Heat Reveals Every Weakness : 5 Summer Vehicle Failures That Can Cost You Thousands
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Heat Reveals Every Weakness : 5 Summer Vehicle Failures That Can Cost You Thousands
Car Connection Workshop · Jun 10, 2026
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Term
cooling system
Your cooling system is what keeps the car from getting too hot. It moves coolant through the engine and other parts, then uses the radiator to get rid of that heat.
Term
automatic transmission
An automatic transmission uses fluid to shift gears, and that fluid can overheat. In many cars, the transmission shares cooling with the engine, so if the engine overheats, the transmission can overheat too.
Term
radiator
The radiator is like a heat dump for your engine. Hot coolant flows through it, and air passing through the front helps cool it back down.
Term
hoses
Cooling hoses are the tubes that move coolant around the car. If they crack or leak, the car can overheat fast.
Term
water pump
The water pump moves coolant through the engine so it can stay cool. If it stops working well, the engine can overheat.
Term
preventative maintenance
Preventative maintenance means taking care of the car before something breaks. For cooling systems, it’s about checking and fixing weak parts early so you don’t end up stranded with an overheating car.
Term
super overheat
“Super overheat” is when the car gets dangerously hot. When it reaches that point, parts can be damaged quickly, so you shouldn’t wait until you see steam.
Term
uv ray destruction
Sunlight can slowly damage tire rubber. Over time it makes tires weaker and more likely to crack or fail, especially in heat.
Term
blowout
A blowout is when a tire suddenly fails and loses air fast. It can happen on the highway and can be dangerous, especially if the tires are old or worn.
Term
treaded surface
Tread is the part of the tire that grips the road. If the tread is worn down, the tire can lose grip and become less safe, especially in bad weather or heat.
Term
air conditioning systems
Your car’s A/C is what cools the cabin. If it’s not working well, it can be uncomfortable in heat and may point to a problem that needs repair.
Term
air conditioning repairs
This means fixing the car’s air conditioner when it stops working right. It can get pricey because the system has several parts that all have to work together.
Term
15 to 20 horsepower
Horsepower is how much power the engine is making. The point here is that using the air conditioner can make the engine work harder, which can lead to overheating if cooling isn’t healthy.
Term
load
Here, “load” means extra effort the air conditioner makes the engine do. If your cooling system is weak, that extra effort can push it into overheating.
Term
cabin air filter
The cabin air filter cleans the air coming into the car. If it gets clogged or dirty, it can reduce airflow and make the air inside less healthy.
Term
grody
“Grody” just means really gross and dirty. They’re using it to emphasize how filthy a cabin air filter can become if you ignore it.
Term
brake fluid
Brake fluid is the fluid that helps your brakes work when you press the pedal. The host is warning that old brake fluid can cause problems, particularly when things get hot.
Term
flushed
A brake fluid flush means draining out the old brake fluid and putting in new fluid. It helps remove moisture and gunk that can make braking less reliable.
Term
brake fade
Brake fade means your brakes start working worse when they get really hot. After enough heat, stopping takes longer and the pedal can feel less effective.
Term
hydroscopic
Brake fluid can pull in water from the air. That water makes the fluid boil sooner, which can hurt braking when things get hot.
Term
master cylinder
The master cylinder is the part that creates pressure in the brake system when you push the brake pedal. Brake fluid is stored in a reservoir connected to it.
Term
reservoir
The reservoir is where the brake fluid sits before it’s used by the master cylinder. Looking at its color can give you a clue if the fluid is old or contaminated.
