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Automotive Column 1 from Under The Hood Transmission Fluid Should you change at high mileage? |
Automotive Column 2 from Under The Hood Better Fuel Mileage Cleaning a fuel system for better MPG |
Automotive Column 3 from Under The Hood Power Windows Window won't move or fell down |
Automotive Column 4 from Under The Hood Bad Fuel Mileage Less than expected miles per gallon |
Automotive Column 5 from Under The Hood A Battery Life Cycle Is it time to change yours? |
Automotive Column 6 from Under The Hood A/C Failure and Cost It's time to "Chill" A/C repair time |
Automotive Column 7 from Under The Hood Transmission Flush Don't forget to flush. Or not? |
Automotive Column 8 from Under The Hood Tires AWD And 4WD Do you know the condition of yours? |
Automotive Column 9 from Under The Hood Instrument Lights Burnt out dash light bulbs |
Automotive Column 10 from Under The Hood Timing Belts Worn belts fail and damage engines |
Automotive Column 11 from Under The Hood Slow Fuel Fill Too much time at the gas pump |
Automotive Column 12 from Under The Hood New Car Time New car fever |
Automotive Column 13 Low Tire Sensors Tire pressure sensors TPMs |
Automotive Column 14 Mirror Fell Off Reattaching a rear view mirror |
Automotive Column 15 Wheel Torque Important safety information! |
Automotive Column 16 OnStar Problems Old Onstar System no longer works |
Automotive Column 17 Mixed Up Fluids Right fluid in wrong system |
Automotive Column 18 ABS Troubles Antilock System Problems |
Automotive Column 19 Pour-In Cleaner Pour-in or Professional clean |
Automotive Column 20 Rear Defrost Quit Wire torn off the rear glass |
Automotive Column 21 Hard Starting Fuel Pump or something else? |
Automotive Column 22 Broken Mirror Mirror eating garage |
Automotive Column 23 ABS and 4x4 What to expect from your ABS system |
Automotive Column 24 Engine Air Filters Dirty Air Filters decrease fuel mileage |
Automotive Column 25 Engine Stalling Engine stalling at stop signs |
Automotive Column 26 Battery Drain Goes Dead Overnight |
Automotive Column 27 Warm up times Car engine warm up time |
Automotive Column 28 Power Drains Cigarette socket power drains |
Automotive Column 29 Diesel Injection Also buying a used vehicle |
Automotive Column 30 Reduced Power Reduced engine power light on |
Automotive Column 31 Noise in Dash Clicking noise behind dash |
Automotive Column 32 Air Injection Code Secondary Air Injection code P0411 |
Automotive Column 33 Engine Oil Weight Using Proper Weight Engine Oil |
Automotive Column 34 Column Smoke 94 Regal Steering Column Smoke |
Automotive Column 35 Engine Overheats A/C shuts off too. |
Automotive Column 36 Engine Has Noise GM A/C Tensioner Rattle |
Automotive Column 37 Trans Failure Towing and Trans Failure |
Automotive Column 38 Starting Problem Battery/Starter/Cables |
Automotive Column 39 Trans Problem Long time to shift |
Automotive Column 40 LOUD Chime Dinger Drives Me Nuts |
Automotive Column 41 Haunted Van Spooky Caravan |
Automotive Column 42 Back to School Finding a used vehicle |
Automotive Column 43 Insuring Classics Is your Classic Car covered? |
Automotive Column 44 Crying Over Milk It's ok to cry over spilled milk |
Automotive Column 45 Wipers Quit Wet Fail only when wet or damp |
Automotive Column 46 Hard Brake Pedal Can't push brake pedal easily |
Automotive Column 47 No Speedometer Broken Speedometer No Gauges |
Automotive Column 48 Power Windows Fitting Power To A Vehicle With None |



















