Signs of Impending Car Trouble You Should to Know

Annually, tens of thousands of motorists are stranded with car trouble, often having had early warning signals that might have helped prevent the crisis. Let's face it, you can expect trouble on a cold afternoon when the battery had been acting weak that morning. Car Care Council offers a dozen of the more common signs of impending car trouble:

• Jiggling at certain speeds, indicating a tire out of balance
• Squealing or scraping sound when you apply the brakes
• Knocks or pings from the engine when you accelerate or clime a hill
• Failure to start but the engine turns over
• More often than before you're finding it necessary to add oil between oil changes
• A check engine or other warning signal lights up on the instrument panel
• You hear a rumbling or hissing sound from your muffler
• The thumping of a tire that's developed a flaw and soon may fail
• The clicking of a worn CV joint as you make a tight turn
• An engine that keeps chugging after you've turned off the ignition
• Moisture or antifreeze odor detected inside the car, indicating heater core seepage