Ron starts this episode talking about trusting your repair shop, and trusting them to NOT do the wrong thing with the story of a car with an older driver and a check engine light : takes a call on a 15 GMC Terrain that is making a noise that his mechanic thought was a wheel bearing : takes a call on a 13 CRV with a vibration : answers an email with a thermostat replacement and a P0128 code : takes a call on a 16 Colorado asking how to check transmission fluid : takes a call on a 96 Corolla with gray smoke on startup.

Find out more about us at www.cardoctorshow.com ,  @ronananian

Also visit our You Tube Channel for auto repair tips and videos

Ron starts this episode talking about trusting your repair shop, and trusting them to NOT do the wrong thing with the story of a car with an older driver and a check engine light : takes a call on a 15 GMC Terrain that is making a noise that his mechanic thought was a wheel bearing : takes a call on a 13 CRV with a vibration : answers an email with a thermostat replacement and a P0128 code : takes a call on a 16 Colorado asking how to check transmission fluid : takes a call on a 96 Corolla with gray smoke on startup.
Find out more about us at <a href="http://www.cardoctorshow.com">www.cardoctorshow.com</a> ,  @ronananian
Also visit our You Tube Channel for auto repair tips and videos

With over 40 years of repairing cars and 27 on the radio helping you repair them, Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, is an expert at everything automotive. Call us at 855-560-9900.

With over 40 years of repairing cars and 27 on the radio helping you repair them, Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, is an expert at everything automotive.  Call us at 855-560-9900.

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—heard nationwide across major networks—he brings diagnostics, storytelling, and practical wisdom together in a way only a seasoned mechanic can. Whether it’s a tough trouble code, a buying decision, or a behind-the-scenes look at shop life, Ron delivers the insight listeners rely on.

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&mdash;heard nationwide across major networks&mdash;he brings diagnostics, storytelling, and practical wisdom together in a way only a seasoned mechanic can. Whether it&rsquo;s a tough trouble code, a buying decision, or a behind-the-scenes look at shop life, Ron delivers the insight listeners rely on.

Ron Ananian The Car Doctor™

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Sept 21, 2024 Hour 2 - Trusting Your Repair Shop

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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - September 19, 2026

You bought the car. You made the payments. But when it needs repair, who really gets to decide who can fix it?

This week on The Car Doctor, Ron Ananian digs into the growing Right to Repair battle and explains why it goes far beyond getting a wiring diagram. Modern vehicles depend on software, secure gateways, scan tools, programming and telematics—and access to that technology may ultimately determine where your vehicle can be repaired.

Ron explains why Right to Repair is really about something much simpler: consumer choice.

Plus, a BMW M8 Competition that mysteriously needed spark plugs at only 5,000 miles, a longtime listener trying to push his Honda toward 400,000 miles, and Ron finishes the complicated cooling-system repair on a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid—with a little help from the OPUS IVS platform.

And sometimes the hardest automotive problems have the simplest answers: a Chevy Silverado with an annoying squeak proves once again why good diagnosis still matters.

Real cars. Real problems. Real answers.

Car Advice, Done Right 

🌐Visit: CarDoctorShow.com

📸 Follow Ron on Instagram: @ronananian

🎥 Watch repair tips and shop videos on YouTube

📻 Join the conversation LIVE Saturdays 2–4 PM 

 

 

 

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - September 19, 2026
You bought the car. You made the payments. But when it needs repair, who really gets to decide who can fix it?
This week on The Car Doctor, Ron Ananian digs into the growing Right to Repair battle and explains why it goes far beyond getting a wiring diagram. Modern vehicles depend on software, secure gateways, scan tools, programming and telematics&mdash;and access to that technology may ultimately determine where your vehicle can be repaired.
Ron explains why Right to Repair is really about something much simpler: consumer choice.
Plus, a BMW M8 Competition that mysteriously needed spark plugs at only 5,000 miles, a longtime listener trying to push his Honda toward 400,000 miles, and Ron finishes the complicated cooling-system repair on a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid&mdash;with a little help from the OPUS IVS platform.
And sometimes the hardest automotive problems have the simplest answers: a Chevy Silverado with an annoying squeak proves once again why good diagnosis still matters.
Real cars. Real problems. Real answers.
Car Advice, Done Right&nbsp;
🌐Visit: CarDoctorShow.com
📸 Follow Ron on Instagram: @ronananian
🎥 Watch repair tips and shop videos on YouTube
📻 Join the conversation LIVE Saturdays 2&ndash;4 PM&nbsp;
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Right To Repair Updates,  Who Really Control The Car?

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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 1 - September 19, 2026

There’s a storm brewing in the automotive world—and this time it isn’t just about the price of gasoline.

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor™, takes a firsthand look at the growing engine-oil shortage as repair shops and retailers begin facing purchasing restrictions, prices climb and certain viscosities and specifications become harder to find. Why is this happening, how long could it last, and what should you be doing now to protect your vehicle?

