by autoworksmn | Feb 20, 2019 | Auto Repair
Figuring out what’s wrong with your car can be confusing if you don’t have auto repair experience, but luckily your vehicle gives you a hint through the dashboard! Diagnosing the true problem takes special equipment like what we have for diagnostics, but warning...
by autoworksmn | Oct 24, 2015 | Auto Repair, Service Tip
As some of you may remember, I did a post not long ago about my sister in-law’s VW Routan and her pink headlight. Well, the time finally came when she asked me to replace them…and nearly kill me in the process, though that’s a whole other story. Her...
by autoworksmn | Jul 1, 2015 | Auto Repair, Service Tip
I’ve been hearing a lot about an issue lately. A message occurring on newer GMC/Chevrolet trucks and vans (2008+ Chevy Express/GMC Savana, Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon, Cadillac Escalade/GMC Yukon, Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra), and I thought I’d share some information...
by autoworksmn | Jun 3, 2015 | Auto Repair, Service Tip
Today’s post is meant to shine some light on the topic of some concern lately for some owners of 2011-2014 Ford Focus and Fiesta non-ST models equipped with an “automatic” transmission that are complaining of a transmission shudder on acceleration. I say “automatic,”...
by autoworksmn | Mar 11, 2015 | Auto Repair, Service Tip
Our patient today is a 2004 Volvo XC90 with a 2.9L 6 cylinder and automatic transmission. The customer’s complaint was that of a check engine light and a harsh 1-2 shift concern. Upon initial diagnosis, our technician pulled 11 trouble codes from the on-board...
by autoworksmn | Feb 25, 2015 | Auto Repair, Service Tip
I was recently asked by my sister in-law why one of her headlights on her 2011 Volkswagen Routan SEL was pink. So I went into research mode. Here’s what a Routan looks like (a base model pictured with its sister, the Dodge Grand Caravan, which is the platform the VW...
