r/autorepair

I took my car to a shop for ac work, they had it for a full week. I went to the gas station right after and I noticed scratches on my trunk. I poured water on it to make sure my eyes weren’t deceiving me. I called them and told them about it. There is obviously grease on it and I know I didn’t take it in with grease. (They said they will ask the other mechanic because they no nothing about it.) Any advice?(edit: the car had minor scratches but nothing that big and car was stored outside while repairs, I live in a really dusty area)

Hi everyone, This tire is 235/40R19 for honda accord hybrid sport 2026. The right tire hit in a curb going in between 15 - 30. Will the tire need to be replaced immediately or will this tire be fine for a while atleast a few months. A Google search says it does or it might blowout. I was hoping to get some advice on this.

Could you help me out.

Hello, this is a 2015 Passat. And when I'm turning my air conditioning on, not the climaelectronic, i get that sound. And when I turn the fan to zero, it is completely off. The sound is sporadic off and then aftera minute back on. It comes from under the steering wheel. Not from the engine room.

What is it? I can't figure it out.

Appreciate your guesses.

They sent me a diagnostic and it’s expensive. Honestly i dont think i need a full system replacement i just need to get through the rest of the summer as if rn. i drive a 2014 hyundai elantra.

I have a 2006 XTerra 4x4 manual. 255k miles. Leaking atf from the driveshaft/transfer case area. Does anyone know if there’s a weep hole or seal that could leak from the U joint? It doesn’t seem to be coming from the most common area, the transfer case output seal. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sooooo i hit a pole bruh…. and this seems to be the only damage. I have a 3 hour road trip there and back plus driving around town. Is this safe to wait until after the trip to get repaired? 2018 chevy cruize 190k miles idk engine ngl

Looking for estimates, and I am aware all locations are diffrent due to different states and cities. Just seeing what itnisbarojnd the US. I am in Kas Vegas NV.

I know know, some would say this is bad, but its not as bad as it looks as it is all on the lift gate. The mounts for the crash bar are still straight, the bolts are not, with the crash block being bent. As you see the crash bar caused most if not all of the damage.

Tail light works, and surprisingly the lift gate lights work too.

How much would I be charged JUST FOR THE BENT BOTTOM?

I ask this as i have everything else, Liftgate in the proper color, the bumper obviously in black, but I also have a rear crash assembly.

Just to mold this section back into position, and look decent enought to put a bumper fully on, what would be the cost? Ive been quoted 700-1200. And 3K for the whole work, including replacment panels, bumper, paint job, and lift gate.

I had state minimum, and thenother driver fled. And he was in a pickup.

I’m a new car owner, and my 2017 gmc terrain seems to have its exhaust a lot lower than usual but I don’t know how to fix it. Plz help

My car was hit in a parking lot and whoever did it did not leave a note or anything. Just bought this car recently and trying to figure out if I can repair it myself. The panel doesn’t appear cracked, just popped out from the wheel hub protector and the other panel. Do you think I can just push it back together or is there some other trick to it?

Car is a 2024 Toyota RAV4 with ~70,000 miles on it.

Just trying to figure out my options before taking it to a repair shop and paying massive repair bill for something I may be able to do myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bought a 23 integra a little over a year ago. It’s the nicest car I’ve owned so far, and want to keep it nice the best I can. When I took the spoiler off to re clear coat it (was peeling and a known issue, and dealer wasn’t replacing) I noticed when they drilled the holes for the spoiler they touched them up, but not well enough. Rust spots and bubbling starting around the holes.

I’ve been tackling rust with my RSX, and honestly just done dealing with it. Does this look worth taking to a shop to have done for peace of mind and wanting to keep the car for a long time?

Should I tackle myself? Hesitant to do so, but I guess I could tape really well around hole and just sand the small area and touch up. Don’t want to fuck it up for sure.

2011 Nissan xterra pro4x

Im trying to remove the inner tie rod and everything I see says I need to lock the steering rack in place before trying to pry loose the tie rod. I have 2 problems. I don’t have a fixed wrench large enough to fit on the flats at the end of the rack. I have an adjustable wrench on there which I don’t really trust cause it kept slipping off when trying to remove the outter by locking the inner with it. Second, even if this will work, the flats on the steering shaft are so close to the flats on the inner tie rod that I can’t get the tie rod tool locked over the crows foot adapter with that locking wrench in place. Google is telling me I don’t need to lock the shaft if I turn the steering wheel to either pull the shaft all the way in or all the way out because the shaft has an internal locking mechanism but I’m not sure I trust that advice. So do I need to lock the shaft or not? And how do I go about this? I’m really not trying to damage my steering rack, I’ve already got a lot of money tied up in this project. (Replacing the whole front end) Any advice would be greatly appreciate.

How can I free parking cable out of the way I there's a pinch were the hose ends but im more concerned on getting out the ball looking end, and will I be able to pull it the cable back to its place once I'm done?

For reference had my car in for an auto repair. Noticed quite a few paint bins and this one in particular that almost looks like a pimple. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Car just started making this noise today, also makes a bit of this noise when at first when accelerating. Just got an oil change last week, no lights on the dash. how concerning is this? 2013 subaru outback