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Term
noises of cars
Cars make different sounds when they're working properly or if something is wrong. Learning to recognize these sounds can help you figure out if your car needs repairs.
Part
brake light switch
The brake light switch is a small part that turns on the brake lights when you press the brake pedal. This helps other drivers know when you're stopping.
Car
Mercedes-Benz ML350 4MATIC
The Mercedes-Benz ML350 4MATIC is a luxury SUV that offers a smooth ride and good handling. The '4MATIC' means it has all-wheel drive, which helps it grip the road better, especially in bad weather.
Part
transmission
The transmission is what helps the car move by sending power from the engine to the wheels. If it has problems, the car might not drive properly.
Brand
Mercedes
Mercedes is a well-known car brand that makes luxury cars. They are famous for their quality and advanced features.
Car
Nissan Armada
The Nissan Armada is a large SUV that can carry many passengers and has a lot of room for luggage. It's good for families or trips where you need extra space.
Car
Infiniti QX80
Car
Nissan Murano
The Nissan Murano is a medium-sized SUV that is comfortable to drive and looks nice. It's a good choice for people who want a mix of space and fuel efficiency.
Term
rearview camera
A rearview camera is a camera that shows you what's behind your car when you are backing up. It helps you see if there is anything in your way.
Car
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla Cross is a smaller SUV that is easy to drive and has a lot of space inside. It's part of the Corolla family, which is known for being reliable.
Car
Toyota Camry
Term
hybrid powertrain
A hybrid powertrain is a system in some cars that uses both a gas engine and an electric motor. This helps the car use less fuel and be better for the environment.
Term
inverter
An inverter is a part that changes the type of electricity from the battery so that it can be used by the car's electric motor. It's important for making hybrid and electric cars work.
Term
motive power
Motive power is the energy that makes a car go. In hybrid cars, this energy can come from either the gas engine or the electric motor.
Car
Ford Lightning
The Ford Lightning is a new electric truck from Ford that is designed to be powerful and useful for work and everyday driving. It's part of Ford's effort to make more electric vehicles.
Term
brake fluid
Brake fluid is a special liquid that helps your car's brakes work. If it gets dirty or contaminated, your brakes might not work properly, which can be dangerous.
Term
master cylinder
The master cylinder is a part of the brake system that helps push brake fluid to the brakes when you press the pedal. It's important for making sure the brakes work properly.
Term
DOT 4
DOT 4 is another type of brake fluid that can handle more heat than DOT 3, making it better for cars that need stronger brakes.
Term
DOT 5
DOT 5 is a special type of brake fluid that doesn't mix with the others. It's used in some older cars and can handle heat well.
Term
DOT 3
DOT 3 is one kind of brake fluid that many cars use. It helps the brakes work but doesn't handle heat as well as some other types.
Car
Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is a well-known car that many people drive. The 2011 version is known for being reliable and comfortable for everyday use.
Part
starter bendix
The starter bendix is a part that helps start the engine. If it's broken, it can make a grinding sound and not work when you try to start the car.
Part
crankshaft sensor
The crankshaft sensor helps the engine know how fast it's spinning. If it stops working, the engine might not run properly or could even stall.
Term
scan tool
A scan tool is like a computer for your car that helps mechanics figure out what's wrong by reading error messages from the car's computer.
Term
aftermarket sensor
An aftermarket sensor is a part made by a different company than the one that made your car. They can be less expensive, but sometimes they don't work as well as the original parts.
Term
case number
A case number is like a reference number for your car's repair issue. It helps the dealer keep track of what needs to be fixed.
Term
weak battery
A weak battery means the car's battery doesn't have enough power to start the engine or run the electronics properly. It might need to be charged or replaced.
Term
horn
A car horn is what you press to make a loud noise to get someone's attention. It's important for safety on the road.
Company
Gazoo Racing
Gazoo Racing is a part of Toyota that makes their cars faster and more exciting to drive. They work on special versions of regular cars to improve their performance.
Car
Toyota GR Corolla
The Toyota GR Corolla is a faster, sportier version of the regular Corolla, made for people who love to drive. It's designed to be fun and exciting on the road.
Part
18 inch wheels
18 inch wheels are the size of the wheels on the car. Bigger wheels can make a car look nicer and help it handle better, but they can also make the ride a bit rougher.
Part
turbocharged three cylinder engine
A turbocharged engine is one that has a device called a turbocharger, which helps it produce more power without needing a bigger engine. A three-cylinder engine means it has three cylinders, which is fewer than most cars, making it lighter and more efficient.
Car
Toyota Tacoma
The Toyota Tacoma is a smaller truck that people use for work or fun activities like camping. It's known for lasting a long time and being able to handle rough roads.
Car
Jeep Wrangler
The Jeep Wrangler is a tough vehicle that people love to take off-road, like on trails or in the mountains. It's popular because it can go almost anywhere and has a cool, classic look.
Car
Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a small car that's very popular because it's reliable and saves on gas. The 2003 model is especially liked by people who enjoy driving because it feels sporty.
