As much as you'd love to drive your vehicle and have it be problem-free, you may end up in a situation where you need a major repair done. Here are some of the most costly repairs that you might need for your car.

Cylinder Replacement

The process of replacing a single cylinder of an engine due to the amount of labor involved. That is why sometimes people decide to get their whole engine replaced if one of the cylinders has gone bad. It's actually cheaper to get a new engine and install it than to have to take apart, repair, and reassemble the existing engine. Since this part is crucial to keeping your car running, you'll have no choice but to deal with this problem if it comes up.

The cylinder of the engine may need replacement if there is smoke coming from the engine, overheating, or overall poor performance with your vehicle. 

Transmission Repair

Your automatic transmission is one part that is very expensive to replace, which is due to all of the small parts that make up the transmission. If a small part of the transmission goes bad, replacing it may not be an option due to how expensive a whole new transmission can be. The job of repairing a transmission is also labor-intensive, since much like with the engine, the transmission needs to be opened up to perform any work on it.

You'll need transmission repair if the vehicle is slipping gears, not moving out of reverse or drive, or gear shifting is delayed when accelerating. 

Camshaft Repair

The camshaft of your vehicle plays an essential role in the engine to run since its job is to close and open valves to give the engine the power that it needs. While the part itself is not going to break the bank in terms of replacement if necessary, the process of uninstalling the old part and reinstalling a new one is going to rack up quite a bit of hours with your mechanic. 

Some common problems that you can run into with the camshaft are broken oil seals, cracks in the camshaft itself, and the mounting holes of the camshaft being ruined. Some problems can be repaired, while others require outright replacement of the part. 

If you're experiencing any of these problems with your vehicle, take it to a local mechanic to have the problem diagnosed by a car repair expert to let you know what's wrong.