My 2005 Chevy Equinox - the last few mornings, when I put in reverse it shakes and the lights start flickering and it acts like it wants to shut off. I turn it off and then back on and its fine. Also in the afternoons, even though I press the gas, it won't go. Until I restart - then is fine. Help?

It sounds like you just have water spraying somewhere it shouldn't. Do you have the protective panels in the wheel arches and under the engine. Some people take them off.

The squeaking noise might be the serpentine belt slipping. You can get a spray called 'Belt Conditioner'. It softens it and makes it grip. It often needs two treatments a week apart.

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Sounds like the head light is defective or the driver for the light. Normally both are replaced.

Hi Mike, You mentioned the turn signal switch can cause burning plastic smell from under the hood (12 years ago on a Chevy)

I drive a 2005 Acura MDX Touring 4D SUV. Two weeks ago, I noticed a light flickering behind the VTM-4 button. At a stop light, I turned on the left blinker and it wouldn't stop blinking.

An hour before, my SUV would not start. When I turned the steering wheel slightly right, the car finally started. I was performing deliveries, so I couldn't take a chance for the car not to start again. Therefore, I just kept the car running to finish my shift.

When the blinker would not shut off, I had to end my shift. Once I arrived home, I just parked the car: The left blinker continued to blink. I tried to start the car again and it just clinked along with the blinking left turn signal.

The next morning, I attempted to start the car again. After a few unsuccessful attempts, I turned the steering wheel slightly right and it started. However, the left blinker remained on.

I tried to start the car once again and only heard clicking. All of a sudden, I smelled a burning plastic smell and a small amount of smoke came from under the hood.

I was thinking about pulling the fuse to the turn signal. I've had past challenges with starting the car and the VTM-4 and engine light light on. OBD codes produced a Bay 2 Sensor 2 O2 sensor. In the past, my left fog light got knocked off and the connectors are exposed.

Would greatly appreciate your expert advice on what I can do to start this car up and to cancel out the left turn signal. Thank you for your time.

If your Oil Pressure Sending Unit went bad, it will do this

If you have a Blockage in the Oil system, it can do it

If you are low on oil, it will do this

If you have done Damage to the Engine, it can do this

If you increase your oil to 20W-50 and the light goes off, you have a worn journal or Bearing Wear

Cv joints or drive shaft universal joints.

Blinking means that the problem is so bad that it can damage the engine if you drive it. You need to get a code reader from an autoparts store and read the codes to see what the issue is.

Sounds like broken trans input shaft.

security system failure will shut everything down
(IT THINKS IT IS BEENING STOLEN) an locked it self out

Hi to reset the oil life monitor
turn the key on engine off
push the gas pedal to the floor 3 TIMES WITH IN 5 SECONDS
the light will flash then go out

The next time it starts shaking and acting up its the time to have a fuel pressure test, or maybe if you can't remember the last time the fuel filter been chg. do that and see if it dosent run any better. Could be filter getting cloged up, or maybe pump getting weak and dosent show up until its run a while and has got warm.