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And I wanted to go ahead and let all the listeners know right now that in
2026, um, autocorrect will not hit MPB think radios broadcast air.
And we are, you know, uh, we're, we're a little melancholy about it.
Or is that, is that a good assessment coach?
I will take that assessment.
You know, I'll just let you know that it's been a joy to be here the four and a
half years that I've been at MPB and, uh, it's been a great ride.
And like I say, uh, but it's going to continue.
Yeah, it's going to continue.
Go ahead and give them a little tidbit of how we're continuing, um, outside
of Mississippi public broadcasting coach.
I'm going to start myself going to start a podcast.
It's going to be called the car coach steering you in the right direction.
And it's going to be coming out in January.
We're going to, uh, do the exact same thing.
Going to give you, uh, all the news you need plus help you and steer you in
the right direction.
That's right.
And you can't steer this car without me.
Can you coach?
I gotta have you, I gotta have you.
You and Liz has done such a great job and it's the camaraderie that comes
together in order to make a show and to make it successful.
Is that people understand what you're talking about and going back to what
Liz says, you know, she found me in a school.
Well, that is how I do the radio.
I teach you instead of just telling you, because I need you to understand
as a consumer and you have so many questions.
You're going to put so much into this and I want to just tell you and Liz.
Thank you.
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Welcome to auto correct, helping you correct your auto problems.
Our host is coach Charlie Melton, ASC certified master technician.
I'm Jermaine flood.
Hey, coach.
Charlie, how are you doing today?
I'm doing good today.
We've got a guest in the studio with us.
Liz Gill.
Hey, Liz.
I love having you on the show.
You know, you're so so into the show that you were the voice before we started
this show.
You were the voice in the middle of the show and I just love having you on it.
Love this show.
Love it.
It's it was my baby and dreamed about it and picked music for it.
That's right.
A work of love.
That's right.
It was a work of love.
And listen, today while we're working some love, first off, we're taking all emails
and all calls.
Our email address for questions is auto at MPB online.org.
The phone number is one eight seven seven MPB ring.
That's one eight seven seven six seven two seven four six four.
I want to go ahead and get started.
We are doing some big changes around here at MPB think radio.
Come next year, there will be a whole new schedule that will hit the lot.
And I think everybody now kind of knows now by next year, you mean in two weeks.
And it is on the website in PB online dot org slash radio.
There's a schedule.
And if you go over a couple of weeks, you'll see the new schedule.
What you won't see, though, on the new schedule that I want to go ahead and
announce right now is auto correct.
Auto correct will not be coming over to 2026 on that new schedule.
And I wanted to go ahead and let all the listeners know right now that in 2026,
auto correct will not hit MPB think radios broadcast air.
And we are, you know, we're a little melancholy about it.
Is that is that a good assessment coach?
I will take that assessment.
You know, I'll just let you know that it's been a joy to be here the four and a
half years that I've been at MPB and auto correct, you know, it was just a
serving the people and I hate that it's over and we'll just go from there.
That's right.
And we are going to go from there for sure.
But what I wanted to start out this show with was a little retrospective
look back on how auto correct was birthed because I had been handed the
baton two and a half, almost three years ago.
I was handed the baton from Liz Gill.
But Liz actually found you somehow out of the blue.
You don't even know.
I do not know how she found me.
I just know one day somebody called and asked me what I do.
And I said, OK, the question one, sometimes when I call you, I know
you're a busy man, you don't answer, you answered this phone call.
I don't answer the phone all the time, but I have no reason why.
Liz, you've got to fill us in on how this all came about
because there was another host before coach.
There was Allison Walker, the lady auto mechanic.
She was a great host.
She started on Fix It 101.
OK. She was a guest. Jonas Adams.
Shout out. He's a Joe Nasty.
Joe Nasty.
You can find his stickers on gas pumps in the metro area.
Right. He is now a all things considered
afternoon producer.
But he was the producer for Fix It 101 in 2014 when that first started
and they would have different Fix It professionals on it.
And he found Allison Walker and they talked about auto repair.
Well, then in 2018,
a show I dearly loved, Season Pass, was not renewed.
It was told, but by and they said, hey, let's get Allison in.
And we need a car repair show, whereas place that drives,
we need to repair our cars.
Let's go.
So she was our host for a good bit.
But we also had experts who we would come have as guests.
And our government name is the
Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
Education is one of our main driving purposes.
So I looked, well, what about car education?
So, you know, I'm googling, looking at is it community colleges?
Is it four year universities?
Is it high schools?
And then I'm looking at the list of high schools and, man,
there's one that's just tippy, tippy top.
Clinton.
And I think I think we got your front office involved.
Oh, wow, you went to the principal's office to the main to the main front office
and said, hey, we really want to further education.
We want to let our statewide audience.
We want to showcase Clinton.
We want to let everybody know what a great program you have and how this is an
opportunity for high schoolers and people in the state as a career choice.
And also, can you answer some phone calls for us?
Who you got?
And they said, man, we got coach.
What a story.
What a story. I didn't know that.
