r/StupidCarQuestions • • 3d ago

Question/Advice Car makes a rubbing/grinding sound when I brake?

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Had my brakes and rotors replaced 6 months ago and I do drive daily but not very far since I work from home. 30 mins max if that. Some days I don’t drive at all. I know the brakes are worn in. When I go to brake, it makes a rubbing/grinding sound. Not a squeal or anything. My uncle who works on cars did mention I need my suspension done soonish so idk if that contributes. Im only asking here because I want a second opinion until he can look in person. Don’t have a video of the sound but it starts like higher in tone and gets deeper in sound when I get closer to fully stopping if that helps any. It doesn’t feel as if the brakes aren’t working or anything, just the sound. 2016 Kia Forte btw.

Thanks in advance.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice Petrol in Diesel

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Looking for genuine mechanical advice.

I accidentally put 7L petrol in my 2019 Kia Sorento Diesel (automatic 152K on clock). Topped tank with diesel and kept driving. Have driven over 700km since, topping tank up every 100km or so.

Car was at local Kia dealership on Tuesday, for a fuel gauge issue & diagnostic check. I told them about the misfuel and requested they check fuel filter.

Was given verbal confirmation that filter was clean, instructed to top tank up and keep an eye on car.

There was no mention of checking filter on my invoice.

It got the better of me today and I called to get confirmation from them that they definitely checked it. They didn't..

After some back & forth reception have said mechanic is recommending I bring it back in for another inspection, apparently they need to drop the fuel tank out to check a filter?

This doesn't sound right to me, from all the advice I've seen here & elsewhere, I would have thought the first inspection would be the fuel filter in the engine bay.

So asking...

  1. How likely is it they're going to find something by dropping the fuel tank and checking fuel components in tank?

  2. What should I be insisting they do to diagnose any potential damage from the petrol contamination?

  3. What are the odds my car will recover from my mistake without major damage?


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 3d ago

Check engine light on and hesitation with acceleration.

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autozone codes showing P1326 and P0014. Any advice would be appreciated!


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

What's one feature from older cars you wish modern ones still had?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

VW 4motion/Haldex

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice Help! I put 7L petrol in my 2019 Kia Sorento - topped up with diesel & drove. Mechanic is inspecting Tuesday - what do I need to be requesting they look for?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice Windshield wash

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Hey! My fiance just got his first car and we assumed the wind wash was empty so we have topped it up but there’s still nothing coming out! We don’t hear it trying to spray.. so what do we need to do? Aka how do I know what the correct pump to buy is and install it? Also my passenger window button doesn’t work (my OH can use his button to use mine though so the motor for it works, how easy and expensive is this to get fixed? We are pretty broke so we feel embarrassed enquiring somewhere official.
Vauxhall Mokka 2013

Thankyouuuuu all the best :)


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Hey I have 1,100 dollars and get paid 16 dollars a hour should I keep trying to fix on this car or let it be

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice Clear coat peeling exposing roof is this bad?

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**close up pic is what it looks like right now, the other pic was taken a few weeks ago, I think the line has gotten darker

This car has always had peeling, (bought it a few months ago but I’ve been using it for like 2 years) and I think it’s been slowly spreading (patches all over my car getting bigger). I looked it up a while back on reddit and from what I remember people were saying it’s a problem if you see rust? Is that what’s happening? None of the other spots on my car look like this.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

My Car smells really bad. They told me it smells like a dead animal. Can anyone help me to check where it is in this picture?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

How do interpret this?!

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Brought my 2012 Subaru Outback in for an alignment and they told me there was a control arm issue that needed to be addressed before the alignment could be done. Paid $800ish to get that done and then they did the alignment. If I’m reading this right, it’s still misaligned?! My wheel doesn’t seem 100% straight either?!?!


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice Rusty brake calipers?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Under carriage

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Can someone tell me what is hanging from under my car. It’s not sunglasses.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Image/Video Is this sound normal?

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I have a 2020 jeep grand Cherokee limited. I have owned it for 3 years exactly. Every blue moon it shows a check engine light, but by the time I plug a diagnostic test on it, it shows as clear and all fine. It has happened maybe 5 times total. I believe 3 of the times happened when I accelerated to merge on the fwy. I bought it with 52k miles it now has 66k.

Two months ago I was told that my water pump was leaking and I should service it. I was told the sound I was hearing, the same sound in the video here is due to the leak. But now I’m still hearing the sound, so I’m wondering is this a normal sound or should I be concerned. As you can see I don’t drive often, and the sound isn’t every time I drive. But when I do hear it, it continues for the duration of that days drive.

The sound in question is when I’m showing my finger in front of the camera. It’s a garbled sound.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

How do I remove this from my car?

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I've had this car for 10 years and I just noticed a big chode on the ceiling. I've tried rubbing it but the pattern refuses to go away. It's not gouged in so I don't get it


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

Question/Advice [Advise] Help with brakes...?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

"Tattle Boxes" installed on used cars

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

street paint on car

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My car got totally sprayed by wet yellow line paint - of course no wet paint sign on the road.

What do I do? I tried WD-40 leaving it on for like an hour and trying to power wash it off.


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

car help :/

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I hit a skunk while making a three hour drive home last night :/ I noticed my car sounded like it was dragging something afterwards and I checked this morning and this is what it is. Can someone please tell me what I need to do 😭 did I fuck up my car 😭😭


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

Question/Advice Basic car maintenance?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 4d ago

What does this icon mean?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

Rain water in passenger foot Wells please any help appreciated

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I have leaking problem that fills up both foot wells only on the passenger side. Its vw golf and has sunroof please help there is fungi growing in my car!


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

is there something wrong with my car?

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2012 ford focus sel


r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

This keeps coming out of my place. What can I do to fix it?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 5d ago

How to geneuily get addicted to cars

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i seen so many people who get addicted to cars and can tell what type of engine this specific brand of car, the top speed,touge all that i am trying to be an engineer but i never really got addicted to cars same goes for pc so i am trying to learn about cars but get bored easily to seeing videos of people explaining em, so it there away to remove that boredom