Whether it's hot or cold - take care of your radiator!

Here are the recalls for the week: 2018-2019 Lexus, Toyota Cars, Minivans, Pickup Trucks and SUVs: A fuel pump may stop operating. Toyota said the issue is still being investigated and the remedy is under development.

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 vehicles 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:

 Hyundai Sonata     2011 engine problems

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/    https://www.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 2020 Nissan Altima AWD        https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams

In the News:            The Mustang From "Bullitt" Sells For $3.74 Million At Auction

The 390 cubic-inch 1968 Ford Mustang GT made famous by a very good car chase scene in Steve McQueen’s not very good detective film Bullitt was sold Friday by Mecum auctions in Kissimmee, Fla. for a massive $3.74 million about 5 minutes after the car rolled onto the dais.

That the owner had purchased the car for just $3500 from a newspaper ad and stored the vehicle. The owner passed away and left it to his son in 2014. I’ll post a link to the story with this audio.

https://usatoday.va.newsmemory.com/?publink=03c3f2474_13434d7

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On the show, Allison recommended using a throttle body intake cleaner, such as CRC GDI Intake Cleaner

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