Well, I appreciate you giving me like say, it's been a it's been a great ride.
And like I say, but it's going to continue.
Yeah, it's going to continue.
Go ahead and give them a little tidbit of how we're continuing outside of
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Coach.
I'm going to start myself.
I'm going to start a podcast.
It's going to be called The Car Coach.
Steering you in the right direction and it's going to be coming out in January.
We're going to do the exact same thing.
I'm going to give you all the news you need plus help you and steer you in the
right direction. That's right.
And you can't steer this car without me.
Can you coach?
I can not. I got to have you.
I got to have you.
You and Liz has done such a great job.
And it's the camaraderie that comes together in order to make a show and to make
it successful is that people understand what you're talking about.
And going back to what Liz says, you know, she found me in a school.
Well, that is how I do the radio.
I teach you instead of just telling you because I need you to understand as a
consumer and you have so many questions, you're going to put so much into this.
And I want to just tell you and Liz, thank you.
Yeah. Thank you very much.
Because like I say, couldn't have done it without you.
The public itself, the consumers of Mississippi.
We had people from England call.
We had people all from Northern United States call.
Just different people that would call in and ask the question while we're talking
about a topic. Well, what I love about coach is,
you know, he doesn't have his home repair shop to produce.
He doesn't have his financial
investment shop to promote.
He does this out of the goodness of his heart.
He's a true volunteer, a true educator for the love of Mississippi.
He he does this every week and, you know, inside the show and outside of the show
because he has such a wonderful heart and the heart of an educator wanting to help
Mississippians and the world understand the cars better.
That's right. And you can't do this without somebody who knows who knows noises of cars.
And that's the person, you know, knowing coach.
He can taste the oil and let you know whether it's bad or good.
I mean, he's just the goat, the greatest of all time.
When it comes to automotives, I mean, if it's an engine, he knows it.
You know what I'm saying?
I've been working out since May and I got a personal trainer and I thought, you know,
personal trainers, what are they going to do?
You know, but she tells me so much about how my body works, how the muscles work
together, and that's basically what coach is, the personal trainer of vehicles.
Well, what I tried to do is take the vehicle and relate it.
I did this when I was in school, related it to a human body.
The different parts of the car and how the anatomy works of the body.
Well, the anatomy really works the same in a car.
You just got to know how the parts work together.
And, you know, that brain you got in there, that
computer, you got to know how it works together and where all the signals come
from, it's just like a body.
But, you know, we've had some interesting questions.
Yeah.
We've had people that were working on the car as we were talking to them.
I remember the guy was replacing a brake light switch, a brake light switch
underneath his dash while we were talking.
Right. Here's the pinnacle of mine.
When you called out the transportation commissioner
and the transportation commissioner called us and you know what that let me know
that that transportation commissioner listens all the time.
That's right.
Because that just couldn't happen at random.
Right. Because we were talking about the insurance law in Florida against the
insurance law here in Mississippi and he came and gave us some good advice.
Yeah. We had some great times cruising the coast.
Oh, God.
No, that was a wonderful time.
Jermaine getting sick on Ship Island boat.
Our buddy Pete, I had to give him a little shout out to Pete.
Pete did a great job.
You know, when he came on and Pete was more of a older type car repair.
And you know, when I got in cars, when I started doing it from the military,
I got out, I did diesels and I did cars and I started teaching and I told myself
I have a learning curve here to do because when I started cars were not all
the electronics. Yeah.
And so I really learn a lot as I went along with the students.
Yeah.
You know, I got to go back to the Shane Martin that was on our guest last week.
Yeah. What a smart young man, you know.
And you taught him.
I remember and, you know, he told me one time says he's a 16 year old young man.
He told me, says, you can't teach me nothing.
I remember that, that you can't teach me nothing.
But he came back at the end and says, thank you for all what you have taught me
that I will be better off fixing cars.
Yeah. Yeah.
Trucks. Yeah.
Well, I want to thank first off MPB for giving me the opportunity to be able to
sit down as a host of AutoCorrect with Coach Charlie Melton.
It has been a joy that will not stop in 2026.
Liz Gill, thank you so much for giving it up.
Could not appreciate you anymore.
And thank you so much for joining us on this first segment of AutoCorrect.
As we say goodbye, but not for long to AutoCorrect because coach,
the car coach with Charlie Melton, steering you in the right direction.
That's right.
We're going to start off in January and we're going to just kick it just as we're
going. That's right.
Keep on going. That's right.
You know what?
We'd love to hear from you all the phone number 1-877-MPB ring.
That's 1-877-672-7464.
Jack and Savannah, Tennessee.
I see you in that 2007 Mercedes.
Coach will help you coming up next.
If you got a question, you can also send emails to auto at MPB online.org.
We're tackling all emails and all calls is your car to recall.
I'll tell you how you can find out next.
You're listening to AutoCorrect with Coach Charlie Melton.
I'm Jermaine Flood.
If you want even more AutoCorrect, find the podcast on podcast platforms for your
smart device. AutoCorrect is heard on MPB Think Radio at Thursday at 10 a.m.
with a replay Saturday at 11 a.m.
