Last Tuesday afternoon, a silver 2015 Honda Accord rolled into my bay with the check engine light glowing amber on the dash. The customer—a schoolteacher named Maria—told me her car had been “acting weird” for two weeks. “It hesitates when I step on the gas, and sometimes it just surges forward like it has a … Read more
By Hank Riggs, ASE Certified Master Technician (L1 Advanced Engine Performance Specialist) 15+ Years Turning Wrenches, Diagnosing Drives, and Solving the Toughest Automotive Mysteries When your car’s engine stumbles, hesitates, or flat-out refuses to pull like it used to, your gut might scream “transmission trouble” or “ignition coil failure.” And sure, those can be culprits. … Read more
By a Certified ASE Master Technician with 15+ Years Shop Experience It was a Tuesday morning, and the temperature had just dropped to 28°F overnight—the kind of cold that makes cars angry. A woman in a 2015 Honda Accord pulled into my bay with that unmistakable look of panic. “The check engine light came on … Read more