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very quickly. So you got to be very conscious of what you're doing with your lawn and garden
equipment, things like chainsaws, woodchippers, all those things. They don't like heat. They're
already running hot anyway, but your automobile is no different. The underhood temperatures
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this morning. I've given the title of today's podcast. Overheating
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in top drawer condition right now, yesterday would be a good example of if we're getting 80 plus
degrees in high humidity, underhood temperatures are going to soar. Absolutely soar. So I've got
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to keep your vehicle healthy. That's it. You don't have to be overwhelmed by gajillion,
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that's putting cash back in your pocket because I talked about this already this week older is better
the older the vehicle is there's less technology on it it's less complicated and they're made
better than the stuff that's coming off the line today you couldn't give me something today
not to say all manufacturers but you just have to go on the interwebs and you'll find out what's
going on out there because there's problems when profitability in manufacturing comes way
before quality to the customer when that happens they lose market share it's it's just like this
here's a great example you go to this restaurant you've been going to this restaurant for 20 years
and it sells the owners are getting older it sells new owners come in now all of a sudden what
happens portion sizes get smaller and the price tag gets higher and what it what is usually the
conversation is after the restaurant well I don't think I'm gonna be going back there anymore
things have really changed more money less volume I totally understand that
automobiles are the same way and that's why older is better right now if you weren't looking to buy
a vehicle I'd be heading south of 2020 realistically like 2020 would be my serious
cutoff for me I prefer 2025 year old vehicles you know why because all the bugs are worked out
and all you got to do is maintain it that's it that's all you got to do so let's get into overheating
vehicles is reality and I got five things five reminder items it's a pattern rotate the pattern
and make sure that everything that I talk about in the five step pattern today you implement because
if all you do is think about it you know you can't have a subliminal walk and lose weight and you
can't lose weight subliminally by you know pulling that lever now I hear they're all electronic now
these these loose loose chairs to sit in front of that 102 inch flat screen television I don't
know how people do it honestly I don't watch TV and I haven't since 2009 February 4th 2009 that's
right number one cooling system weaknesses in this type of temperature like we hit yesterday I think
we we were closer to about 84 degrees yesterday with a very high humidity and I was outside late
in the afternoon late actually early evening putting the top on the gazebo and I
was drenched in a matter of minutes yeah I was melting motor mouth was melting into the patio
yeah so if there are any areas whatsoever in your vehicle's cooling system that's weak
this is where it's going to reveal itself to you without any advance notice so that's an area number
one that you want to make sure that your service tech is looking it over very very very closely
because why do I put this one at the very top that's the question you should ask why is he
talking about cooling system right out of the gate because that's where you'll lose your engine and
your transmission that's why because the cooling system is the main artery to cooling off the
fluids that are protecting those major components would you would you agree with me that your engine
and transmission are major components that if either one fails it's car car no go like you're not
going anywhere baby not today not tomorrow it's a car down situation and how does that look for the
schedule not nice it's going to be nasty because that's not going to be fixed overnight and it's not
going to be fixed in the next couple of weeks you're probably looking at better part of maybe a month
to two months so cooling system weaknesses will rear their ugly head and it can cost you an engine
and a transmission very very quickly because here's what you have to know that if you have an
automatic transmission you know you just get in you shift it into reverse or drive and you go
the transmission shares the same cooling system as what's connected to your engine
your radiator your hoses your water pump all of it it's all connected so if the
cooling system's overheating it's overheating your automatic transmission too so it's cooking it
all at the same time so yes you can have the meat and the gravy all at the same time so cooking the
engine oil and cooking the transmission oil you'll have a meal to go so you don't want to go there
folks this is where things get ugly very very quickly so even though in everything i'm speaking
been speaking about on the last several weeks giving you five step patterns to rotate when you don't
do these things that's when the big kaboom comes so it's called preventative maintenance we don't
want to wait until you're on the side of the highway and steam's coming out and the vehicle went into
super overheat stuff is going to be broken folks that's simple we don't wait till that happens
it's not a well let's wait and see honey if it's something goes wrong because when it does and