Before we get into some recent recalls, let's get on to the phone lines real quick.
We've got Jack who's been waiting in Savannah, Tennessee with the 2007
Mercedes with 98,000 miles on it.
Coach Jack, you're on with Coach Charlie.
Good morning, Coach.
Good morning.
The car is like the news.
If you look at it, 98,000 original miles.
It's an ML350 formatic.
It needs your transmission.
And I wonder if you knew anyone with a like 100 to 150 mile radius of here that
could rebuild one or put a use one in.
Well, what I would do on that, there are several places here in the Jackson area
that you could get that done.
One is called European Auto.
They work on nothing but Europeans and you probably go over there and talk to them.
And then there's one down in Florence.
I'm not really sure what the name of it is, but they work on all Mercedes as well.
And then, like I say, you could even get one of those
radio transmission shops that you can depend on.
They can even find you one with less miles than what's called.
That's on that one there, you know, because
I love Mercedes, they're good vehicles, but they did have some problems.
You know, like all manufacturers, they do have problems.
But I would check out a European Auto or someone like that in the Jackson area
and see if they can steer you in the right direction.
You say there's one in Florence.
Oh, I know Florence, Mississippi.
All right, you're from where now?
Tennessee.
Oh, you're from Tennessee.
OK, no, I'm sorry.
What you need to do on that is get on the go to your transmission.
Like I go to like a Amco or something like that that works on nothing but
transmissions and I would find one that works on imports really and ask them
because, you know, not me being in from Tennessee.
It's really, I don't know much about the area, but I would say in Jackson,
Tennessee and all there, you'll find a European Auto shop that just works on
European vehicles.
Well, that's what I'll try because I I love this car and I need to get it
fixed if I can.
Well, I tell you what, send the email to MPB over here and email in a phone
number and the year making model and I'll check it in for I'll check it out for you.
Jack, you got Auto at MPB online.org.
That's the email MPB online.
Auto at MPB online.org.
I'll do it. Thank you so much.
All right. Thank you, Jack.
Thank you, Jack.
Look, Coach, I want to shout out to the church that you attend.
Well, you know, it's East Side Baptist Church.
OK, Ron Harrison is the pastor and his crew, James and Sam, they have just
put everything together and, you know, when I told them that we were going to be
finished at MPB, he said, no, he said, you're not going to be finished.
You may be finished there, but we're going to take and do it out of the church.
We'll buy the equipment, whatever you need.
We'll make sure that this continues because it'll be promoting the church
and it'll be promoting fixing cars.
Awesome. The car coach with Charlie Melton steering you in the right direction.
In the right direction.
Speaking of steering you in the right direction, here's some recalls.
That'll steer you.
You know, I've been reading recalls this week and there was quite a few out there.
Yeah, well, I got just a few.
So the first one is an issue with the rearview
camera that's prompted Nissan to recall more than 60,000 vehicles.
So this is a light.
This is light work, including its Armada full size SUV,
Murano midsize SUV and Infinity QX80 full size SUV.
It includes the two twenty twenty five
Armadas and Muranos and the twenty five twenty six.
Those QX80s, a software error in the in vehicle infotainment system at vehicle
startup may cause the rearview camera image not to display when the vehicle is
in reverse decreasing driver visibility because you can't see.
Well, I think after that, I think those nerves went a little crazy inside that computer.
So once again, you know, it's easy fix.
Look out the mirrors.
That's right.
But to resolve the system will be updated by a dealer or via an over the air update
for free. That's the easy one.
That's the easy one.
All right. Coming up, though, Toyota is
recalling more than 55,000 examples of its Camry, sedan and Corolla cross hybrid SUV
over an issue with the hybrid powertrain that could lead to a fire.
This is not an easy one.
Effective vehicles include twenty five to twenty six Camry's and twenty six Corolla
cross hybrids, a bolt inside the inverter of the hybrid powertrain may become loose
and cause a loss of motive power or a fire, both of which increase the risk of
crash or injury.
Well, you know, there's a lot of that going on right now and people are getting
away with away from a lot of these electric vehicles for it.
So they just did away with their cutting production on the lightning.
Yeah, cutting in there.
They said that they're going to go more to many problems.
Hybrid engines, but they said that just people really not out there.
People like the hybrids because they get good gas mileage and all.
Yeah, but you know, you still got to worry about the high voltage.
Right. And here's the problem.
There's no remedy.
Right.
So it's like a fire, but we can't fix it right now.
Well, don't park in your garage.
Don't park close to the house unless you've got good home insurance.
Park up the street.
That's right. Parking plus the house.
Park it.
You're in me's house.
Park in a big retailer's parking lot or something.
All right. And finally, in recall news, Honda is recalling more than seventy
thousand six hundred examples of the Acura Ilex sedan over an issue that affects
the brakes. This includes twenty sixteen to twenty twenties Ilexis.
