Q & A #53 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been watching, fascinated by the manner in which the Toyota recall has been developing. If you’re unfamiliar with the situation, it began with a few sporadic reports about a malfunctioning accelerator pedal. Fast forward [...]
Q & A #52 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for today’s segment of the Auto Specialist. Earlier, I read that Toyota is making plans to double the global output of hybrid vehicles to over 1 million by 2011. Toyota and Honda continue to battle for the frontrunner position on low-emissions cars. To [...]
Q & A #51 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recently, I came across a news item about the Ford Motor Company that I found interesting. The New York Times reported that one of their key executives, Alan R. Mulally, had created a plan to take Ford back to the top [...]
Q & A #50 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for today’s installment of the Auto Specialist. Several weeks ago, I mentioned that I had driven past a few dealerships in my area and wasn’t surprised that the lots were empty. This was after the “Cash For Clunkers” deal had ended and a [...]
Q & A #43 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. We have a new round of car problems that I’ll help diagnose for readers. However, before we get started, I’d like to mention something. Last week, I was speaking to a family friend about his car. He had mentioned that his [...]
Question: I’m driving a 2000 Ford Explorer with 107,000 miles. It has always handled well and has never given me any major problems. Until now. For whatever reason, it will intermittently fail to start. Sometimes, the engine cranks perfectly and other times, there’s no sign of life at all. At first, I thought the problem [...]
In today’s segment, I’m going to answer a question that I received from a reader named Jack. His question addresses something I feel very strongly about. It’s important to revisit this topic. Let’s get started. Question: I drive a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero with the mileage at 107,500. It has been giving me problems, so I [...]
Q & A #38 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. I’d like to start with a couple of quick reminders. First, if you’re unfamiliar with this column, I invite you to look through the archives. There’s a lot of automotive knowledge that has built up over the the past 37 installments. [...]
Q & A #35 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. I spent some time recently going through past car-related questions that we’ve addressed in this column. I was surprised to see the breadth of material that we’ve covered. There are questions regarding tires, alternators, engines, radiators, transmissions, and much more. If [...]
Q & A #28 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. If you have never read this ongoing column before, I invite you to take a look through our archives. By answering readers’ questions, we’ve managed to amass an impressive collection of car problems and their resolutions. In this installment, we’ll help [...]
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