Ron Ananian The Car Doctor™
Ron Ananian The Car Doctor™
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, is a nationally recognized automotive expert, master technician, and trusted voice in car repair and consumer advice. For more than 30 years, Ron has blended real-world shop experience with straight-talk radio, helping drivers understand their vehicles and the industry with clarity, humor, and honesty. As host of the long-running Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor radio show—…Follow the podcast:
Five Shops, Multiple Starters, One GMC Denali
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 1 - September 5, 2026 A 2020 GMC Denali arrives at R\A Automotive on a tow truck with an intermittent no-crank—and a history that would make any mechanic stop and think. Nearly three years, five different shops, multiple starters, and the same problem keeps comin…
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The $3,200 Wire Harness That Didn’t Need To Be
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - September 5, 2026 - Hour 1 A 2015 Dodge Durango arrives on a flatbed over the weekend with a crank-no-start. The tow-truck diagnosis? Fuel pump. Maybe?! By Monday morning, the Durango starts perfectly—and that’s where the real diagnosis begins. Rather than throw a f…
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When Four Scan Tools Aren’t Enough
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 29, 2026 How many scan tools does it take to fix one car? Sometimes more than you think. Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, takes you into the service bay with a 2022 Honda HR-V that came in for routine maintenance and turned into a lesson about just how complicated…
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The Best Repair Is Sometimes The One You Don’t Take
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 29, 2026 Sometimes fixing cars starts with knowing which cars—and which customers—not to take on. Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, opens this hour with the story of a first-time customer looking for the cheapest possible brake job on her Lincoln. She already had …
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Does Safety Equipment Make Repairing Your Car Too Expensive?
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 22, 2026 Tune into this hour of Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor as he welcomes Matt Moore of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, iihs.org . The conversation is all about the cost of repairing vehicles today. Does the safety equipment on the vehicle raise …
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What Will Your Next Oil Change Cost?
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 22, 2026 Ron opens the show today warning us of the problems he is experiencing with the availability and rising price of engine oil and all oil based products. He brings his perspective honed in the shop to air so we can all understand why our next oil change …
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Getting Your Money's Worth Out Of The Repair!
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 15, 2026 A new battery. A new starter. And the Jeep still doesn't start correctly. Ron begins this hour with a reminder that replacing parts isn't diagnosing a problem. Modern vehicles can be incredibly sensitive to voltage, and sometimes the difference betwee…
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Does Automotive Technology Define Vehicle Life?
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 15, 2026 When did owning a car become so complicated—and so expensive? Ron looks at the real cost of modern vehicle ownership, from a 2017 Ford Explorer facing thousands of dollars in water pump and timing-chain repairs to today's technology-packed vehicles wh…
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When Is an Old Car Worth Fixing?
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 8, 2026 - Hour 2 When does a big repair bill make sense on an older, high-mileage vehicle? Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, talks with a listener facing that exact decision on a 2017 Ford Explorer with 225,000 miles and a failed internal water pump. Instead of simp…
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Good Mechanics Get It Done. Great Mechanics Find a Better Way.
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - August 8, 2026 - Hour 1 What separates a good mechanic from a great one? Sometimes it’s not what you know—it’s being willing to learn a better way and then pass it along. Ron opens this episode with a story from another repair shop, where a frustrated technician was …
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