Brake fluid in the effective vehicles may be contaminated and cause a seal inside
the brake master cylinder to become deformed, possibly leading to a brake fluid leak
and reduced braking ability.
And that braking ability reduction increases the risk of a crash or injury.
So I know, you know, when you buy your car, it's got brake fluid in it.
But how did it come off of the the manufacturer ramp?
Well, that's why I'm trying with bad brake fluid.
I'm fixing to tell you, OK, contamination.
We used to worry about contamination getting in brake systems.
Say if you had a wheel cylinder that went bad because on drum brakes,
we had wheel cylinders that went bad and they would rust and the seals would break
and water would get up in there and that would go back to the master cylinder.
OK, so it would contaminate the whole system.
OK, OK. Maybe the system got overheated.
Just say your brakes got overheated.
Once again, it boils the brake fluid once again, contaminated.
You know, today, you don't have to worry about it as much unless they do put
the wrong brake fluid into vehicles, because this is a little older.
Twenty sixteen to twenty twenties, they make three different types of brake fluid.
OK, they make a dot three, a dot four and a dot five.
Those are the three brake fluids.
Three and four can be mixed.
Five cannot five will make it turn to the the other brake fluid turns to jelly.
OK, and five is usually purple.
So you can tell. OK, so you have to be careful.
But three and four can be mixed.
Once again, contamination.
Yeah, so if the manufacturer got a hold of some
brake fluid that was not good and they put in the system, it will take a while
to swell those seals and it could even be bad seals in the master cylinder.
You know, and they're selling his brake fluid.
OK, so well, here's the fix.
Dealers are replacing the brake master cylinder for free.
That's what I just told you.
It could be the master cylinder, the seals and stuff in the master cylinder.
That's not just a brake fluid because they're not replacing nothing else.
Right, right, right. OK, that's the fix.
Before we go to Pete and Amory, let's head to an email real quick.
I like this email. This is coming from Jennifer and Jackson.
She says, good morning.
Love your show.
I have a 2011 Honda Accord that has a weird cranking noise
that my car shop hasn't been able to diagnose Java.
Do you have her noises ready to go?
I think she had a baby in the car.
The baby was like, that was really bad.
So a side note before you get into it for at least six months now,
she says, my car has has sort of shuttered when I go to crank it.
Tuck, tuck, tuss out after a second or so of stuttering the engine.
Sort of sounds like it's sneezing and then turns over.
Sometimes it fails to turn over and I have to diagnose my key and then try
to crank it again. This almost happens every day.
Well, what it sounds like to me that either the teeth on the flywheel or war
or the teeth on the starter is war and they're not meshing together because
that's where that noise is coming from.
Sounds like it's coming from underneath the vehicle and
you try to crank it, the starter bendix throws out the gear, the bendix go out.
And if the teeth are war, it can't mesh.
OK, so it's grinding those gears and then it moves it just a little bit.
So you can get to some good teeth.
OK, yeah, that's usually what's wrong with those.
OK, she says it appears to happen when she first go to crank it in the morning
or when it's been sitting all day.
It doesn't seem to be weather dependent hot days versus cold days because it
happened in the summer in the winter, but it does seem to occur almost every time
when my car has been sitting for many hours.
It does not happen much or perhaps not at all when I try to crank it after having
driven to a store, running for a quick errand and come back to crank it.
The sound was more subtle, quieter.
Several months ago, it was also less consistent.
Some mornings it happened, some it didn't.
Now it happens nearly every day, at least once.
One trouble with diagnosing has been that you really can only hear the noise one
time every several hours because once the car has been running, the noise doesn't
seem to appear until the car cools off or sits for a while.
And wondering what you suggest for diagnosing and fixing it.
She says, I'm stumped.
You know, as you're doing as as you're doing it cranking up, usually it does it
more when it's just sitting there and it's taking more to turn that engine.
So I would check the starter and the flywheel.
OK, all right.
Pete and Amory, don't you go anywhere when we come back?
We're getting straight to you.
The number one eight seven seven MPB ring.
That's one eight seven seven six seven two seven four six four.
Our email address where you can send questions is auto at MPB online dot or
I'll have those recalls posted on our shows podcast description.
And you can also go to nhtsa.gov forward slash recalls to find out if your car has
a past recall, what's in the news?
How old is too old to drive?
Forty two, that's not what it says.
That's what I said.
When experts say you should hang up the keys.
That's what's coming up in the news next.
Thank you for listening to AutoCorrect on MPB Think Radio.
Coach Charlie Melton, retired instructor for Clinton High School's Automotive Tech
Program is our expert host.
That's what that's what Liz said.
He's from Clinton High School.
That's it.
I'm Jermaine Flood.
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Let's go to the phone lines right now.
We've got Pete in Amory.
He's got a 2019 Hyundai Tucson that he may have emailed us about.
Pete, you're on with Coach Charlie.
Yes, I have a Hyundai Tucson 2019 and I took it to a shop and he
the crankshaft sensor.
Said it was bad when he plugged it on the meter or whatever on the scan tool.
And he was like, you know, the code, yeah.
