Can 15-year-old Madeline learn to be eccentric?
Karl Wolf Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1994 Pontiac LeMans
Car hesitates when he puts it into drive. He brought the car from his brother-in-law. If lucky, Tom and Ray thought transmission fluid might have leaked out. If unlucky, adding the fluid won
Abby Feinstein , Utah - 2001 Subaru Forester
When the car gets hot, there's the smell of cilantro from under the hood. Tom and Ray thought it might be an oil leak.
Tom Holliday Norfolks, Virginia - 1996 Cadillac DeVille
With the family loaded into the car, they bottom out. Of course, they have 500 pounds in the front-- and 600 pounds of kids in the back. It's riding really low. Tom and Ray think it might be the air suspension.
Tom Palfey Statesboro, Georgia - 2003 Honda CR-V
A suspension problem. When he turns the wheel to left or right, there's a loud humming sound coming from the back. It sounds like a resin bow against a bass fiddle, a very low note.
Cliff Sondergren , Missouri - 1993 Ford Festiva
Cliff is losing gears in his transmission.osing gears. Tom and Ray think the transmission gears are chewed up. Tom and Ray suggested not getting a rebuilt one-- instead, get one from a junkyard.
Dana Swiss Home, Oregon - Honda Odyssey
Should they get a Dodge Sprinter van for their family trips with dogs and kayaks? Or, maybe, a nice Honda Odyssey van, which can fit the kayaks on the roof, and has deactivation for fuel economy.
Alan Stamford, Connecticut - 1995 Toyota Camry
Alan's having problems with his starter motor-- including the new rebuilt ones. Tom and Ray say that even rebuilt starter motors can have problems. Their suggestion? Swing for the bleachers.
Marianne Schneider Decatur, Georgia - 1998 Honda CR-V
A tire and alignment question. When she makes a hard turn, Marianne hears a ghost-like noise, "errrr...errrr," in either direction. She was told that the tires are worn and she needed car aligned. True?
Kate Kuonen-Bakhiatry Indianapolis, Indiana - 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier
How do you kill a car? Her Chevy with 150,000 miles stinks like 10 years worth of dog. Her husband has been well maintaining it. Ray's solution: deceive husband and tell him he has to drive it because she doesn't want to, because it's scaring her with noises. Tom says just sit down and say I can