’t idling correctly. It may be fluctuating or high idle but all you know is it doesn’t sound right. It is time for you to test your throttle position sensor (TPS). You will need a … Read more
You are looking forward to a weekend day trip and your car suddenly starts jerking like a bad roller coaster. This is a sure sign you could have a bad throttle position sensor. Your car may show many bad TPS sensor symptoms or may have a few subtle clues but some of the obvious are … Read more
Some people have the experience of driving and their car’s engine just doesn’t feel right. They can’t identify the problem but something just seems off. They could have a bad car knock sensor Bad knock sensor symptoms include a lack of acceleration or loss of power, lost fuel mileage, and the check engine light appearing. … Read more
People don’t realize how many sensors are in their cars or how important they are to driving. There used to be parts like carburetors and distributors but modern cars have sensors. It has lots of sensors. One of those is a camshaft position sensor. There are symptoms to let you know something is going on … Read more
One of the sensors on your vehicle is the oxygen sensor. While this particular part may be unfamiliar to you, it plays an important role in making sure your car runs smoothly because it monitors the air to fuel ratio. Bad O2 sensor symptoms include a bad fuel economy, a failed emissions test, misfiring, the … Read more
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