MuffinCat
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Wilmington
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Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 10:05:06 PM
stolen(for second time)in San Fransisco while on vacation(in Arkansas) It's OK since SF is a sanctuary city and obviously it is legal to steal cars. It used to be a Saturn but they really finished it off this time.
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ranger1169
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Harrisburg
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Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:12:12 AM
accident
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dockersbin
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Virginia Beach
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Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 7:12:22 PM
Spike inone of my tires about a year ago
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achung53
Veteran Author
Orange County
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Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 11:12:47 AM
Overheating / loss of coolant
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US_ICEMAN
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Toronto
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Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 1:12:13 AM
Tire trouble
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lizardGA
Rookie Author
Georgia
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Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 10:28:17 PM
my car was getting very bad gas mileage,and sometimes it didnt even want to barely go. found out it was the fuel pressure regulater.
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RoseBallou
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Pittsburgh
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Message Posted: Sep 30, 2012 12:39:44 AM
Rust. It was The Year for almost everything to rust out at the same time. My Jeep is an oldie-but-goodie, and I hope to keep it going indefinitely. Much less money than buying something newer (a newer Jeep, probably) and having a huge car payment each month.
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mik325tds
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Sep 8, 2012 8:35:45 AM
I always fix upcoming trouble before it disables my car.
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ggg452
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Manitoba
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Message Posted: Aug 20, 2012 1:29:04 PM
oxygen sensor
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joeschmo12
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New York
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Message Posted: Aug 17, 2012 9:22:48 AM
other mech failure. i need a new car... :(
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gasscout_1
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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 9:56:45 PM
Out of fuel
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skinsfan125
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Virginia
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Message Posted: Jun 27, 2012 1:32:21 AM
many dead batteries. couple of flats.
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cgast89
Rookie Author
Orlando
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Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 10:45:32 AM
Air intake hose cracked in half ~ 5min fix & a $30 part...so much cheaper than the $140 the dealer wanted!
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1brendle
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Winston-Salem
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Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 9:16:31 PM
little piece of plastic the size of an m&m broke off the clutch and the car would not start
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Sumflow
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Honolulu
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Message Posted: May 14, 2012 6:02:14 AM
Anti-theft module locks me out.
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RevDrCBJ
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Ann Arbor
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Message Posted: May 4, 2012 11:38:14 AM
transmission problem
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MariberriWA
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Seattle
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Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 4:37:33 PM
actually 3 things happened in one week. Needed new radiator=got 1 at junkyard pretty dolgone cheap. then had flat=got good used one cheap enough. Then battery went bad. u can get them 4 $25. downtown Kent.
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HFAJR0034
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New Mexico
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Message Posted: Feb 29, 2012 10:48:09 AM
NONE
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Daveon1946
Rookie Author
British Columbia
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Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 5:53:39 PM
alternator quit
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boops54
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Illinois
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Message Posted: Feb 2, 2012 12:30:30 PM
accident
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AngieMVA
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Richmond
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Message Posted: Dec 21, 2011 7:36:38 PM
timing belt broke motor
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PrinceLH
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Ontario
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Message Posted: Dec 12, 2011 12:22:50 AM
O2 sensor. My Saturn has 4.
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HFAJR0034
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New Mexico
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Message Posted: Dec 6, 2011 6:28:56 PM
none
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rescuer
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Las Vegas
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Message Posted: Dec 5, 2011 1:47:29 PM
Well, it finally happened. After more than one million miles of driving, I hit a deer that ran directly in front of me. It was a nice buck that would have looked good on somebody's wall. His antler punctured my transmission cooler and left me disabled. The buck paid with his life. Don't know what my final bill will be yet.
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ShadowCaver
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Indiana
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Message Posted: Dec 4, 2011 10:14:42 PM
few months ago the timing belt, and most recently alternator,,, same car… 283k miles, '92 Celica
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jrbjr911
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Chicago
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Message Posted: Dec 4, 2011 5:03:02 PM
ignition switch went out
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herndonks
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Baltimore
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Message Posted: Dec 3, 2011 11:53:37 AM
How is it possible that 18% of poll responders have never had a disabled vehicle? Must be a lot of young folks driving new cars. I am 60 years old, have driven over 1,200,000 miles in my life, and could not begin to count the number of times I have had a disabled vehicle. While I have been involved in about 30 accidents where my vehicle was disabled, and at least a dozen where my vehicle was totaled. Some of the accidents were my fault, but the majority were the fault of another driver. Most fortunately, I have never been involved in an accident where there was serious injury. Probably because I have never been involved in an accident where a tractor-trailer truck was involved.
