r/StupidCarQuestions • • 2m ago

Dogs love my car. Need help!

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 2h ago

Inside rim got bent. Fixable or replace it?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 3h ago

Werid noise when parked and idle

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So I’ve owned 2 2017 Toyota gt86s one a base and one now being a 860 se and both had and have this noise it sounds like metal ticking or clanking on another piece of metal I know it’s not rod knock but when I’m driving I noticed it enough when it’s idle it just randomly while parked starts to make the noise and it’s like tut tut tut or ttittititititi very quietly and when coming to a stop the noise come back but nothing from accl or anything else I can think of I am still very young and wanting to learn if it’s somthing I can fix to lesses or get rid of the noise I’d love to know (ps I am dyslexic sorry if it’s hard to read)


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4h ago

What Do Marker Numbers Under the Hood Mean?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5h ago

Question/Advice Car battery voltage fluctuating… Normal?

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I drive a Honda Civic 2014 for reference.

I had a bad alternator and a parasitic draw. I have since gotten everything fixed.

I have a plug in voltage reader. It was reading 14.5V consistently. Now it’s been fluctuating between 12.5-14.5V. No lights on the dash and car is driving fine.

I don’t know much about cars and am learning as I go. Any help appreciated.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5h ago

Question/Advice Led high beam halogen low beam?

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As the caption says, I want led high beams but don't rang to blind oncoming traffic on low.

Could I hypothetically use a LED set on just the high beam slot for my 2021 nissan sentra?


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 6h ago

Rock strike at a highway speed

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 7h ago

What is this?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 7h ago

Prius mystery sound?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 8h ago

Car sounds, is this normal?

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ran over a tire in the middle of the road, didnt have enough time to stop and now here we are. Everything drives fine, no lights on the dash, AC works regularly, etc. The only issue is my whole back bumper is basically dragging on the ground (Was already missing a piece but now it has to be taped up completely) I hear this ticking under the hood, (VIDEO) and a piece of whatever that is in the picture came from underneath my front bumper which is also fucked up now.

Anyone a mechanic or good with cars and know if I should be concerned? This is my only car, I plan on getting all this fixed soon I just need to know if Im good to continue driving highways or is this something I need to do today?


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 9h ago

car trunk conundrum

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^ please see above! thank you!


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 9h ago

Question/Advice Drainage holes?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 9h ago

Plastic liner under car keeps failing. Can I just remove? Replace?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 10h ago

Broken Flex pipe, can I still drive the car?

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Hey guys, this is the broken exhaust flexi pipe on my Kia ceed 2007, I’ve been driving with it for about 3 months and nothing has happened, is it ok to continue to drive on it? I am scheduled to get it fixed but that won’t be for another few weeks, there doesn’t seem to be any smell or anything coming from it it’s just loud


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 11h ago

Question/Advice I refilled my coolant after having drained it to replace the thermostat. I bled the system but didn't have time to bleed it 100%. Called a mechanic for other things but mentionned this and he said to just drive around a bit and it will sort itself out. Is that accurate?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 11h ago

Question/Advice Water leakage in my car. What can be the issue?

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I discovered a leakage on my opel insignia with a panoramic roof. Since I wanted to test the drainage, I opened up the roof and poured a little bit of water in the drainage. It came out and it didn’t looked blocked.

Then I took some trimmer line and put it in the drainage to see if something was blocking the water. At some point it stopped, which might be a blokkade but I couldn’t verify it because I noticed something else.

There was water leaking from the driver side! Exact same spot, but on the other side. I poured water in the drainage on the right side (passenger side) and the drainage on the driver side was dry, yet it was still leaking from the driver side. I took that panel of and same rust, but a bit less.

What does this actually mean? I’m trying to fix the issue if it’s a small so I can still use my car when raining. I contacted the garage with all the evidence on mail and registered mail.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 12h ago

Question/Advice Spilled milk drink in cup holder, smells like death. What's next?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 13h ago

Question/Advice Mercedes C300 2017

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Hi all, dumb girl here my car runs fine etc. I noticed left headlight was out. Bought a new one replaced blown fuse etc the orange light on the side of the headlight lights up but the lightbulbs itself do not. I am stumped and not sure what to do..can someone help. Please😅


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 14h ago

is this coolant low? (2020 kia soul lx)

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 14h ago

Image/Video Car was having white smoke earlier this morning. Everything seem fine on my dash. Popped hood and notice a leak. Any thoughts/ suggestions on how to fix

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 17h ago

2020 VW Tiguan SE totaled?

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I recently got into an accident in my 2020 VW Tiguan se. It has almost 159,000 miles on it. Does it seem repairable or totaled? This is stressing me out.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 20h ago

Accidentally filled this too high

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 1d ago

2015 altima

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 1d ago

Question/Advice 2014 Chevy Cruze 1.4L Turbo – Coolant Loss, White Steam, Hissing, but No Visible Leak. Any Ideas?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 1d ago

Question/Advice Does the octane of fuel really matter?

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I have noticed 93 octane stickers in several recent model vehicles. Just how critical is 93 v 87?