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Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am to noon. On this show, Dave Riccio of Tri-City Transmission in Tempe, AZ and Matt Allen of Virginia Auto Service in Phoenix, AZ talk about the times your car has a problem, but it never happens when you take it to get repaired. Also on this show:

  • Intermittent Car Issues: When are they worth dealing with?
  • What if the problem your having with your car doesn't happen when you take it to the shop?
  • Letting the car mechanic drove your car home.
  • 2012 Honda Civic. After leaving lights on for ten minutes after turning off car, the car won't start. Steering wheel is also locked.
  • 2008 Mazda 8. When making a left turn, the air conditioning blows harder and colder.
  • 1997 Chevrolet S10. There is a 440 error code.
  • 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. Air conditioning doesn't blow air till you set it on four.
  • 2006 Toyota Sequoya with 89,000 miles. Warrantee expires at 100,000. Should I take it in before it expires just in case?
  • Longer car warrantees require more maintenance that is not needed.
  • 2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Every once in a while, when I turn it off it won't start again for at least fifteen minutes.
  • 2005 Chevrolet Silverado with 160,000 miles. Has never serviced the transmission. Would it be okay to do that right now?

Cars talked about on this show are the 2012 Honda Civic, 2008 Mazda 8, 1997 Chevrolet S10, 2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2006 Toyota Sequoya, 2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, and the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado.

Bumper Audio Clip of the Week

Bumper to Bumper helps a listener diagnose a brake issue with their Toyota Rav4.