Auto Correct

Sometimes we give tips and tricks about dealing with your vehicles - for the regular driver. Today is not one of those shows. We’re talking transmissions. What do you want to know? 

Recalls:

• model-year 2014-15 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans and model-year 2015 Ford Mustang coupes are being recalled for brake lights and rollaway risk. To resolve the problem, dealers will replace the brake-pedal bumper and clutch-pedal bumper for free. Owners will be notified starting March 3. Those with further questions can call the automaker at 866-436-7332 (Ford’s number for this recall is 22S02), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236.

You can find out if your car has a past recall by going to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and inputting your VIN number. Or find their SaferCar app.

In the news: bad weather results in road closures. But modern navigation software simply doesn’t take no for an answer, and so Google Maps — among other navigation companies — has sent drivers down sketchy, dangerous paths to reach their intended destinations. If you are traveling this winter please make sure you have a paper map and double check any reroutes to ensure you aren’t being guided to logging trails. 

Auto Casey: Jeep Wrangler 

Short take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_XicK6eyKc&t=0s 

Long version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXqItXDwrQ0

Coach Charlie’s Tip of the Week:

Change your filters! Check the cabin and air filters. Change the oil filter each time you change the oil.

Calls:

• shifting trouble
• changing fluid
• shopping for an opinion
• Prius battery
• use your 4L
• torque converter
• drain and fill
• batteries and cold
• parking break and warranties
• 4WD