The Jeep Wrangler is a type of SUV made for off-road driving. It’s known for features that let you remove parts of the roof and doors, and it’s popular with people who want a vehicle that can handle rough trails. It also tends to be kept for a long time, so older ones are sometimes restored.
Concept
reliant
The hosts are describing how “reliant” your daily life becomes on your car—commuting, errands, and logistics. When reliability drops, the car stops being a tool you can depend on, which can cascade into missed schedules and extra stress.
GM is short for General Motors, one of the big car companies. If they’re talking about an engine issue with GM, they mean a problem that showed up on some GM cars.
EVs are cars that run on electricity from a battery. They don’t use a gas engine, so when people talk about EV problems, they’re usually talking about the electric parts instead.
Car
5.3 or 6.2 liter GM engine seizure
They’re talking about certain General Motors engines (around 5.3 liters or 6.2 liters) that can “seize,” meaning the engine can suddenly lock up and stop moving. When that happens, the car may not be drivable and can require major repairs. The point is to understand what causes it and where to find the right fix information.
Term
bailout money
Bailout money is government help given to a company to keep it from failing. The speaker brings it up to suggest that the automaker had support but still didn’t fully fix customer-impacting problems. It’s part of their argument about accountability.
The speaker is talking about General Motors, the automaker. They’re arguing that GM didn’t handle certain problems in a way that fully protected customers. The main point is to encourage owners to find trustworthy, official information.
Here, “Wrangler” means the Jeep Wrangler, an off-road SUV. “Crossing the Rubicon” refers to a difficult off-road trail that tests a vehicle’s ability on rough terrain. The mention is about how capable the Wrangler is when driving off the pavement.
They mention an ignition switch problem, which means the part that controls starting the car can fail. If it malfunctions, the car may stall or not start correctly. The speaker is using it to argue that the issue wasn’t new.
Sometimes a car’s steering system can get stuck so you can’t steer. If that happens while you’re driving, it can be dangerous and cause crashes.
Company
GM of GM
They’re talking about General Motors and how the company allegedly knew about the problem internally. The bigger theme is that safety issues weren’t handled quickly enough.
A warranty claim is when you bring a car in for a problem and the repair is paid for under the warranty. If lots of owners report the same problem, the company has to take it seriously.
Thermal takeoff means something is heating up uncontrollably. If a heated-seat element can’t stop getting hotter, it can overheat and become dangerous.
A silent campaign is when a car company fixes a problem quietly, without a big public announcement. The goal is often to handle repairs as they come in rather than drawing attention immediately.
Warning claims are reports/complaints submitted about a potential defect or safety concern. The segment explains that regulators look back at how many years of warning claims exist and whether the volume is high enough to trigger action.
A recall is when the car maker has to fix a problem on certain cars. It usually happens when the issue is serious enough that regulators decide it could affect safety.
A pattern failure means the same problem is showing up repeatedly across vehicles or over time, rather than being isolated incidents. The segment ties this to how regulators decide when an issue is serious enough to move from complaints to a formal recall.
“5.3-liter” tells you the engine’s size. The host is saying GM’s 5.3-liter engine has had a dangerous failure that can cause the engine to seize and affect control while driving.
The “6.2” in this context refers to a 6.2-liter engine displacement. The speaker groups it with GM’s other discussed engine issue and claims it has been flagged as a serious safety problem involving sudden failure and loss of control.
Engine lubrication means oil is getting to the moving parts so they don’t grind themselves to death. The host is saying the engine wasn’t getting enough oil, so it started failing badly and then locked up.
Concept
serious safety issue
A “serious safety issue” means the problem is considered dangerous enough to potentially hurt people or cause crashes. The host says this engine problem has been treated that way.
Concept
definition of insanity
“Definition of insanity” is a saying that means doing the same thing again and expecting a different result. The host is arguing that swapping in the same bad engine design doesn’t fix the root problem.
“Engine blows up” means the engine fails in a very serious way, often beyond normal repair. The speaker is warning that the damage can be sudden and expensive.
Concept
callback
Here, “callback” is basically the timeline for when the problem started and when the company/regulators begin taking action. The speaker says the failures started back in 2021.
The host is talking about a very expensive engine problem that costs thousands of dollars. The takeaway is that reliability issues can hit your wallet hard when repairs aren’t covered.
Battery failure means the car’s battery isn’t working safely or properly. The host is saying that when EV batteries fail, they can overheat and even catch fire.
BYD is a major EV and battery manufacturer, and the host references a specific BYD manufacturing site in China. The mention is used to support a claim that EV battery issues have already led to fires.
“Down for months” means the car isn’t working and can’t be driven for a long time. The big problem is that repairs take too long, so your daily routine gets disrupted.
The Hudson Hornet is an older classic car that was built in the early 1950s. It’s remembered as a sporty model from that time period. People bring it up when discussing classic cars and what made them stand out.
This is about not being able to get the right parts to fix the car for good. If parts are missing or delayed, the repair can take forever or not fully solve the problem.
