Hot Off the Wire

Written by Dave Finley - Diagnostician at Bellevue NE

My first appointment of the day was a customer with a 2001 PT Cruiser.  Their complaint was, “It feels like all the gears are slipping, and a light is on in the gauge panel.”

I started my evaluation with a fluid check and pulled the codes.  The fluid level was normal, and the code I got back was a P0750 - solenoid error in the TCM.  There were no ECM codes.

After clearing the code I started my test drive. The transmission preformed well, but I did experience what felt like a slight engine stumble when going up hills. It was intermittent, but it did occur twice during the drive. The check engine light also came back on.

Simple Wire Problems

Written by Chris Foster - Topeka Store Manager

A few weeks back, we had a customer come to the shop and say “Hi! I was sent here by so-and-so, and he said you would be able to fix my car, because he does not have time to figure it out”. “Well I am always up for a challenge, what is going on with it?” We then got into a discussion of how long he has been working on the car, and how everything "works great”. She then explained to me that the dealer looked at it and said it was going to be $XXX to fix it, and she just didn’t think they were right because “everything works ok… It is just the ALL WHEEL DRIVE DISABLED light is on, and nobody can find out what is wrong with it”. “Sure” I said, “leave it with me and I’ll see what I can do.”