Jolt from a stop. Hear the engine rev. Think the hybrid transmission just gave up. That’s where many Toyota e-CVT problems start. The name fools people. They expect a belt CVT. Toyota’s hybrid unit uses gears and motor-generators instead. So the trouble usually starts around the unit, not in the core gearset. Motor bearings can … Read more
Buck at a stop. Watch the tach jump. Feel the next gear hit like a boot. That’s where many Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems begin. Since 1993, the Grand Cherokee has used a long list of gearboxes. Early ones were simple and rough. Later ones added more gears, more modules, and more ways to fail. … Read more
Press the button. Catch the flash. Hear the silence. That’s how this trouble starts. A Compustar remote start usually fails for 4 reasons. The remote never sends a clean command. A safety input blocks the start. Voltage drops too low. Or the module loses tach, bypass, or data sync. That’s why these systems fool people. … Read more
Hit the button. See the lights flash. Hear the start sequence die halfway through. That’s how many Viper remote-start problems start. The system sees something unsafe and shuts the whole job down. Hood pins corrode. Brake inputs backfeed. Neutral-safety signals drop out. Tach and bypass modules miss the handoff and the engine quits. The hard … Read more
Plug it in at night. See the warning in the morning. Push it back outside. That is how this mess starts. The Jeep 4xe battery recall did not stop at one fix. It moved from B9A / 23V-787 to 95B / 24V-720, then grew again into 68C / 25V-741. The fault sits inside the high-voltage … Read more
Pull from a light. Hear a whine up front. See stop/start shut off. That’s how many Ram eTorque problems start. Since 2019, Ram has used eTorque on some 1500 V6 and V8 trucks. It adds a belt-driven motor, a 48-volt battery, and a converter that feeds the 12-volt side. Most trouble starts in 3 places. … Read more
Press the door button. Hear a pop. Watch the door hang half-shut. That’s where this Toyota Sienna sliding door mess starts. Most owners call it a cable recall. The record is messier than that. G04 / 16V-858 was the safety recall for certain 2011–2016 Siennas after Toyota found a door could open while driving under … Read more
Tow uphill. Hear the tick turn sharp. Feel the pull fade while the engine stays hot. That is how many 8.1 Vortec problems begin. The L18 earned its name on torque, not finesse. In GM HD trucks, vans, and Workhorse motorhomes, this big block pulls hard and lasts when the core stays healthy. The weak … Read more
Hear a bang overhead. See glass dust fall. Check the roof and find a hole where calm used to be. That’s how this Telluride story starts. The phrase Kia Telluride sunroof recall muddies the real record. Early trucks mainly point to BOD319, a factory bulletin for failed wind deflector arms and mechanism parts on 2020–2022 … Read more
Fire it up cold. Hear a hard rattle from the front of the engine. That’s where the F-150 cam phaser story starts. Most owners call it a recall. Ford mostly handled it through 21B10, 21N03, 21N08, and later service bulletins. The main trouble spot sits in 2017–2020 F-150 trucks with the 3.5L EcoBoost. The problem … Read more