It's almost Air Conditioning time! 

We've got some maintenance tips and some fix it tricks to keep you cool. Allison Walker, The Lady Auto Mechanic answers your questions. https://www.instagram.com/the_lady_auto_mechanic/

We also discussed:

• aluminum wheels
• speedometer sensors
• oil changes
• transmission fluld levels

Keeping your cool!

1. Park in the shade
2. Before getting into the car, roll down the rear windows and successively open and close the driver’s door for several times
3. The AC works much better while you are driving because is compressor runs faster with the rotation of the engine
4. Turn On The AC At Low Speed
5. Turn Off Auto Engine Stop/Start.
6. Don't Recirculate if you have passengers in the back seat
7. First, turn OFF the AC while the engine is running; keep the fan working at medium to high speed
8. Change the dirty filter

Recalls this week: 2013 Hyundai Veloster. There has been one more death linked to faulty Takata airbag inflators. There are millions of cars under this recall. Be sure to check to see if your car is included. 

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

Consumer Reports has a list of 108 2007-16 models that have a record of much-worse-than-average overall reliability based on subscriber responses to their Annual Auto Survey. Today, we’re going to caution you about: the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class model years 2012-2013, 2015   Please consider reading up on the reliability of this car before purchasing it as a used car, suggests Consumer Reports. https://www.consumerreports.org/used-cars/used-cars-to-avoid-buying/        http://carcomplaints.com is another resource for unreliable car lists.

If you’re interested in reviews of new cars Casey Williams is the automotive correspondent for WFYI, a public radio station in Indianapolis. He has reviewed cars and covered the auto industry for 25 years. His review this week is on the __ 2019 Ford F-150 Limited and the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport Pace Car  that will be used at the Indianapolis 500   https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams

In the news: Redesigned 12th-generation version 2020 Toyota Corolla has make its official debut at Toyota Mississippi.  https://www.djournal.com/news/new-toyota-corolla-makes-official-debut-today/article_a3000b45-3c19-50a4-b437-9dced74110f7.html

Park in the shade!!!

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