Ron Ananian The Car Doctor

Ron starts this episode with a story about life and death with a key breaking off in the lock cylinder : takes a call on a 87 Ford E-150 that has a transmission problem : takes a call with a broken key story : takes a call on a 17 Mustang GT and oil separators : takes a call on an 06 Expedition with the airbag light on and non working horn : takes a call on a 94 Explorer that stumbles on low idle : and takes a call on cars that purposely stop then restart at intersections.

Ron starts this episode with a call on a 15 Subaru Legacy with a tire that can’t be patched and how the dealer handled it : takes a call on an 18 Corolla and questions on the service intervals : takes a call on a 10 Hyundai Elantra with a question on where the fuel filter is located : takes a call on an 07 Chevy Aveo, manual tranny, that hesitates on shifting : and talks about an upcoming car show at the Warwick, NY drive in.

Ron starts this episode with a call on an 89 Escort that won’t start until it is primed : answers an email regarding self driving cars in the UK : takes a call regarding the air conditioning call from last week’s show where the caller thought it may be a vacuum problem: interviews Nick Hrenak, Product Manager of Walker Products : takes a call on a 76 Olds he helped repair from a few weeks ago : tells the story about the fire chief’s car that kept dying : and discusses “mode 6”.

Ron starts this episode talking about the work load at the shop, and a conversation he had recently in Woodstock, NY with a gentlemen from China and a discussion of cars there : takes a call on a 92 Toyota Tercel and oil pressure issues : takes a call on oil life expectancy on a 16 Honda Accord : shares and discusses an email on driverless cars : takes a call on self driving cars : and talks about self driving cars.

Ron starts this episode talking about car inspections : takes a call on the 02 Ranger air conditioning problem from a caller with a similar condition on a different vehicle : takes a call on a 17 Fusion that had 2 battery drains in 6 months that pointed to the ACM and ECM modules : talks about summer maintenance and the things you find : talks about pre and post repair scanning on collision vehicles : discusses an email on oil : answers an email on towing with a CVT transmission : and the Mitchell One Sure Track tip of the week is on security systems.

Ron starts this episode with the story of the automatic temp control in an 03 Grand Marquis and the time spent to diagnose it : takes a call from a listener asking if Ron prefers working on the older, highly mechanical cars or on the newer electronic cars : answers an email on replacing brakes on a vehicle in general : takes a call on an 02 Ford Ranger with an AC problem : answers an email on diagnosing performance issues and cleaning mass airflow sensors : answers an email about self driving cars and road hazards.

Ron starts this episode talking about Tesla : takes a call from a 26 year old woman about buying a car : answers a question about towing with a CVT transmission : talks about determining tire size : takes a call on an 05 Dodge 2500 with a list of codes : takes a call on a 15 Kia Sorrento with questions on brake rotors : and the Sure Track Fix of the Week from Mitchell One is, “What’s in the trunk?”

Ron starts this episode with a phone call on an 06 Nissan Xterra with an overheating problem : takes a call on an 03 Honda Element where the left rear brake calipers hung up and wore the brake pad out : takes a call on a 99 GMC Sonoma that crashed into a building because of a vacuum leak : talks to a 16 year old that just got her drivers license and asks “why” : and talks briefly about self driving cars.

Ron starts this episode talks about self driving cars : takes a call on a 76 Oldsmobile that starts when temps are cool, but then doesn’t run correctly above about 80 degrees : takes a call on an 2000 Ford Crown Victoria that, when you turn the key, you hear the fuel pump, but nothing happens after that : takes a return call on an 06 Kia Sorrento that can’t get into overdrive unless you force it manually : and talks about this week’s Mitchell Real Fix on a shaky shifter.

Ron starts this episode talking about the plugged drain in an air conditioning system : takes a call on an 09 Chevy Tahoe with a service airbag light on, and his scan tool does not read the airbag codes : takes a call on an 07 Ford F-150 with a question on replacing the power steering lines : takes a call on an 01 Subaru Legacy with intermittent overheating problems : and talks about picking brake parts.

Ron starts this episode ranting about the upcoming autonomous vehicle test in Boston : takes a call on a 13 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid with cut cables and a dealer wanting $3000 to replace the harnesses : takes a call on a 2006 Colorado that misses every so often : talks about the problem he had with his hot rod : answers an email on a 2018 Silverado with an oil pressure question : answers an email about glass cleaning : and talks again about the problems with autonomous vehicles.

Ron starts this episode talking about his “pile on” week, where cars just kept coming in : takes a call from a listener looking to get a scan tool for his 2014 Nissan Sentra : takes a call on a 2002 Honda Accord whose transmission makes a thump when coming to a stop.

Ron starts this episode taking a call on an 08 Kia Rio that his misfire codes : takes a call on an 09 Nissan Altima with squeaking brakes : takes a call on a 98 Chevy Pickup with lean mix error codes : talks about jacks for changing tires on cars : and answers an email on Mitchell One.

Ron starts this episode talking about the “uh-oh” moment when fixing a car : takes a call on a 92 Toyota Camper with light problems : takes a call on an 06 Buick Lucerne with a leaking oil pan gasket : takes a call on an 04 Nissan Altima with a fuel pump problem : and takes a call on an 18 Dodge Charger that appears to have cosmetic damage on the engine.

Ron starts this episode talking about keeping your emotions out of repairing your car : discusses Dad SOS calls with cars : takes a call on car restoration places : takes a call on a 99 Volvo S10 where the battery was changed and the caller entered the wrong code into the radio for the anti theft system : takes a call on a 13 Buick Encore where the radiator fans run all the time – even when the car is off.