Repair & Maintenance & Diagnostic services from Johnny's Automotive

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• Grinding when you come to a stop
• Steering wheel shakes under braking
• Pedal sits lower than it used to

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• It shakes when I stop at a light
• There is a spot on the driveway where I park
• The check engine light is on and it feels down on power

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• I bought the car used and nobody can tell me if the belt was done
• The car is old but barely has any miles on it
• I am past the mileage in the maintenance schedule

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• It rattles for a second or two when I start it cold
• The check engine light is on for camshaft position correlation
• The engine has run low on oil more than once

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• Drip or dried coolant stain below the front of the engine
• Growl or low whine that changes with engine speed
• Engine overheats while the radiator stays cool

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• Squeal on startup or when you turn the wheel
• Rhythmic chirp that comes and goes while driving
• Battery light on with the engine running

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• Temperature climbs in traffic, drops back on the highway
• Coolant level keeps dropping with no puddle underneath
• Sweet smell after you shut the engine off

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• Colored puddle under the front of the vehicle
• White or crusty residue along the top or bottom seam
• Engine overheats with full coolant and working fans

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• Cold on the highway, warm at every red light
• It was cold for a few weeks after a recharge, then faded
• A musty smell for the first minute after the AC comes on

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• The battery is dead every morning
• A power window or door lock quit working
• The same fuse blows every time I replace it

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• The car got loud all at once
• It ticks on a cold start, then quiets down
• Something rattles underneath over bumps

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• It cranks for a while before it finally fires
• The engine sputters or hesitates under load
• A whine or hum from the back of the car

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• The battery light came on while I was driving
• Headlights dim at idle and brighten when I rev
• A whine or growl that follows engine speed

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• One loud click, then nothing
• Fast repeated clicking when I turn the key
• Starts fine cold, will not start after driving

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• The engine cranks slow, then starts
• Dead every Monday morning
• White or green crust on the terminals

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• The temperature gauge climbs but I cannot find a leak
• White smoke keeps coming from the tailpipe after it warms up
• The coolant reservoir keeps going empty

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• There is a deep knock that changes with engine speed
• The oil light came on and I kept going for a few miles
• It overheated badly and it has never run right since

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• A rotten egg or sulfur smell from the tailpipe
• Check engine light with a P0420 code
• The engine feels choked and won't pull

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• The AC quit all at once instead of fading
• A growl or rattle that only happens with the AC on
• The belt squeals or the engine bogs when the AC kicks on

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• The system loses refrigerant and nothing under the hood is wet
• A musty smell every time the AC starts up
• An oily sheen at the AC drain tube

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• A sweet, syrupy smell inside the car
• A greasy film on the inside of the windshield that keeps coming back
• A damp or soaked passenger side carpet

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• The steering feels loose or vague on center
• The car wanders and I'm always correcting it
• A clunk from the front over bumps

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• The sticker on my windshield says one thing, my manual says another
• The oil light came on between changes
• I smell oil burning after I park

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• It idles rough sitting at a stoplight
• It hesitates when I get on the gas
• My gas mileage is worse than it used to be

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• It stumbles when I accelerate hard
• The check engine light is flashing
• It shakes at idle but smooths out once I am moving

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• Every shop tells me a different fluid is due
• I have no idea when anything was last changed
• Something smells burnt after I drive

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• A cabin air filter nobody has touched
• Tires wearing on one edge
• Brakes that are fine, but not even

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• Transmission fluid nobody can account for
• Second set of brakes, first set of rotor questions
• A car bought used with no records

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• Original spark plugs past their prime
• A timing belt with no known age
• The water pump sitting behind that belt

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• Rubber that aged out instead of wearing out
• Small leaks that have been small for a long time
• Suspension that is tired rather than broken

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• The pedal feels soft or spongy
• The pedal sinks toward the floor on long hills
• My brakes fade after a few hard stops

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• My temperature gauge is climbing
• My heater blows cold
• The coolant looks rusty or has debris in it

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• My steering whines when I turn
• The wheel feels heavy at low speed
• The fluid in the reservoir is dark brown

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• It idles rough until the engine warms up
• It hesitates for a beat when I press the gas
• My fuel economy dropped and nothing obvious changed

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• Somebody waved a dirty filter at you at the counter
• The car feels lazy when you get on the gas
• You drive dirt roads, groves, or construction

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• The AC blows weak even turned all the way up
• A musty smell when you first turn on the AC
• Dust settles on the dash no matter how often you wipe

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• Streaks left behind after every pass
• Chattering and squeaking across the windshield
• One band right in your view never clears

