thanks...for the replies. I don't see any smoke coming out upon start up. I obviously will be watching the oil level very carefully in the coming months. I also was wondering if the unusually ultra cold temps here would aid in using more oil?

03 Vibe with 180,000. I have the oil changed every 5,000 miles. I was at a stop light and the car died. I restarted and the oil light came on. I checked and found the oil was two quarts low. Since the past oil change I see it going down just the same. I don't see it leaking any. Could the engine be ...

Thanks so much. My daughter texted me and said "I fixed it!" Again, thanks for the help!Larry

Well, it's my daughter's car and she is not home right now so I will try this when she arrives. It does make sense due to the fact they come on everytime when you start the car. My gues is she was cleaning the car and didn't realize she turned it down....at least i can hope for now.thanks,Larry

Got a new to us 2003 with 119,000 miles on it. The instrument panel comes on and off at will. It lights up when you start the car then will go on and off. Any ideas?Thanks for your help.Larry

Ok picked up the car today and things make some sense. Service guy at the dealer said, "there must be a remote starter on this." Well, since i bought it used from a dealer several weeks ago they did not tell me it had a remote starter. now to figure out how to get remote to use it!

that's what i am thinking....

they said the alt was good. i did not know that the check engine light would come on. the charge light did not come on. I did talk to a buddy of mine and he said that when charge is low wierd things do happen. just did not know you could start the car by putting some cables on it!

The check engine light came on going to work. It would not start after working the night shift. would not stay started when jumped. while jumping the second time the car started when the terminals were hit (no key in ignition). had it towed to dealer and all they found was a bad battery (hope this i...

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thanks so much for your replies! what would you be looking to get including ship? thanks

just bought an 03 auto with 109k. the steering wheel is in bad shape with the rubber breaking down causing a bad rubber smell in the car. how easy is it to replace the wheel? any other thougths. thanks.