it's an overheat it's usually catastrophic what does that mean cha cha and you better be prepared
because it can be buka bucks because when a motor an engine or a transmission goes you're looking at
about 16 000 he got have you got that kicking around so if that doesn't scare the pants off of you it
should it should rattle your knees and your knuckles all at the same time and rotate your eyeballs
in opposite directions forever because it's expensive if you don't have that kind of money
kicking around then you don't wait and see honey if it's going to be okay trust me number two
tires if they're aged that means if they're six years or older there's definitely
uv ray destruction on that rubber the rubber decays and it decays very quickly because of uv
rays it rots the tires out and that's something that we need to check as well because if the tires
are worn down and they're aged you're definitely in a position for a hot humid muggy day blowout
and so we want to avoid that at all costs why is that because it's always after the fact
well i wish i had a known or your technician saying well you know if you had to brought it in sooner
you know we haven't seen the car for a whole stinking year and we know as service techs
there's stuff that needs to be maintained just because you made it through a year without anything
catastrophic doesn't mean it's not coming it means it's coming and it might be even be today i hope
not for you but tires are important when the heat's out there the tires are old aged and
show signs of weathering and they don't have a whole lot of treaded surface left that is a
recipe for a blowout and the last thing you want to experience my friends is a steering tire blowing
out at highway speeds that is something you will never forget and it can be absolutely catastrophic
so i'm not here to scare the pants off you but i am because sometimes we need a little shake up
from the neck up to wake us up because these things happen and they happen all the time
maybe not to you but someone else but you never know when it's your turn number three air conditioning
systems we talked about that in in its entirety so if you haven't caught up with the podcast i did
a series of four podcasts breaking down vehicle air conditioning all the nuts and bolts how to use
it properly how it breaks how you can avoid super expensive air conditioning repairs and why you don't
wait until days like yesterday to discover your air conditioning is blowing cool but not cold
oopsie yeah those are things we can get on top of and here's the issue with air conditioning
it works hand in hand with your vehicle's cooling system uh-huh we're back to the top of five things
today yes we are just like that if you're going to be running your vehicle's air conditioning system
you are going to be taxing the engine about 15 to 20 horsepower and that's going to make the engine
work harder so it's going to run hotter see where i'm going so if your cooling system has areas of
weakness and it's super hot outside and hazy and humid and the black tops hot and the underhood
temperatures are like 10 times they've 10 times higher than they've ever been uh something's going
to give so air conditioning puts it what we call a load on your vehicle's engine and so it will
tax the cooling system engine transmission the whole nine yards so again it comes back to
cooling system what's the condition of your vehicle's cooling system and the system is not
maintenance free we've talked about that a million times there's nothing on a car that's maintenance
free nothing not even the in-car air flow and we just shot a video on that and how important it is
to make sure that your cabin air filter is taken care of so we came across across a really grody
that's a technical term for something real nasty and we've shared shared it with you so
those videos will be going up i did a short yesterday two shorts the kind of as teasers to
show you we finally got a vehicle in that the cabin air filter is definitely a teaching tool
and a health a serious health risk okay so air conditioning systems tie right in with your cooling
system if you want it to work your cooling system better be top drawer i'm kid you not
or you just need about 16 grand to cover off the damage and you'll be fine it'll be it'll be okay
get you know get another iced coffee and a mega muffin and you'll be just fine nothing
2,500 calories can't take care of but have a diet soda because it cancels that all out
you're back to zero number four yes breaks get overheated and especially especially if your
brake fluid is older than 24 months old i know i just said it there's something gets forgotten about
if it ain't leaking we ain't fixing it well uh brake fluid decays from all the heating and
cooling and heating and of that fluid it decays and it gets dirty
and it's dirty because it's contaminated it needs to get flushed out because that's how you get
brake fade on super hot days blacktop is hot underhood temperature is hot guess where the
brake fluid is under the hood there you go it's already under the hood in the 10 times hotter
than Hades uh engine bay and it's cooking it i i don't know if you we've never tried doing french
fries in brake fluid no i don't i don't recall that but anyways it's going to overheat because it's
contaminated and the contaminations from a couple things brake fluid loves moisture it's hydroscopic
it attracts moisture out of the air and then water boils at a lower temperature
than brake fluid so moisture in brake fluid and brake fluid is organic it's not petroleum
based it's organically based you can actually wash it off with hot water hot soapy water
god it dissolves turns into something else hot water soap and brake fluid so we need to get