And he replaced it and the light still stays on.
OK, now the thing is, I'm not saying he
just put a crankshaft sensor in there, but usually if the light stays on, either he
didn't clear the light or that wasn't the problem because there's a lot of different
things that could make the crankshaft sensor comes on if there is something else
wrong with the vehicle and it may have another code in there.
OK, and he went to the simplest code to replace the crankshaft sensor.
What I would do if it was me, I'd take it back over there to them and tell them say,
hey, I just paid you for a crankshaft sensor.
The light is still on.
Evidently, that was not the problem if you didn't clear the code because I took it
back twice and they still couldn't find it.
Well, that's what I'm saying.
Maybe you need to tell him that you just need your money back on that on that
repair and take it to a shop that can work on it.
Maybe he don't have the right scan tool because a lot of times people don't have
the right scan tool to get into those computers because they have history codes
because usually and did and then you can ask them, this is the question.
I had this happen with an Nissan.
If he did not get an OEM sensor, it may not work.
Because Nissan was really bad about that.
If you got an aftermarket sensor, it would not work.
I'd have it on.
So he did put an aftermarket on.
OK, so that may be the problem right there that he needs to go get an OEM sensor
for it from the dealership.
From the dealership, they're going to be a bunch, I guess.
It's going to cost you more money.
But, you know, I went through that with a Nissan and it just I put I made them give
me two different sensors for it and it would never correct it.
But as soon as I went to the dealer, got the OEM sensor, it worked perfect.
And the reason is the specifications may not be the same from that aftermarket to the OEM.
Well, Pete, I hope that helps.
Oh, I got one more credit.
What is about when you take the negative off the batteries?
Sometimes that clear the code?
Well, I would not suggest that.
I was at an auto parts store the other day and somebody says he had a 2019
Honda and he told her to take the battery cable off to see if the vehicle was running.
I wouldn't do that with the vehicle running.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Because it would damage the computer for a surge.
But if you did it when the vehicle is off, yeah, you kill everything to the vehicle,
it will clear the code, but then how you got to reset your radio and all that stuff.
Unless you have a battery saver.
Oh, I got you.
I got you. So. All right.
Well, Pete, I hope that helps, sir.
Yes, sir. All right. Thank you.
All right. Thank you, honey.
All right, coach.
In the news, how old is too old to drive?
And when experts say you should put those keys on that key hook and leave them there.
I'm 65.
I'm 65.
So don't tell me 70 because I'm still going to be driving.
My mother-in-law drove to 86.
My grandmother drove to 85.
A gentleman I told you yesterday drove to 91.
Yeah. So I don't know.
Yeah. What it just depends on what's
going on with the individual, what's going on with their brains.
Yeah, themselves.
So aging, unfortunately, can come with some negative physical and cognitive
changes and activities and tasks that used to be easy can become more challenging.
And what used to be a basic task like driving can become overwhelming.
Now, not everyone needs to stop driving in their golden years and may do just fine
behind the wheel, but there are real concerns with aging drivers like senior
citizens who nearly drove off a cliff in California.
It was a dirt cliff that they had.
And for concerned families with aging relatives who see and hear a story like
that, it might, it might be a time to have that difficult
conversation with that senior, but at what age should you hand it over?
And they're saying there's no set age.
Instead, health care providers say that there should be a more customized approach
to the subject, accounting for individual sensory decline,
transportation alternatives and personal feelings.
Though they do note that most people drive seven to 10 years longer than they
should, and that people age 70 and older are more likely to crash than any other
age group besides drivers age 25 and younger.
They recommend talking to your doctor about health issues that can impede your
driving ability and keeping it out for warning signs.
And so some of those signs would be like
if you were driving and you notice frequent honking from other motorists,
like why is everybody honking?
I just honk my horn the other day.
They're honking at you.
They move in there and then choosing alternatives when offered a ride.
It may be actually something that you should get down with.
So here's the thing.
In Mississippi, older drivers 75 plus must renew licenses in person and pass
a vision test with potential written road test if impairment is suspected.
Coach, you got 10 years.
I got 10 years to do it.
So I must be good.
You know, I was thinking here, you know, my mother-in-law,
we finally she quit driving because she got lost.
Well, can't we just blame that on the GPS?
But you know, there's let me tell you,
there's so many distractions out there in the world on the road.
Like I can get in the car and almost forget where I was going.
I do that a lot.
Like what did I get in here for?
Yes, I'm 42.
So don't feel like, you know what I'm saying?
You know, that does happen.
You know, well, we're such busy people.
Our lives are so busy.
We have we have signals coming all in and, you know, an older person,
older, mature person may not be able to take all those sensors and use all those
things coming in their brain because they're thinking so much.
That's right. That's right.
So several states don't stipulate a specific age considered as an older
driver like Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington, but other states like Maryland
take a harder stance.
They require vision test and in-person license renewal.
Get this.
Guess when you got to take theirs in Maryland?
Well, yeah, I am two years expired from taking my Maryland vision test.
Forty years old.
