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Advice needed desperately!
Thanks!
Check your plugs/plug wires/dist/rotor. Also check Fuel injectors. You can use a stetho scope or a hose & listen for a light clicking sound at each injector. There working ok if here the clicking sound. You can go to Autozone & find a Haynes repair book & find what you want about your car.
I would recommend buying this manuel. But they will let you open new one & look in.
Hope this helps.
It should be a clutch problem. There are several components that make up the clutch system & several items need checked. Best guess is your clutch plate is worn or damaged. This plate can also be called Clutch disc or driven plate. I would take it to a place who specializes in this area. Search for a station that does work on clutch and/or driveaxles. A broken or worn motor or transaxle mount can cause some weird things also.
Hope this helps.
i am having a very similar problem with my '94 geo prizm(140k miles), and suspect some kind of wierd electric problem.
i had the districutor replaced (which turned out to be bad), had a wire foul going to the fuel pump(replaced), replaced the fuel pump, replaced the fuel filter; everything checks out on the computer. a mechanic at one point thought the Idle Air Control was bad, but cleaned it out and then said that it was working good, and should continue to.
it also had trouble starting, and now it starts only intermittently. when i try to start it now it's like this: i turn it to the ON position and the beeping lowers in tone and the lights dim, then when i go to start it it either just clicks or does a wierd, rapid-clicking buzz-type-noise. and then when it does actually start, it has your same kind of symptoms: stalls at stops sometimes, sometimes lacks power going uphill (until finally something seems to click and it gains all of it's power), has trouble accelerating from being stopped (sometimes it helps to put it into the L(ow) gear at first, then switch up as i gain speed.
this car is driving me crazy, and i cannot for the life of me figure out what's wrong with it. cursed be the day i bought it, for all the money i've put into it, and only got 6 months of driving.
...help?
sold my other two to family who needed them.... 1 of them has over 350,000 miles on it and is still running strong..... metros are very reliable and excellent on gas but not as big as the P's ........ my personal pref. is the prizm metro just to small for me other wise both great cars and well worth the money
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Steve near Chicago
Any ideas?
Also, it has a grinding noise from the front right wheel area when I turn left. A wheel bearing, I assume....
Thanks in advance,
Steve near Chicago
Whenever I pull out of a parked position (I never hear this noise at any other time, even while turning), I hear what sounds like a "ping" or something. It's hard to tell which side of the car this is on.
Like I said, the only time I hear this noise is when I pull out of a parked position, never while the car is in motion. I noticed the other day that after I pulled out of a parking spot at a local store, the noise was more pronounced and I'm wondering if it's because the parking lot is steep, and the car was parked on a decline (front end down).
What could be the cause of this noise? I hope it's not going to be costly to repair, and I've only had this car for a couple of months. My aunt made sure it was mechanically sound before I brought it home, and I just took it for an oil change at Walmart yesterday. I didn't mention the problem to them because basically, all they do there is tire work and oil changes. They never said they noticed anything out of the ordinary.
What could this be? Please advise. Thanks!
97,000 mi.
30,000 mi. on replacement engine
automatic transmission
A/C, AM/FM/CD, pwr locks, rear window defrost, new battery, recent tires, coolant system flush, cruise control, good paint, NO RUST, some spares
Located in north Chicago suburbs (Wadsworth 60083)
$4000 obo
Steve
847-336-8352
727gs@db3broadband.com
Can anyone give me a suggetion on what could it be?
Thankss
I have had an engine knock for a while and im not sure what it is. If I am idleing or am driving in first gear it sounds fine, but in second through fifth gear it starts to tick and its relative to the amount of torque and RPM. The mechnic I took it to for $40 narrowed it to something under the timing belt cover. They didnt go any further and I didnt want to pay for it. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?
Thanks
There are other charges like lift charge etc. but they will see right away you have an idea of what is going on. Also buy for (@19.95) a Haynes Manual from an auto store and read the section on trouble shooting and before getting work done read the section on that part. Even if you don't understand you can have an idea of what is to be done and how long it will take. they will see you know something and will many times drop prices dramatically. Also, you will read and see how easy some things are to check yourself. Also get quotes from different shops.
I have a 2000 Chevy Prozm.
I lost my key and had to have it re-cut at the dealer. After bringing it back to my car, I found it did not work. Loking at the key closer, I noticed that the Key was not symmetrical, the cuts on each side of the key did not quite match near the tip.
My questions is are there keys suppose to be symmetrical, meaning that the parts department screwed up, or could there be another reason the key does not work? I've owned this car since it was new,
Do you think the parts department will admit any mistake? They made me sign a waiver in case the key did not work.
-David
I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but did you try both sides of the key; i.e., take it out, spin it 180 degrees, and reinsert it?
If it still doesn't work, take it back and tell them so. I'm not sure how close these are to house keys, but if analogous, maybe they can grind it down little by little until it works, just like a hardware store can for a house key (which is where I had my spare Prizm key made).
I have 1996 Geo Prizm. with auto transmission, It has 93,000 miles. The problem is that after I drive a few miles(4 or 5) my brake pedal seems to get hard and my car will not accelerate, all my brakes are locked. After sitting for a while, my car will go with no problem, but again after a few miles I get the same problem.
The machenic has chnged the Hose, Calipers, and Roaders, but I stil have the same problem. One machenic is asking to change the Brake Master Cylinder.. kindly suggest..
Regards
Atul
I have 1996 Geo Prizm. with auto transmission, It has 93,000 miles. The problem is that after I drive a few miles(4 or 5) my brake pedal seems to get hard and my car will not accelerate, all my brakes are locked. After sitting for a while, my car will go with no problem, but sometimes again after a few miles I get the same problem.
The machenic has chnged the Hose, Calipers, and Roaders, but I stil have the same problem. One machenic is asking to change the Brake Master Cylinder and the other Vacuum Booster..... kindly suggest.. agarg98@rediffmail.com
Regards
Atul