Ron Ananian The Car Doctor

Ron starts this episode talking about a recent report on HID and LED headlights, night blindness and problems with night vision driving. He wraps up the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 driveshaft repair and talks about the 6, almost 7 week search to find the $2300. part. His next up is a call from a listener in Arizona with an 03 Buick Lesabre with questions on the Mass Airflow Sensor,. Ron answers the questions and also offers some quick easy tips to determine if your MAF sensor is failing BEFORE it sets a fault code and leaves you stranded. Then Ester calls in from...

Ron begins the hour with a repair from his shop this week; a 2009 Honda Odyssey that has a P0325 Knock Sensor fault; he dives in deep talking about the difference between dynamic and static code faults; how to use them to your advantage; and concludes the segment by finishing the tale with what caused the code in the first place and how common it is! Can you guess the cause? His first call this hour is an 04 Dodge 2500 RAM pickup with four wheel drive problems : Ron brings to light and briefly discusses a recent news article warning about $5 a...

In this second half of the hours show Ron talks to a listener from Maine that is car shopping. He has a list based on Ron's recommendations in the last few months' Ron walks him thru the good, the bad and the ugly. What to buy and watch out for and what may not be the most desirable. Ron also takes us on a "tour" of how these cars from Model Year 2014 may be diagnosed and repaired discussing at length the procedures for computer reflashing. He concludes the call with some comments about the Audi the caller is interested...

In this blast from the past Ron opens the hour talking about how to be a successful auto repair shop. One of the factors he states is how much auto repair varies by region and location. He offers up his "Dirty Dozen", the basic list of things to always check to ensure a vehicle is in good operating condition. He then takes a call from a listener in Maine who is having problems with tire wear on a 2011 Ford F150. Ron speaks at length about proper tire maintenance, covering mounting, balancing and wheel alignment and why these steps are...

How about a 2011 Jeep Liberty that runs terrible and has trouble on hot days?  Ron's next up is a bit of a Frankenstein vehicle; the original engine has been replaced by something different .and well, its bits and pieces being held together in this 03 Tacoma. The OBD II port tests show no codes BUT the check engine light is on. Ron offers a definitive approach to get to a conclusion quickly.  He then covers basic mis-fire diagnostics on an 07 Escalade with multiple misfires. After walking the caller thru the steps he then takes a call on an 01 VW Gulf wi...

Ron starts this episode railing about how auto repair is being judged by many and done by few and the amateur pontificators. He makes a strong case about how auto repair needs to be a more respected profession. His repair from the shop this week is about a 2018 Jeep Wrangler with failing rocker arms due to poor manufacturing. He takes a call on a 22 Colorado with a low voltage warning and explains why the system is operating as designed. His next call is from a show regular, Jeremy in Washington DC who was working on his sisters car this...

In the second half of this weeks episode of Classic Car Dr we find Ron finishing up a call from the first half helping a listener make a choice about what vehicle to purchase. He then "take a ride" to Arkansas and helps an older Mazda, a 2002, with a potential charging system problem. 

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Welcome to the 1st posting Of Classic Car Dr. This episode of The Car Doctor is from September 27, 2014. In this first half of hour 1 Ron  talks about maintaining cars for customers over time; the generational affect of working on the parents and then the kids cars. He discusses an older Jeep that has some serious problems among which is a power steering leak that could lead to a fire. He concludes this segment with a call from someone about getting better fuel mileage on a 1994 Ford Explorer then starts a call helping a listener make a new vehicle purchase c...

Ron starts this episode talking about the full moon and what  strange things happen in a repair shop as a result; one of which was the woman who came in at the beginning of the week & wanted to leave her suitcase in his shop : takes a call on a 12 Camry with a hesitation that's been going on for over 8 years: takes a call on a 14 Charger with ABS and Traction Control lights from Montreal. His repair of the week is a 15 Acura MDX with a check engine light & an unusual EVAP system failure. He advises a caller with an 04 N...

Ron starts this episode talking about changes to the car doctor website to help listeners learn more and get more information to solve their problems. He also talks about the next generation of auto technicians; how they can get started in the business and what they should do to stay in it long term. The phone calls start this episode with a return caller and his 18 Hyundai Tuscon that is burning oil. He talks about used car prices and discusses some of the options from Auto Trader.  ( www.autotrader.com ) . He takes a call on a 13 Malibu where the r...