They you you got to do it at 40 Java.
Isn't that when they say our eyes started declining at 40?
And let me tell you, I just signed up for my vision insurance that I cannot
wait for to kick in January 1st.
Java, it's time for you to take your Maryland test.
I wonder if you have glasses.
Do you get exempt?
Oh, now here we go.
I've been getting I've been getting my eyes tested on the regular and I get a new
prescription on the regular.
So I don't know.
Do they have prescription windshields?
That would be nice.
That would be nice.
But all your pastors in there would be, well, what is that?
I can't see it.
That's true. Yeah.
Well, if you stay in Maryland and you don't want to do that in-person license
renewal at age 40, move to Florida because the stipulated age for senior
drivers there is 80.
So I can just move from Mississippi and go down to Florida.
And the only reason why they're so concerned is because
the boomers and the older drivers will translate to over 20 percent of licensed
drivers being over the age of 65.
You know, I like that commercial about five years or so.
You know, all those animals driving those vehicles.
Have you seen that commercial, the insurance commercial?
No, all the animals are driving.
You had these hyenas and you had a lion chasing them in a car that they were bad.
Then you had that, you know, like a deer in the headlights.
Yeah, the deer is sitting there and then you had a llama there says,
is that the wrong with my hair?
You know, and they were talking about all different types of drivers.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's that they had insurance for all different drivers.
Yeah. And then cute thing.
My grandmother, God rest her soul when she was still driving.
She was driving my second cousin to school every day.
They had her picking them, you know, taking them, picking them up.
But she would fuss at the other drivers.
She'd be like, y'all, just leave me alone.
They couldn't hear her.
But she'd be like, oh, Lord, I didn't mean it.
I didn't. She'd be talking to him.
I didn't mean it.
So I told her, I said, grandma, if anything happens,
I will, I will step to this asphalt and get it done.
So you'll take care of it.
I will open up this car door and make sure.
So, yeah, I'll have a story, a link to this story in our shows,
podcast, description before, though, we head to any break.
Let's head to the phone lines.
We've got Edward in meridian.
He's got a follow up comment on advice that was given last week.
Edward, you're on with coach Charlie.
Yes, I'm the one with the magic hybrid from last week.
Yes, sir.
And the advice you gave me was to go to the back of the manual
and call the number for assistance.
Yes, sir.
And my advice is that's exactly where to go with these hybrid electric vehicles.
They have the computers and the expertise to diagnose the trouble.
Don't even stop by the dealer until you get this done.
They'll get a case number with the codes.
And you take that case number in the codes to the dealer and they'll work from there.
The dealer doesn't really have the expertise of people to
to work on these electric vehicles.
So my trouble was I had a weak battery.
That's right.
Not a dead battery, but just a weak battery.
And they are hot and need batteries alike.
Three thirty cold cranking maps.
Right.
And mine was down to two something and it caused a lot of codes and errors.
And did they get it fixed for you?
They replaced the battery and I'm running down the road right now.
That's what we wanted.
Tearing up meridian streets.
You know, Pete, that was what our show was all about is helping people just like
you day in and day out, giving you advice that can help you solve your vehicle
problems. That's right. That's right.
Edward, thank you for that, too.
Oh, and speaking of elder drivers, I knew of a guy he was a hundred and four
that was still driving into my knowledge.
He didn't have any accident.
That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah, he outlived all his children.
They were like eight by twenty five years.
So there wasn't nobody to take the key.
I mean, nobody take his keys.
Jesus couldn't take the wheel.
That's right.
This was his pilot.
Jesus was his pilot, not the copilot.
Yeah, I think he lived to be a hundred and seven, but he was driving when I saw him.
He was about a hundred four.
Let's go, Edward.
Edward, thank you so much for that.
We needed that, Edward.
I have a Merry Christmas, Edward.
Yeah, all right.
Listen, coach, let's head back to the phone lines before we had to break.
We've got Jerry in a show, but he's got a 2019 Chevy Silverado horn question.
Jerry, you're on with coach Charlie.
Yes, I am.
I'm doing good.
Good.
I'm a little trucker.
Twenty nineteen Chevy Silverado and on the horn on the first bolt of truck,
it was like what I call a real Cadillac horn, you know, real loud when you blow it
and it gets down the night on sometimes it'll blow loud and you might wait a while.
You know, blow it again.
It'll be like he's trying to choke something out, you know, it won't hardly blow.
Well, I don't want to throw up in other words.
I'm just just speaking like it.
I was wondering if you could tell me if the height is in the horn or something
between the horn and backboard of computer or.
Well, on that horn, you on a lot of the horns, you can adjust the horn.
When the diaphragm gets a little weak, you can go there and adjust that horn.
It has a little screw on it, but and it may not be making a good ground inside
that steering wheel.
So what I would do is first, you know, you can take the there's three little
screws that take the steering wheel pad out where you honk the horn.
You could take you could take that out and see if it's making good ground there.
But first thing I would do, I would check the horn and see if it has a
screw where you can adjust it.
Sort of a tater like in the tater that way.
