Last year as i was meeting up with a friend. My cousin got out of a vehicle stopped in front of my car preventing me from driving off. Intoxicated, he then opened the passenger side door. I told him to stop as i had a heavy object in my passenger seat, but because he was intoxicated he refused to listen and forced himself in my car. Before he could even close the door he broke my heater vent on my dashboard. He promised to pay for the damages and havent. Hes ignored my phone calls until 7 months after i havent heard from him he told me that he wasnt going to pay for anything and i can take him to court. I love my car and its a red dashboard which is not easy to find. Its an expensive part and i cant believe my own family would screw me over like this. He was not invited nor wanted in my car, as he crashed someones rental car before and ran away from florida to avoid paying.

Its been way too long and too much air or heat blows out of the vent so i have to put the heat or air on the feet. I should not be incovenience like that and everytime ilook at my car that all i see.

I am taking him to court, but i want him to learn that he can not damage peoples property and not take responsibility for his actions. Can I sue him for the interest, the amount of time it took him to pay me..What about punitive damages…(i dont kno much about that) Can I sue him for court fees as well? I really dont feel like i should pay for court fees when I did not even invited him in my car. And is there anything else I can sue for like the incoveniance of my heat. I would also like to get an attorney and make him pay for legal fees but i feel like my case is so small that a lawyer may laugh. I really want to get him for being such a jerk about things.

Also, will i win my case as there are no witnesses only a broken vent that have the part and pictures for…its pretty much my word against his, i just hope judge will realize that i have no reason to make this up.

ANy advice is welcomed, I will also update you after the court hearing

I have a 2001 Chrysler Sebring LX sedan(not convertible). It has about 90,000 miles on it and EVERYTHING works fine. About 2 weeks ago the defrost and heat vents started blowing only cold air. Sometimes it works, but only for 15 minutes at the most. I have not experienced any electrical or mechanical problems with the car other than this. The fans work just fine and I don’t think it is the heater core because I have not had any tell tale signs of a failure there (no moisture inside the car or water on floor of passenger seat). The vents just only blow cold air. I’m looking for a suggestion as to what the most likely cause might be before taking it to the "stealership". Any advise is greatly appreciated.. It’s a great car other than this.

OK, so far my car/camper conversion includes:
Removing passenger seat/rear fold-down seats for room.

Using Velcro to attach a blackout curtain for privacy and darkness on those nights spent in a parking lot.

Possibly buying a deep-cycle battery to run laptop, electronics, heater/fan while car isn’t running.

Cooler for beverages.

Laptop+wi-fi hotspots for Internet and entertainment.

Can opener and Titanium Spork.

Futon matress, pillow, sleeping bag for comfortable living.

Using truck stops, fitness clubs, college dorms to shower.

bike rack for bike, my alt source of transportation.

Power invertor, electric pot for food.

What are some other things I can do for my car, or to support myself for an extended vacation?

out of no where my eclipse had a giant puddle in the front and back seat floor to the passenger side…SOAKED!.. but the passenger seat wasnt wet just the floor..so the it wasnt from the window being open or from my sunroof because both was closed (the night before i noticed the puddle it poured..heavy winds alotta rain)..when i got the dry vac out the water wasnt green meaning that it wasnt anti freeze..it was just water. antifreeze though has been coming out my car cause when i got it checked out i was missing some anti freeze. when i use my ac that too smells like antifreeze but.. its not the heater core because my heat works, it takes a long time to kick in but it does work.
(mechanics have also said that it wasnt my heater core)

any ideas of what can be wrong with my car?

I have an old car I don’t drive much, a 1993 Chevy Lumina. Last year I started getting this fog inside my windshield. When I wipe it off, it comes back in minutes. Seems to happen whether the car is on or off, in winter or summer. It freezes inside the windshield in winter and needs to be scraped off.

I assumed this problem was with a 1 L bottle of water a friend left in the back seat that jammed under the seat and leaked out on my floor, but the blower seems to have no effect on this windshield fog, so it’s not plain water (but it does freeze at water-freezing temps). I’ve read that heater core leaks can cause a nasty persistent fog, and that vinyl dashboards in old cars can produce similar effects. I do have a vinyl dashboard, but I haven’t had any problems with the heater.

Is it time to visit the mechanic, or is this just aging car vinyl combined with lingering moisture from that spill?
I did have some floor moisture for a while, but it was in the back driver’s side seat where the water bottle spilled out. No moisture on the front passenger seat floor. When I last vacuumed out the car a couple weeks ago I saw no moisture at all on the floors.

