Hi everyone,
I'm in college (and hence very poor) and I just got myself a used '99 camry LE V6 stick shift (my first car!!). It's a great car and I love the way it drives (heavy, unlike Hondas, and sturdy). Since the past few weeks I've been noticing a few things in the car that I don't know should be a cause for concern or not. I'm hoping it's not because I can't afford to fix anything as of now since I'm already about to shell out a lot to change the timing belt and water pump. Anway, here are the problems:
- On some days, the car (and steering wheels) shakes mildy to a little violently when I brake from speeds upwards of 60mph. Hope it's just a tire rotation/balancing problem. Please advise.
- After any amount of driving, when I get out of the car, it makes a dripping sound, a drop by drop sound somewhere in some hollow chamber in the car since there are no visible leaks of any liquid under the car. It just makes some resonating sounds when I'm done driving from somewhere near the undercarriage, and its usually in 1 second delays (drip -(1sec)-drip) and sounds like its falling on metal. Recently, it started to drip really fast so I'm getting concerned (at least 2 times faster). Any ideas?
- Also, does anyone know why the lights keep turning on even though its around 3 in the afternoon? How do they work? by the clock in the car or some sensor that measures darkness around you? I hate it how I can't control the headlights.
That's it for now. Thank you all for your time.