Yeah, you can tune it up and make it louder or not as loud.
Yes, it is just one horn on there, too.
I'm not really sure.
I think it's just one on.
OK, well, let me ask you this one.
I push it to lock the truck.
A key fob, yeah.
And it blows, but sometimes it blows low like that.
Would it?
Well, so that won't be in the pad then.
So that's going to be in the horn itself.
It was a horn, so I might as well just say go to a junkyard by me.
You're going to just go to a junkyard by your $20 horn put on there and just
keep on honking.
Right, OK, well, you really asked my question.
Thanks a lot, sir.
Thank you. Thank you, Jerry, for that phone call.
Thank you so much.
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The Toyota Corolla hatchback has always been super practical,
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It's the 2025 GR Corolla.
And what this one means is it's been finessed by Toyota's
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Gas mileage is not bad.
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But it's also a very practical inside.
You've got suede seats, you got deep bolsters,
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Comfortable, automatic climate control, JBL audio, flat screen gauges,
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So a car is fast, but also very daily usable.
So let's talk about price.
The GR Corolla starts at $39,000.
This one went 50,144 dollars.
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And it's time for Coach Charlie's last MPB think radio tip of the week.
You know, hey, I just want to know,
since I'm leaving MPB, but just listen, stay tuned for our social media.
The car coach, you know, and the car coach is going to just what you hear right here.
Today is what you're going to hear on the our podcast on the car coach.
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We're going to be helping people and we're going to be helping people.
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Well, right now I want to take and thank MPB and all the access they had given
the state of Mississippi the opportunity to be able to hear and get things done.
Just like Pete called, you know, said that, hey, you help me, you help me fix
my car. And like he said, go to the book because that's what I told him to do.
And he got him a case number.
He took it to the dealer and guess what?
They fixed his car and they've been trying to fix his car for several weeks.
But now they fixed his car.
That's right. That's how we help.
That's how we are going to help you and continue to help.
So if you're out there and you're looking,
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That's right.
Down the street.
All right.
To help somebody not flow it on down the street, coach, we've got another email.
This email is for 2013 Toyota Tacoma two wheel drive ABS light.
Recently had my front wheel bearings replaced.
The ABS and traction light stays on.
The mechanics said grease from the bearings got on the sensor and should
eventually go away. Could you please confirm this?
It has two hundred and sixty eight thousand miles.
It's concerning to see the light stare at me while driving.
I do appreciate your valuable knowledge and time.
Well, the first thing that technician shouldn't
have told you, you got he got grease on your sensor because there is a gap between
that sensor and the re-luxured that it reads and the grease is just going to sit
there and accumulate dust and dirt.
OK, so it's not going to go away unless the sensor is taken back out,
cleaned or replaced.
OK, all right.
So that's got to be the fix for that one.
That's going to be the fix for that one.
I would never tell somebody I put grease on their sensor.
It's going to go away.
It'll just wear off.
Well, like I said, there's a gap that's between where it senses.
OK, and what's going to make it rub off?
OK, all right. Here's another email.
This has come from Bill Martin. Bill says, I have a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara.
The check engine light is on, but engine vitals are good.
Mileage fine run smooth.
Any ideas? He says it's all good, but that lights on.
Well, if the lights on, there could be something in the computer
that is picked up, you know, once again, when the check engine light comes on,
it's not always the engine.
It could be climate control.
It could be the radio.
It could be many, many things.
The so what you want to do is get a scan tool, go somewhere they got a good scan
tool, not just a code reader, you know, get a scan tool on it, let somebody read it
and tell you what's wrong with it, because there's something wrong with it
for the check engine light to be on and it could be one of 10 systems.
Right. OK, last one.
Hey, guys, I'm helping a widowed friend sell her deceased husband's 2003 Honda
Civic SI five speed hatchback.
Her husband was a car guy, I believe this isn't a base model.
So I want to make sure she gets what the car is worth.
Do you have a recommendation for a local shop I can talk to them about?
Well, coming from Tom McCann, you know, when you take your car and you're going to
sell it's cornering miles and like I say, if you take it to a shop now,
understand most shops, they would try to buy your car, but they're going to give
you the lowest amount as possible.
What I would do is look at Edmunds, look at Kelly Blue Book and see where that
car is and see exactly how much the car is worth and then start adding on those
special things that he put on the car and then adjust the price accordingly.
All right. Well, coach, that was your last email.
That was the last email until the next one.
That was the last one to the next one.
Come on. 2026.
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Steering you in the right direction, featuring Jermaine Flood and Charlie
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About this episode
A heartfelt farewell to the Auto Correct show as hosts Coach Charlie Melton and Jermaine Flood reflect on their journey over the past four and a half years. They discuss the transition to a new podcast, 'The Car Coach', launching in January 2026, which will continue to provide automotive advice and insights. The episode features listener calls and emails addressing various car issues, including ABS lights, check engine lights, and vehicle recalls. The hosts emphasize the importance of education in car maintenance and the joy of helping listeners solve their automotive problems.
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