that brake fluid out of there so here's how you you i don't care what age group size dimensions
you are or color take a look at the color of your brake fluid do you know where your master cylinder
is well i'll give you a clue it's somewhere very close to your steering wheel under the hood
it's called the master cylinder it's where the brake fluid goes in if you can't figure it out that's
what the the um pristine book in the glove box is that's called the owner's manual i know i just
said another i said the quiet part out loud how many of in a room of say 10 people have i said
when was the last time you opened your owner's manual and had a good read hands up probably zero
yeah so if you're if you want to collect something it would be owner's manuals
because they're always in pristine condition so if you look in that reservoir and you see
something that looks dark like coffee close to black coffee that means your brake fluid has never
been changed and we need to get it out of there it needs to be flushed and clean needs to look
like apple juice you know very pale apple juice okay so we need to take care of that that's number
four so brakes will definitely get overheated and number five i've already mentioned this a few
times but it's always good to do it as a roundup under hood temperatures are through the stinking
roof it's crazy how hot it is under there that's why we're seeing a lot more alternators starter
motors battery failures and belts hoses and the like plastic love the manufacturers are loving
the plastic well plastic and heat anything plastic under the hood will not last it will warp it buckles
it gets crispy not crispy like you're gonna like it you know like crispy bacon but yeah it could
be similar to crispy bacon but we're seeing all the plastic things plastic valve covers plastic
intake manifolds plastic plannums it's ridiculous it really is ridiculous when the under hood
temperatures are as high as they are plastic has no way of survival ever it's going to break down
on a regular basis and guess what we take we take it off and put on a new one and guess what it's
made of plastic plastic is inexpensive and you know what is plastic really what it you know put that
in the in the comments what is all this plastic what is it really when you think about it tell
me what you think it is and let's see how many people get it right what is plastic and then we'll
talk about something else on top of that so put that bleep bloop that in the um comment section
on our youtube videos and or send me an email motormouth dot jenkins at gmail dot com what do
you think plastic is really yeah tell me let's see get some dialogue going here because i'll do
i'm gonna do a program on all that plastic so under hood temperatures are through the roof
heat extreme will always uncover any areas of weakness anywhere on an automobile automobile
for certain it's not an f it's a win it's not an f it's a win hear what i'm saying your your vehicle
is not exempt from all the things i just talked about if it's not brand spanking new and covered
stem to stern north south east west by warranty when the warranty is up bubba it's all on you
that's what i'm saying it's just like the drive through when you got four buddies in the car and
you're committed to the drive through and they all say i don't have any money who's paying the driver
generally so heat extreme will always uncover any areas of weakness anywhere on any automobile
for certain not if it's when one of the reasons why having a master plan set out for you to keep
your vehicle well maintained puts thousands of dollars per year back in your pocket that should
get the email box full thousands not hundreds puts thousands of dollars back in your pocket
because the best vehicle in the driveway today folks and those who are really winning out there
in the economy we're sitting in are the ones that have a vehicle that's paid off and they've looked
after it and they've cared for it because they understood one thing they don't come for free
yeah there's no three for 14 for 150 percent off i can't believe the price of vehicles
today with all that plastic on it yeah because chrome is my favorite color so till tomorrow
happy healthy motoring keep it under 100 and thank you for stopping by join us again tomorrow
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About this episode
Summer heat and humidity are framed as the ultimate stress test, exposing cooling-system weaknesses that can quickly overheat an engine and even the automatic transmission. The checklist expands to aged tires, A/C strain, and brake-fluid problems that lead to brake fade. Along the way, the host explains how airflow parts like air dams help manage under-hood temperatures, why brake fluid’s moisture absorption matters, and how simple maintenance planning can prevent expensive breakdowns.
Original notes
Heat doesn't create vehicle problems - it exposes the ones already hiding under the hood. Today I'm sharing five areas where summer heat and humidity uncover weakness fast, turning small issues into expensive breakdowns.
Summer heat and humidity put every vehicle to the test. In today's Motormouth Morning Drive, we cover five critical systems that are most vulnerable when temperatures rise: cooling systems, tires, air conditioning, brakes, and under-hood components.
Heat will always uncover areas of weakness, and what starts as a minor concern can quickly become a major repair bill. Learn what to watch for before summer driving turns into roadside trouble.
Because when it comes to overheating and component failure, it's not if - it's when.
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