Brake hoses are not always the problem
If there is one thing that freaks out drivers, it’s when one or more of their brakes seize up or fail. Understandably, they get really upset when the car won’t stop, swerves abruptly, or stops unexpectedly.
Avoid Catalytic Converter Warranty Headaches
Customers who need replacement catalytic converters often prefer the lower cost and greater availability of the aftermarket part rather than the recommended OE option. Unfortunately, these aftermarket catalytic converters often have bad reputations of quickly failing, and many assume it’s because they are not made with the same quality standards as their OE counterparts.
A Hurricane Aftermath, Hazardous Cars
The recent hurricanes have taken a terrible toll on our East Coast, and our deepest concern and sympathy is rightly focused on the survivors and victims of these affected regions. The condition of the affected cars from these storms is indeed trivial, compared to the loss of human life and the damage to whole communities. However, an unfortunate aftermath of these storms could be coming your way.
According to CARFAX, there were about a half-million water-damaged cars returned to the roadways in 2023. An estimated 100,000 waterlogged vehicles were damaged in the most recent four months of 2024; those numbers do not include the still-climbing damage tally from Helene and Milton.
ALLDATA Repair Planner now part of the CCC Secure Share™ Network
ALLDATA Repair Planner, the latest addition to ALLDATA’s integrated collision repair platform, is now available on the CCC Secure Share™ network. This means that ALLDATA Repair Planner customers can have their estimates imported automatically and securely from CCC Secure Share to ALLDATA Repair Planner.
Stubborn Equinox refuses to park itself
TRENDING TSB
Some 2018 Equinox drivers became perplexed when using Advanced Parking Assist (APA) and the vehicle would abort the parking attempt.
Chrysler 200 Throws P0101 Under Hard Acceleration
Vehicle: 2016 Chrysler 200, FWD, L4-2.4L, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 25,320
Problem: This vehicle was brought to the shop because the malfunction indicator light (MIL) would come on under hard acceleration. An example would be merging onto the highway.
Kia Optima Driver's Window Operates Backwards
Vehicle: 2014 Kia Optima, L4-2.4L, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
Mileage: 86,989 miles
Problem: The vehicle was brought to the shop to have a bad driver’s front door window regulator replaced. NOTE: A week earlier, one of the techs diagnosed the problem as a bad window regulator because they could hear the motor operating in the door, but the window wouldn’t go up or down. After the work was completed, the window operation was reversed.
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