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Winter Will Bring Battery Problems to Many Vehicle Owners

Take any car with an old battery that is four years old, add worn spark plugs, a plugged fuel filter and a tad of water in the tank, then try and start this car on a cold winter morning. You see, a cold battery has far less power than a warm one. So if your car doesn't start in the first, second or third rahhh, rahhh of the starter, the battery runs out of power before the engine starts. Read More »

Rear Crash Protection In Suvs & Pickups: Most Seat/Head Restraints Would Do A Poor Job Of Protecting People’s Necks In Rear-End Crashes

Only 6 of the seat/head restraint combinations in 44 current model SUVs are rated good for protection against whiplash injuries in rear-end crashes. None of the seat/head restraint designs in 15 pickup truck models earns a good rating. Overall 4 out of 5 SUV and pickup seat/head restraints recently evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are rated marginal or poor for whiplash protection. Read More »

New California Laws For Teenage Drivers A

Becoming a licensed driver for those under the age of 18 already required jumping through quite a few hoops. Just to get a permit to drive, a young driver must complete 30 hours of classroom driver's training, after which they must pass a written test. Once they have their permit in hand, it will be another six months before they can apply for a driver's license. Read More »

High Water Headaches

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), floods are one of the most common and widespread of all disasters. If you drove through high water, there's a chance that you may have damaged your vehicle. It all comes down to how much water the vehicle took in and where it reached. Follow these guidelines to check for damage due to water intrusion or contamination. Read More »

Botox For Your Car?

America's growing obsession with younger looking faces evidenced by the Botox craze, is inspiring car owners to prolong the appearance of their automobiles as well. Read More »

Lead Police On a Chase, Spend a Long Time In Jail

It’s 6 p.m., and the evening news on nearly every channel is covering another police chase through the freeways and suburbs of Southern California. Some intellectually challenged fugitive in a stolen vehicle mistakenly believes that he can outrun and evade the half-dozen law enforcement vehicles pursuing him, while at least three or four news choppers are filming every horrifying maneuver ... Read More »

Recall of the 1999-2000 Chrysler Cirrus, Dodge Stratus and Plymouth Breeze

Make / Models / Years: CHRYSLER / CIRRUS 1999-2000 DODGE / STRATUS 1999-2000 PLYMOUTH / BREEZE 1999-2000 Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION Manufacturer’s Report Number : E23 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V001000 Mfg’s Report Date : JAN 04, 2006 Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Potential Number Of Units Affected : 216299 Summary: On certain passenger vehicles equipped with ... Read More »

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