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HuoXingC
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Oakland
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Message Posted: Nov 30, 2011 9:36:24 PM
Accident. I rear-ended and F-150 and totaled my car. *(T_T)*
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computeme
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Ontario
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Message Posted: Nov 24, 2011 11:14:58 AM
the last time my car would not start was from a dead battery
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chrisflynn2007
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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2011 9:26:55 PM
Other mechanical failure
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dell466
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London
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Message Posted: Nov 21, 2011 4:12:08 PM
electronic speed sensor failure
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Ernie11
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2011 12:50:01 PM
Tire trouble, tire went flat had to buy a new one
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Ernie11
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2011 12:49:53 PM
Tire trouble, tire went flat had to buy a new one
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HFAJR0034
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New Mexico
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2011 10:29:12 AM
NONE
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uksqueeze
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San Jose
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Message Posted: Nov 18, 2011 1:02:40 AM
Loss of coolant. I was able to drive home, but it was touch and go.
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pcprof
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Austin
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Message Posted: Nov 17, 2011 1:26:38 AM
Other mechanical failure
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puppy1k
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Orange County
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Message Posted: Nov 16, 2011 3:44:42 AM
brake pedal was soft and spongy last fall to winter. I ignored this problem and it got worse to the point where I would pump my brakes a few times and the brakes seemed to hold for a bit. Later it would just release as the brake pedal went all the way down to the floor, and I almost got in to several accidents (very dangerous). After doing some extensive research and trying to fix this problem the cheapest way first by bleeding the brakelines several times, I ended up having to replace the master cylinder, brake booster, disc brake pads and rotors for the front wheels. During this process there was a leak in the brakeline(s) and it seemed to be coming from the brakeline Y-Adapter that regulates the brakelines for the front and rear drum brakes. Anyways it was a nightmare that lasted several months but now most of the problems seems to have been rectified. The brake pedal is still a bit soft but at least the brakes do hold now.
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RyanMad2
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St. Louis
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Message Posted: Nov 15, 2011 5:02:38 AM
"ESC off" was stuck on preventing my veh from accelerating. Which only stunk when I was driving 60mph in morning rush hour to get home from work. (I driver opposite from traffic.)
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rickity1
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Chicago
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Message Posted: Nov 13, 2011 11:57:24 AM
Turns out this topic has been a jinx. Just before the topic was posted my brakes went out ( break line rupture ). Just this week the power steering went out. Had to replace everything. My car is 12 years old with 104,000 miles. I have to keep it for 100,000 more miles to get my money back.
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pkhdonovan
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Maine
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Message Posted: Nov 13, 2011 4:39:29 AM
steering column broke
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CrackedLCD
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Alabama
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Message Posted: Nov 13, 2011 3:26:14 AM
I wasn't stranded totally, but I had a wheel bearing go bad while in Los Angeles. Did I mention I lived in Mississippi at the time? Yeah. It was drivable but I wasn't about to take a chance on the 1,900 mile return trip. So I stuck around a few extra days and rented a car.
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59glide
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New Haven
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 10:02:37 PM
steel brake line rusted thru
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OKRifle
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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 9:19:29 PM
Battery
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strtrcr1982
Rookie Author
Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 8:44:48 PM
Had a massive hole in one of my mufflers and the other was becoming just as bad. Had to pay a $264 to replace them both.
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N9HVP
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Indiana
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Joined:Sep 2004
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 7:52:22 PM
Battery or electrical.
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Smashergrl
Rookie Author
Sacramento
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 7:18:28 PM
Flat tire due to a bolt, with a binder clip wrapped around it o.O, impaled my tread. The bolt went through, the clip only affected the tread.
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chui
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Dallas
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 5:59:47 PM
battery
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Bonanza
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Boston
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 5:56:18 PM
Tire trouble
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rohiah10
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Boston
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 4:54:04 PM
I had a flat tire on a left turn. I thought I picked up a bunch of nails! Not so. Tire wore unevenly down metal belt leaving broken wire projections on the inside of the tire. Cause: bad alignment caused by bumpy roads and potholes.
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troubleshooter
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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Nov 12, 2011 4:22:40 PM
battery
Although, failing for a while and carrying spare bat and cables. Fails only overnight.
Last real problem is Tracker sometimes no connection when I turn the key.
Only did it right after I bought it! (last year) and again this week!
stevejk, comment to you and others:
battery blown (vented) and broken internal connection COULD be coincidentally bad batteries,
BUT I hope one of those mechanics (or yourself) did an alternator check!
Repeated battery failures hint at overcharging by the alternator system.
(TOO much voltage)
KL
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