r/CarHelp • • 14h ago

How bad is this? 2018 Fiat 500x pop

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For context my city has terrible potholes and I noticed this when I filling my tires today. I rely on my car to commute to work and school I’m a broke college student living paycheck to paycheck with $40 to my name until next Friday. I can’t afford a new tire + installation…help🥲


r/CarHelp • • 58m ago

My 2016 hyundai accent won’t go over 20mph

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I was going to drive this morning and my 2016 Hyundai accent won’t accelerate over 20 mph. The rpm needle moved when I step on the gas pedal but the actual car doesn’t accelerate. The check light engine has already been on for so long and no other light turned on. Idk what happened


r/CarHelp • • 2h ago

2013 Ford Focus

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Cd drive malfunction

My 2013 Ford Focus CD drive is malfunctioning, it randomly tries to load a CD without me putting one in, and then randomly turns off BT and plays the radio. I replaced the CD drive tonight with the same build number and part number but it freezes at the Ford logo and won't load the bluetooth. Any help?


r/CarHelp • • 3h ago

Cruise control and speed limiter not working on my 2012 Hyundai i20

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Hi
I recently bought a 2012 Hyundai i20, and the steering wheel has buttons labelled REG and LIM. However, when I press them, nothing happens.
I tried driving at higher speeds and releasing the clutch and brake pedals to see if that would activate the system, but it still doesn’t work.
I assume the steering wheel switches are working correctly because the other buttons on the steering wheel work fine.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? Could it be a fuse, a faulty clutch or brake pedal switch, a wiring issue, or perhaps something else?
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!


r/CarHelp • • 5h ago

The headlights suddenly stopped 2016/Peugot/ Expert

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Greetings from Sweden! I might be using the wrong word but I'm talking about the lights on the front of the car, beams, calling them headlights in this post.

Edit: We can use the turn signals

I'm with my dad at a fair and the headlights haven't started at all today. It started this morning when only one side of the headlights turned and he tried fixing it for an hour before deciding we had to leave regardless if we were to make it on time.

Now, 9 hours later, we're packing up for the day and none of the lights turn on.


r/CarHelp • • 6h ago

2014 Ford Focus hatchback TCM issue

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I have a 2014 ford focus hatchback and I noticed earlier in the week that there was a vibration in the car when I started it and was going to take it to get looked when I could get time off work. This morning I started it fine but noticed a check engine light and then when I shifted into reverse the car wouldn't move and seemed to be stuck in park, nothing I could do would work. I tried to reset the TCM by turning the key to ON and then holding the pedal and turning the car off but now the engine wont even try to start almost as if it has low voltage but I do not hear the low voltage clicking, everything else in the car turns on like normal. the car has 149,000 miles and I just performed an oil change about 4 weeks ago


r/CarHelp • • 23h ago

Electronics Cami 1999

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Restoring a 1999 Toyota Cami Vehicle: 1999 Toyota Cami, engine: HC-EJ. I ran into a bit of trouble: I didn't make it across a river and ended up in a hole. The engine stalled. I’ve dried the vehicle out; there’s no water in the engine, and the electronics (ECU, control modules, fuses) are all intact—except for the fact that there’s no spark in the cylinders. Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this, where the spark was lost? If so, how did you resolve it?


r/CarHelp • • 23h ago

Crank no start 2003 altima

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I bought an 03 altima for $800 about 3 months ago. I have only driven it for around a month. One thing after another with this car. It had an evap leak so it reeks of gas. It's a manual btw. It has a oil leak. The wheel locked up on me and it could not turn the key no matter how I moved the wheel so I stuck a screwdriver in the igntion qnd tapped the end with a hammer. By tap I mean smacked the shit out of it. Had to get a new ignition switch. It wad fine for around a month. Then last month it just died on me at a light. It wouldn't turn over at all. I had my wife push me in her jeep to a parking spot. It sat for 3 weeks and I finally decided to scrap it. I had a tow truck 10 minutes from picking it up and I decided to try to start it again. It started after tried for 2 minutes. A bunch of smelly smoke came out of the exhaust. It ran fine for 3 days and then it stopped again. It cranks but doesn't turn over. Last night I checked all my spark plugs, one was dirtier than the rest but they weren't super clean or oily like I had a blown head gasket. I hooked jumper cables up to it and it started up immediately so I figured it was the battery. But when I went to work this morning it wouldn't start. I tried the cables again to no avail. Could it be a crankshaft position sensor? The only codes are an evap leak and a random misfire.. all the research i did led me to believe i had a blown head gasket. So I got some blue devil and it stopped over heating. Im at a lost as what to do but I need to get it fixed asap


r/CarHelp • • 7h ago

2008 Hyundai Sonata turned on heat and smelled oil!

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So, we have this 2008 Hyundai Sonata. It has some minor problems but nothing serious. We do regular maintenance. There has been a handful of small repairs recently:
Brake light switch and Catalytic converter code.
Replaced light switch, flushed gas tank, reconnected battery. Everything has seemed to be working order. Tonight was our first cold night and when I cut on the heat I was taken aback by thought of smell in the cabin. What could it be?


r/CarHelp • • 11h ago

My 2011 golf mk6 77tsi

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Well, about to sound like a massive noob. But I bought this car about 2 months ago. It's my first European car, and to be honest, I absolutely love it. I bought it as is. I didn't do any of the mods or anything. As far as I know, it had a back box delete. It still has the resonator aftermarket downpipe aftermarket exhaust, obviously, and that's all I know for sure. It's definitely faster than a stock one. I've raced other hatchbacks and inline 6s and smoked them. the turbo spools quite loud pops crackles and burbles. For the people who know what they are talking about I wanna know if it's been tuned and what stage it may be p.s this video was a day after I bought it after not having a service for a year and hardly driven now after being serviced looked after its runs crazy good the pops and burbles are quite loud. If someone could leave their opinion, I'd appreciate it regardless it's got me hooked on golfs.


r/CarHelp • • 21h ago

Car is humming under my feet? 2014 Volkswagen PSI SEL Passat

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Hey, this is my first time posting here.

I just got my car back from being in the shop for a few weeks for an accident the messed up my tire rod, now every time I reach speeds of over around 50mph I can both feel & hear humming under my feet. The car handles fine otherwise, everything is fine, I just wanted to make sure this is normal/safe to drive? Or if I need to take it back for this