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ABS – Traction Control and Air Bag Light On

I have a 2001 VW Jetta VR6. A week ago my wife was driving around town and the ABS, Traction Control, and Air bag light came on. She tried to start the car after she got done whit her errands and nothing.

Code PO300 – Check Engine Light Coming On

Reader Question Hello, my vehicle is having issues. It threw a po300 code. Brought it into a local shop that I have dealt with for years and they ran diagnostics and came up with that code. After the diagnostic, I was told that the only thing that would cause it was the timing chain since [...]

Jeep Cherokee P0455 EVAP Code

I have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee that while I am driving it, the speedometer and tachometer gauges drop to the bottom, and come back again after a while. This keeps going on and off. I am getting a display on the tripometer NO BUS. but nothing seems to affect the performance because it still runs well.

Ford Escort ES System Lean Code Engine Light Problem?

My question is about a check engine light. I got the code pulled and its saying the system is too lean, I have a 2002 Ford Escort ES edition. Its not a oxygen sensor because the last mechanic I brought it too replaced that and its still on. Can you help?

Pressure Test Cooling System

Reader Question   Hey Austin, you mentioned in a previous post to another question that the guy should get a cooling system pressure test to determine where his coolant leak might be in his car engine. Why would you need to do that if there is a leak, can’t you see it? Shannon D.   [...]

Car Overheating

Reader Question I have a 95 Toyota corolla, and I just replaced the radiator and the thermostat. The engine wants to run hot at lower speeds and when I stop when I take off again it runs fine at 55 and above but it does not want to run hot at idle and in park. [...]

Flush Radiator

Reader Question Austin, I see you are not a big fan of flushing car radiators so can you please tell me why you feel that way? I want to flush out the radiator in my Honda but after reading your site I am wondering if that is still a good idea for me to do. [...]

Car Running Hot

Reader Question I have a 1999 Nissan Altima and it keeps running hot. It started in May with this problem. My dad has done everything he can possibly think of. He’s flushed the radiator, changed the thermostats numerous of times, got a brand new water pump, got another clamp for the hose, a brand new [...]