Hello I have a 2007 Altima my passenger airbag light that indicates the passenger airbag is off, turns on and stays on for 1-5 minutes while I am driving and someone is sitting in the passenger seat. I am thinking there is a problem in the wires after the heater/cooler system cracked and leaked water on the passenger side. I am concerned for the safety of anyone sitting in the passenger seat since I dont know for sure the airbag will deploy. Anyone else having similar problems, I have taken it to Nissan and they cant figure it out and I have started a file with Nissan Corporation.

I have a 2002 Mit. Galant. The AC blows cold air well but the heat dosen’t come on at all. I have replaced the thermerstat. But that didnt solve the problem. Other ppl are telling me that it might be the AC & Heater doors not opening and closing but when i turn it over to heat you can hear the sound of the doors turning..but still it blows cold air and still no heat. This has been happning for about a year and the cold season is coming and I can not go another winter without heat. & i am also having a problem with the AC not draining. It drains into the floor board of the passenger seat. I took it to a mitsubishi reapir shop but they told me it would be 0-0 to completly clean the air conditioner and all beacuse they would have to take the dash board off.. also they told me that my year model galant was made to were the water would come down and drip on a fram and then drain on the ground. But instead the water just drains off into the passenger seat side of the floor. What all do i need to do to avoid spending 0 to get the AC to drain right and to fix it were i will have heat… My boyfriend and his friend guy are going to fix it beacuse we don not want to spend all that money and his friend guy is good with cars because he has fixed my car a couple of times. any help with anything or suggestions please let me know. Thanks alot!!

i have a 98 ford taurus..it has some rust on the rear wheel well/fender..and the interior has a cigarette burn on the driver seat, and a light bulb burn on the carpet in the front seat, in the middle..happened when the guy was changing a heater core…and the passenger seat has a rip. were the seam is sewed. but that can be sewed back…but other than that, it has a brand new water pump, head gaskets, heater core, thermostat, fan switch, water pump pulley, and the entire system has been flushed, and had dye ran through it to check for leaks…has only 115,000 miles on it. and paint looks good. other than the rust..new tires also
yeah, i’m not planning on asking for a rediculous amount.. it runs great..good heat and a/c.. nothings wrong with it now that i put all the money in it of course.. lol

I had two dreams last night; here’s the first:

I was in some sort of parking lot that was covered in grass and the buildings on one of the busiest roads in my town were completely gone; it was just some sort of field, but I definitely recognized the area. Then suddenly there were a lot of old, used cars in the field, and apparently you had to pick one, so I ended up picking a large pink monster truck (don’t ask). Then my ex-boyfriend who has recently asked me out again climbed in the passenger seat and put his arm around me. Then I just looked at him with a disgusted face. Something came over me and I leaned in to kiss him, but HE rejected ME this time. I distinctly remember calling him a jerk then I tried to kiss him again, and he made out with me. Then later into the dream there was some unknown force coming in and we had to hide from them, I guess. So then me and the guy and my best friend ( I have no idea where she came from ) took off through the trees and came across this open area where there were some types of natives (??) playing a game I guess. Then we started talking to them and stuff and my ex-boyfriend kind of warped into my crush, this I do not know when it took place. It was really weird, and I think I knew I was dreaming. Then I woke up in the middle of the night and fell back asleep.

Now for the second dream:

Me, my other best friend, and my mom all went to a restaurant, the same one that we were in the parking lot of in the previous dream. Then a very cute guy who looks exactly like one of my friend’s older brothers comes up to us and he’s a waiter at the restaurant. Then we held a brief conversation that I don’t remember. I just remember him saying "I shed the stupid tag in my senior year." That made sense in the conversation but now that I look at it, it makes absolutely no sense. Then he came back and I read his name tag, and it said Max then the familiar last name. So I said, "You’re Malia’s brother." He nodded then he motioned for me on the edge of the booth to scoot over and he sat down rather close to me and made awkward small talk and stuff.

What do any of these mean, I’m so confused. It could mean absolutely nonsense, and I want to know if it doesn’t even mean anything at all. Thanks!

I live in Phoenix Arizona, where the smog is unbearable..I have a 2005 GMC Sierra (no i dont want to downsize, or buy a new hybrid vehicle, im too bonded with my truck) and am really considering having a conversion done to help with this big issue. I try to carpool as much as I can but I cant take the live karaoke in my passenger seat 5x a week anymore. The only problem is I cannot find a local place to do it, i’ve been researching for a few weeks and the best opinions i’ve heard is to buy the kit online now and worry about install later..and I’d like to have it all covered at the same time. So anyone who can help me out with this, tell me pro’s, con’s, and most of all where I can get this done at! thanks so much!