It means you’re still paying for the car even though it’s not working. So you keep paying the loan while also dealing with the hassle of not having transportation.
They’re saying you still have to pay insurance even if the car is down. With a loan, you usually can’t cancel coverage because the lender wants the car protected.
A ball joint is a small part in the suspension that helps the wheel move and steer smoothly. When it wears out, the car can feel loose or start making noise, and it may need replacement.
A diagnostic path is the method a mechanic uses to figure out what’s wrong. The point here is: don’t just copy another shop’s guess—do your own checks so you fix the real cause.
A diagnostic tree is a troubleshooting checklist that helps a mechanic narrow down the cause of a problem. Instead of guessing, it guides them through tests step by step.
A pre-purchase inspection is when you have a car checked before you buy it. The goal is to catch problems early so you don’t end up with surprises after you’ve already committed.
A tire rack is just a stand or storage system for tires. It keeps them organized and helps protect them while they’re waiting to be installed.
Term
upgrades and maintenance
In this context, “upgrades and maintenance” means combining routine service (like replacing worn parts) with improvements that bring an older vehicle up to date. The maintenance side focuses on reliability, while upgrades can also improve drivability or safety.
It’s a thorough “checklist” inspection where a mechanic looks at lots of different parts of your car, not just one thing. Doing it regularly helps find issues before they turn into big, expensive failures.
A fleet maintenance system is a planned schedule for keeping vehicles serviced and checked. The idea is to prevent breakdowns by doing maintenance before something fails.
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vehicle service intervals
Service intervals are the regular times (or mileages) when you’re supposed to do maintenance. Following them helps keep the car from having surprise problems.
A flatbed is a tow truck that lifts your car onto a platform. It’s used when the car isn’t safe to drive or when towing it the usual way could cause damage.
“Under 10,000 miles” means the failures happened very soon. If it breaks down that quickly more than once, it usually points to a bigger issue than normal aging.
“Engine exploded” is a dramatic way of saying the engine failed badly. Instead of a small repair, it often means the engine is seriously damaged and the car can’t be driven.
Stainless tubing is basically a metal pipe made from rust-resistant steel. People use it in car repairs when they want the part to last longer and not corrode as easily.
When a tube ruptures, it basically bursts or tears. That kind of failure can cause bigger problems and usually means you have to replace the damaged part.
“Rusted heavy” means the metal is corroded a lot, not just lightly. That can make the part fail unexpectedly, even if it doesn’t look too bad at first.
Reliability means your car can be counted on to work and not break down. If it’s not reliable, you can’t use it for everyday trips and repairs can take a long time.
Parts lead time is the delay between when a shop orders a part and when it arrives. The speaker describes how geography (ferries and shipping) can stretch lead times to weeks or even months, directly affecting how long a car stays down.
They’re talking about how car problems don’t affect everyone the same way. In some places, getting replacement parts takes much longer, so repairs take longer too.
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you, it's all over the map. I've looked at the 10 days and gone, oh, you got it, you're kidding me,
right? Yeah, I just happened to mention it yesterday to somebody, I think my feet are getting webbed,
I just like to dry out. Yeah, me too. Okay, we're in, we're in the same mindset, that's fabulous,
that's fabulous. You know, we're trying to run our 30 day fuel savings challenge and I thought we
would be there by now and taper off and average out at least 60 degrees, so everything is lined up,
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an extra, put 100 bucks at least per vehicle in your household back in your pocket. How does that
sound in the times we're in? Well, our topic this morning is, it's kind of a multiple topic,
but not really, it all comes down to how reliant we are and how the importance our automobiles play
in the role of our day to day lives and when that gets interrupted, it's like I can feel that the
planet is not quite running correctly, it feels a little off balance, perhaps even a slight vibration,
things just aren't quite lined up. So we're going to talk about that and I did kind of get into
a little bit I think of a semi rant yesterday with regards to the EVs and the engine issue with GM,
so I'm going to help you with that a whole lot more so that you can get the you can get the
information right from the source because we can't trust the media because we I'm not going to go on
that ramp because we all know they print stories, they don't actually report things. What you need
to do is go right to the source that is conducting the investigations on these particular vehicles
so that you can follow their paperwork and it's all right there for you so you can get it
first hand and if you have questions you can connect. So we're going to follow that up a little bit more
and talk about engaging our automobiles and actually putting them into a prioritized structure
within our homestead. So in other words, stick around because it's going to get interesting
and I'm helping all of you with the EV safety related issue with fires breaking out and going
to help all of you that have either already suffered a 5.3 or 6.2 liter GM engine seizure
explosion locking up we're going to talk about that a little bit more just to give you a bit
more insight as to what's going on with that and again everything to be a good player and to get
everything you need in your hands and the right information in the automotive world I can tell
you this straight up you better learn how to do your own homework because there's when it comes
to the automotive world and car manufacturing and between the manufacturer the dealer and the client
the customers that gets ended up standing right in the middle of it all you better be good at
locating the right information so that you're getting it from the source anything outside of that
