Car Problems tells about problems which can occur to your car in a way and modes of elimination of these problems.Each driver at least once faced the problem which has arisen because of failure of the car in a way, is far from settlement and the service center. We will consider the most widespread emergencies and how it is possible to avoid the big problems connected with them.
Car Problems 1: Has wedged a gas pedal.
You need to stop, you clean a foot from a gas pedal, but it doesn't come back in normal position.
Look at road ahead. Put a shift lever in neutral position.
Switch off ignition (so that a wheel hasn't closed), press a brake.
Try to put as soon as possible the car out of the way.
After a stop find a cause of defect. The pedal could touch a rug, and you easily will solve this problem.
If the reason not in it, check up an accelerator drive gear. Some details can be clamped or have got stuck. A small amount of the oil which taken from a probe for check of level of oil in the engine and have been filled in in a cable of a drive gear of accelerator, will help to eliminate this problem of your car. If you can't find out or eliminate a problem (for example, it is caused by breakage or loss of a returnable spring or breakage of fastening of the engine), don't get the car. Tow off it on parking.
Car Problems 2: brakes Have refused.
You press a brake pedal, but the car doesn't reduce speed. How to solve this serious problem?
Some times quickly press a brake pedal
If it doesn't help, engage headlights and the alarm signaling.
Consistently pass to hill-climbing gears.
Use a parking brake. Thus keep it in not fixed
Position to have possibility to release it in case of the drift beginning.
If the distance available for a stop isn't enough:
- Submit a sound signal;
- try to reduce speed, nestling wheels on a curb;
- avoid a head-on collision.
Move down after the journey on a road shoulder is better.If ahead breakage, as extreme means it is possible to switch off ignition and to engage the first drive. It, probably, will damage a gear box, but will help to prevent car falling. If brakes have refused on abrupt descent, blank out speed, using snow shaft, protections from a bush and etc.
Car Problems 3: Loss of control.
Turning a steering wheel, you feel that the car doesn't react. Something has refused a steering. What to do?
Warn other participants of movement by inclusion of light of headlights, the alarm signaling, a sound signal. Slow down a pedal of a brake so that not to cause drift. After all to eliminate it to you it will not be possible because of loss of control.
Steering refusal is preceded often hard or, on the contrary, by easy rotation of a wheel. Having noticed it, at once stop and eliminate a cause of defect.
Car Problems 4: the tire Has burst.
The wheel starts to pull towards the burst tire. What to do?
Don't slow down.
More strong hold a steering wheel, keeping the car on a straight line.
Smoothly release a gas pedal.
Pass to a hill-climbing gear.
When speed will decrease, easily press a brake.
Stop the car out of a carriageway.
Don't change a wheel on a carriageway.
Car Problems 5: the cowl Has opened.
Visibility of road ahead is unexpectedly closed by the opened cowl. What to do?
Don't slow down sharply (can face with moving behind the car).
Engage the alarm signaling.
Выгляните through a door window. As a reference point use a road marking.
Look in a rear-view mirror, what distance to the car, moving behind.
Transfer a foot from a gas pedal on a brake pedal. Smoothly slowing down, move down from a carriageway.
Car Problems 6: the Fire under a cowl.
You have felt a smell of a smoke and have seen it or the tongues of flame which have appeared from under a cowl. What to do? Urgently move down on a road shoulder.
Switch off ignition.
Try to bring down a flame, using the fire extinguisher cylinder if it isn't present - the earth or a thick matter.
Hoisting a cowl, be careful. Take a rag to protect hands from a burn at bonnet latch opening. Reject a head aside.
Don't try to extinguish a flame, having increased speed. It only will worsen your position.
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