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    Tires starting to crack

    More comfort, the ride is harsh
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    Tires starting to crack

    My service place told me they won't rotate my tires since they are starting to crack. They are 7 years old My car is a 2013 Mazda 3 iSport Sedan and mainly looking for a smoother ride although I know it will never be good, but I don't want mush. I currently have Continental Control Contact Tour...
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    Going rate for front brake job?

    They refused to give a quote without checking the brakes first. I am going for an oil change in 2 weeks and it will include a brake inspection. It was at 4mm 6 moths ago, I don't know why I thought it was less than that but hopefully I will end up not needing it.
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    Going rate for front brake job?

    I just looked at the receipt from my last brake inspection in September 2025 and it said the brakes are at 4mm, I don't know why I thought it was lower. I have a full AAA inspection which also includes a brake check so I will just go by the report which I assume will be OK since I don't put much...
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    Going rate for front brake job?

    They wouldn't give me a quote without checking the car first for $45. I am just going to contact my place and see what it includes
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    Going rate for front brake job?

    I had a brake inspection and the front's were lower than the rear (I seem to remember 3mm). I do a lot of short trips with a lot of stop and go braking and to be honest they feel like they need to be replaced. I sent a message to another AAA Station and will see what they quote me.
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    Going rate for front brake job?

    I've been going to the same place for a while now and they have been honest and not over recommending items. I want to change my front brakes and they quoted me a price of $516 which is more than I was expecting. I do get a 10% AAA discount off of that price. I know things are more expensive...
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    Open door light keeps coming on

    It's a light on the dash. The lights inside the car don't stay on as I turned those off anyway, just the warning light on the dash.
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    Open door light keeps coming on

    I had this issue in the past and it just resolved itself. I don't open my rear doors because that sets it off, but I just had my car detailed and the problem is back. The door open light keeps coming on even though the doors are closed. Sometimes when I click on the lock all doors/unlock all...
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    There is a floating black piece of plastic blocking the hole into the reservoir. Can I safely remove it and replace it? I did it, it was the filer and it came out easily. I left the fluid a drop above the line just in case.
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    Turns out it is not blue, the antifreeze tank behind it reflected on it. However, I couldn't get it lower enough. There is a black thing that is blocking the hole. It is loose, can I remove it and the replace it? This is how high they filled it:
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    I'm going to remove some of the fluid tomorrow when the engine is cold. I'll check the color, maybe it was the sun making it seem blue? When I checked again the sun wasn't strong
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    First time this happened. I take my car to this place and not Jiffy Lube to avoid things like this from happening. I always check fluids the day before I bring it in and the fluid was right at the line so I don't know how this could have happened
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    It's funny but when I previously checked the power steering fluid when it was at the line I didn't notice a color to it, but now that it's filled to the top it looks blue. Is this odd? I just took the cap off and looked inside and it looks reddish/brown. I could have sworn it looked blue this...
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    I just bought a turkey baster, surprised that he would fill it like that, first time they ever did that
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    Mechanic way overfilled the power steering reservoir

    Hey all, My service place filled the power steering fluid way past the fill line, almost to the top of the reservoir. Do I need to bring it to them (they are closed until Monday) or can I just use a turkey baster to remove the excess fluid? I assume I should do it in the morning when the...
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