Tech Tips (by ALLDATA): Chevy truck fuel tank collapse/leaking
Problem: The vehicle came in for a leak from the fuel tank area.
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Tech Tips (by ALLDATA): Journey battery light & mil on after body repair
Problem: The vehicle came in from a body shop. The collision damage had already been repaired. When they body shop performed their “Post-scan”, they found a DTC, P058C – Battery Monitor Module Temperature Monitoring Performance. They had not found any codes in the “Pre-scan.”
Tech Tips (by ALLDATA): Santa Fe with no throttle response - mil on
Problem: The vehicle came into the shop with the check engine light on. The tech connected a scan tool and pulled the two codes listed below. He also test-drove the vehicle to confirm that the engine had no throttle response. It did not.
Tech Tips (by ALLDATA): Rear turn signals, brake lamps inoperative
Problem: Rear brake lamps and turn signals, inoperative.
World's first 'end-to-end connected safety experience' introduced at CES in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- There are more than 13 million auto accidents every year in the U.S., most leaving drivers feeling confused and uncertain of what to do in the…
First ever sit-down electric scooter rideshare program launched in Texas
OXNARD, Calif., Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, OjO Electric, LLC, (www.ojoelectric.com) a Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) mobility solutions company, announced they will provide the first ever commute-focused electric scooter rideshare in Austin, Texas in partnership with Austin Commuter Scooter, LLC, a subsidiary of Bike Share of Austin,…
Report: Used-vehicle wholesale prices continue retreat from record highs
ATLANTA, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 1.03 percent month-over-month in December. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 137.6, a 4.3 percent increase from a year ago, and down…
Special Report: Ride-sharing survey results
Ride-sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, are becoming increasingly popular with ASA shop owners who offer customers rides to and/or from the shop while their vehicles are being serviced. A recent ASA survey showed that 41 percent of shop owners…
Fast & Furious
In mid-May a group of 108 of the country’s best technicians gathered in Detroit for the first of two new programs created to give the Congress of Auto Repair and Service (CARS) a stand-alone presence in supporting our members. That…