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• The light came on right after I filled up
• The light is flashing and the car feels rough
• It came on, then turned itself off a day later

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• Nothing happens when I turn the key
• It cranks over fine but never catches
• It was fine yesterday and dead this morning

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• Dash lights flicker on rough roads
• Something works, then doesn't, then works again
• It only acts up when the car gets wet

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• Third battery in two years
• Dead in the driveway every few mornings
• Battery light on but the car still drives fine

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• It runs hot in stop and go traffic but fine on the highway
• It only overheats on the highway or towing
• I keep adding coolant and I can't find a leak

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• It makes noise for the first few stops of the day, then quits
• Every single stop, warm or cold, all day long
• Only when I am backing out of the driveway

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• One solid clunk pulling in and out of a driveway
• Rattling like something loose is dragging underneath
• A creak or groan when I turn slowly into a parking spot

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• I am constantly correcting the wheel on the highway
• There is play in the wheel before the car does anything
• The car pulls to one side on a flat road

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• Cold on the highway, warm at a stoplight
• Cold on one side, warm on the other
• Air is cold but there's barely any of it

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• It shakes on the highway and smooths out when I slow down
• The steering wheel pulses when I hit the brakes
• It shudders at a red light and stops when I shift to park

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• There's a spot where I park but the fluid level looks fine
• Clear water dripping under the middle of the car in summer
• I smell something sweet after I shut it off but there's no puddle

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• We're driving out of state next month and I want to know it'll make it
• I just bought it used and I don't know what's been done to it
• It's been sitting for a year and I want to start driving it again

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• The seller says it's never been in an accident
• The price seems really good for the year and the mileage
• The check engine light isn't on, so it must be fine

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• The engine revs but the car doesn't pick up speed
• Shifts land hard, or take a long time to happen
• There's a shudder around highway speed

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• The fluid looks dark or smells scorched
• I tow with this truck
• The shifts have gotten lazier over the last few months

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• There's metal or friction material in the pan
• It slips in every gear, not just one
• It won't move in drive or in reverse

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• There's a whine that changes with how fast I'm going
• It howls when I let off the gas
• There's a clunk when I turn or pull away

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• The car leans and rolls more than it used to
• Clunks and rattles over bumps
• It wanders on the highway

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• The car drifts when you relax your grip
• Your steering wheel sits crooked
• One edge of the tread is wearing away

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• Your front tires look used and the rears look new
• You can't remember the last one
• There's a hum or drone that follows your speed

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• A hum or growl that rises with speed
• The noise changes when you change lanes
• A grinding or rumble you can feel in the floor

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• Clicking or popping on full lock turns
• Grease slung around the inside of a wheel
• A clunk when you get on or off the gas

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• A hollow clunk over bumps and driveway edges
• The car wanders and needs constant corrections
• One edge of a front tire is wearing away

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• The fluid came out milky or tan colored
• I back a trailer down a boat ramp
• I tow, and nobody knows when this was last done

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• Your odometer just passed a maintenance milestone
• You bought the car used with no history
• A maintenance light came on and you don't know what it wants

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• Tread down to the wear bars
• The car swims in a hard rain
• Cracks in a tire with plenty of tread left

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• There's a screw in the tread and it's still holding air
• The tire drops a few pounds every week and I keep topping it off
• Somebody plugged it on the roadside and now it's seeping again

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• Walked out to a tire sitting flat on the ground
• It's down every morning but holds fine all day
• The tire went flat and there's no spare in the trunk

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• Steering wheel shakes around 60 to 70 mph
• The shake is in the seat, not the wheel
• It was smooth, and now it isn't

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• The light comes on cold mornings and goes off by lunch
• The light blinks, then stays on
• Light came on right after new tires

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• Plenty of tread left, but the sidewalls look cracked
• The outside edge of the front tires is worn and the rest looks new
• Both outer edges are wearing and the center looks fine

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• A tire that's low every week with no nail in it
• New vibration after hitting a pothole
• Curb rash down the face or lip

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• Wheels that bolt on but rub at full lock
• A vibration nothing seems to cure
• Wheels that aren't rated for the work the truck does

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• A shimmy for the first mile after the car sat
• Every tire low after months in the garage
• Chalky, cracked sidewalls on a low mileage vehicle

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• The car feels strange the first cold morning up north
• All-seasons on a snowy hill
• Winter tires still on the car in a Florida summer

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• A set of tires is sitting in your garage
• Your tread is down to the wear bars
• One tire is losing air every week

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• The car keeps moving after the bump is over
• The nose dives hard when you brake
• Cupped or patchy tire wear