Ron explains why modern engines require very specific oils, why simply grabbing the right viscosity off the shelf may not be enough, and why using the wrong specification to get through a shortage could become an expensive mistake.

Then it’s back to the phones: a 2000 Chevy Silverado with mysterious transmission and transfer-case problems raises an important diagnostic question—could something as simple as a bad ground be causing all the trouble?

Plus, with the cost of replacing a vehicle continuing to climb, Ron goes back to basics with practical maintenance advice: air and cabin filters, throttle-body cleaning, fuel-system service and the little things that can help your car run better and last longer.

Because today, it seems you have two choices: car payments or repair bills. Taking care of what you already own has never mattered more.

Real cars. Real problems. Real answers.

Visit us at https://www.cardoctorshow.com

 

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 1 - September 19, 2026
There&rsquo;s a storm brewing in the automotive world&mdash;and this time it isn&rsquo;t just about the price of gasoline.
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor&trade;, takes a firsthand look at the growing engine-oil shortage as repair shops and retailers begin facing purchasing restrictions, prices climb and certain viscosities and specifications become harder to find. Why is this happening, how long could it last, and what should you be doing now to protect your vehicle?
Ron explains why modern engines require very specific oils, why simply grabbing the right viscosity off the shelf may not be enough, and why using the wrong specification to get through a shortage could become an expensive mistake.
Then it&rsquo;s back to the phones: a 2000 Chevy Silverado with mysterious transmission and transfer-case problems raises an important diagnostic question&mdash;could something as simple as a bad ground be causing all the trouble?
Plus, with the cost of replacing a vehicle continuing to climb, Ron goes back to basics with practical maintenance advice: air and cabin filters, throttle-body cleaning, fuel-system service and the little things that can help your car run better and last longer.
Because today, it seems you have two choices: car payments or repair bills. Taking care of what you already own has never mattered more.
Real cars. Real problems. Real answers.
Visit us at <a href="https://www.cardoctorshow.com">https://www.cardoctorshow.com</a>
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The Engine Oil Shortage Is Here: What Drivers Need to Know

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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - September 12, 2026

Auto repair doesn’t always go according to plan—and sometimes just getting to the problem is half the battle.

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, takes you inside the service bay with a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid suffering from a communication fault with its active grille shutter system. Multiple scan tools, OE-level diagnostics, circuit testing and a lot of disassembly eventually reveal the real culprit: a corroded power wire buried deep in the harness. It’s a perfect example of why good diagnostics have to be slow, methodical and proven—not guessed.

Then the phones light up. A listener with a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a “Service Shift Selector” warning and suddenly no reverse. Ron explains why the transmission itself may not be the problem and uses an old-fashioned landline telephone system to make today’s vehicle computer networks easy to understand.

Next, what do you do with a 2002 Honda with an incredible 323,000 miles and a slight transmission engagement delay? Repair it, replace the transmission—or leave well enough alone? Ron weighs the economics of keeping an older vehicle alive.

Plus: Ford 3.5L internal water-pump failures, Nissan ABS/VDC problems, wheel-speed diagnostics, and preparing a diesel for winter.

Real cars. Real problems. Real-world diagnosis.

Car Advice, Done Right 

🌐Visit: CarDoctorShow.com

📸 Follow Ron on Instagram: @ronananian

🎥 Watch repair tips and shop videos on YouTube

📻 Join the conversation LIVE Saturdays 2–4 PM 

 

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Hour 2 - September 12, 2026
Auto repair doesn&rsquo;t always go according to plan&mdash;and sometimes just getting to the problem is half the battle.
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, takes you inside the service bay with a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid suffering from a communication fault with its active grille shutter system. Multiple scan tools, OE-level diagnostics, circuit testing and a lot of disassembly eventually reveal the real culprit: a corroded power wire buried deep in the harness. It&rsquo;s a perfect example of why good diagnostics have to be slow, methodical and proven&mdash;not guessed.
Then the phones light up. A listener with a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a &ldquo;Service Shift Selector&rdquo; warning and suddenly no reverse. Ron explains why the transmission itself may not be the problem and uses an old-fashioned landline telephone system to make today&rsquo;s vehicle computer networks easy to understand.
Next, what do you do with a 2002 Honda with an incredible 323,000 miles and a slight transmission engagement delay? Repair it, replace the transmission&mdash;or leave well enough alone? Ron weighs the economics of keeping an older vehicle alive.
Plus: Ford 3.5L internal water-pump failures, Nissan ABS/VDC problems, wheel-speed diagnostics, and preparing a diesel for winter.
Real cars. Real problems. Real-world diagnosis.
Car Advice, Done Right&nbsp;
🌐Visit: CarDoctorShow.com
📸 Follow Ron on Instagram: @ronananian
🎥 Watch repair tips and shop videos on YouTube
📻 Join the conversation LIVE Saturdays 2&ndash;4 PM&nbsp;
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When Auto Repair Isn’t Picture Perfect

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Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - Sept 21, 2024 Hour 2 - Trusting Your Repair Shop

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