is fluff it's it's tailored to protect the car manufacturers and I and you know what and I'm
going to pick on General Motors because they got huge bailout money that saved their bacon they
never paid a dime back just like the the credit card companies all of that bailout money never
got paid back so you know what I don't feel sorry for you when you're continuing to take advantage
of the consumer and this is just another one of those stories so we're going to help you with
that this morning as well so that you know what to do where to source the intel so that you can get
correct documentation and follow it along and uh that way you're not being steered down a number
of rabbit holes because you will you absolutely will because we've seen this whole thing play out
before with General Motors and I think this time those loyal General Motors customers I think this
is the one this is they've crossed the Rubicon and people are going to they're already jumping off
and getting away from General Motors so they've done it to themselves not this isn't the first time
where they've been hiding stuff it's been going on for a long time you know I've got 44 years in
and I can think back all the way to when they knew there was an ignition switch problem and the
steering column would lock up and people lost their lives back then and they knew where the
problem was and the GM of GM she knew it she absolutely knew it and they got caught that's
what the problem was and the NHTSA got involved and it got ugly so guess what here we are again
just another tear in the fabric so let's talk about that a little bit this morning but first
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whatever gets somebody said it's no such thing as mother nature okay weather patterns we'll stick
with that you're at the perils of weather weather patterns I know when we built this place the car
connection workshop and studios in 2012 it took two years to complete because of weather the weather
was not cooperative if we had a god our permit the year before it was the driest summer season
ever in a long time when do we get our permit the wettest seasons you could even imagine yeah
we'll post some of those pictures sometime there I am in rubber boots the rain's coming down sideways
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of footings are pumping water out and it's just gushing down and it's muddy and I fell not once
three three times I was caked in slimy mud pictures yeah we have that
so I just wanted to clarify this warning so that I didn't leave you
in any in any sense of fear yesterday that wasn't my intentions but my fur goes up when I see
manufacturers hiding stuff and then when the truth can you know and then we got the the paid off media
it's just silence they're not talking about anything nothing and everything that I have spent
well over a year almost two years researching on these EVs has nothing to do with the car itself
the the structures of the car has a whole lot to do with everything behind the scenes to create that
those cars is not environmentally friendly one iota yeah I might ruffle some fur but you know what
needs to be said the quiet part needs to be said it's not true they are not environmentally friendly
to the planet that we live on at all so that's for another day let's pull that over to the side
right now the NHTSA and because I inputted so much warranty when I was working for a major
manufacturer European manufacturer I understand it a hundred percent they follow every single warranty
claim on every product out there that's an automobile that's their job when they see warranty
claims going through for the same thing it flags their attention and that's what the car manufacturers
don't want to happen they do not want that to happen and I'm gonna unpack it a little bit here
because their eyebrow goes up and goes huh we got a problem here and I'll give you a little example
but I'll I'll not name names or anything so that I don't get any hate mail because I just don't have
time for that um we had a problem with heated seats and the elements would go full hardcore that meant
it would just go wide open that's called thermal takeoff and that's what's going on with these
all these different makes and models of EVs and some hybrids so here's the problem
it kept happening and we kept putting claims in for heated seat elements that would go
full blast wide open and start the seat on fire well that caught the attention what the
manufacturer was trying not to do was let's not let this happen too much um and so they do what's
called a silent campaign so that means there's nothing in print folks nothing in print if you
came to me at the counter and said you know my driver's seat is you know I put the heater on
in it like really it's burning my bum my bottom it's burning my bottom then I'll take it in
and then we'll change the elements in both seats and go there you go and there's no
that way there's no flag on that it's just done on the QT
so it's called take care of it as per occurrence so if you don't tell me I can't prompt you
but you know I am who I am but this is the lane I've been carving out and been carving out for
over 40 years I just say listen let me come out to the car and have a look at it and thank goodness
nobody caught onto that because I'll tell you I would have been I would have been drawn and
quartered you never would have found me I'd be the next Jimmy Hoffa and I just say yeah I see
what you mean the seats getting quite hot um yeah I need to tell you I need you to tell me that
it's burning your bottom and then we'll we can take care of that but you didn't hear it for me
I'll deny it all the way so you need to come back inside and you need to say my heated seats
they're burning our bottoms and we'll get that taken care of care for you well what was happening
there was the manufacturer was trying to keep that out of the hands of the NHTSA because the
more claims go in for that that's a safety issue car catching on fire especially you know that gives
a whole new meaning here what are your pants on fire is that why you're driving that fast
well that's why you're 40 kilometers an hour over the speed limit it's either super diarrhea
or your pants are on fire on that particular case your pants could be on fire well that flags
the NHTSA to get involved and find out what's going on so then how it works is
they'll go back and see how many years prior to they saw warning claims coming through for
that same exact thing but they didn't get enough claims to for it to flag the system at NHTSA
we we just call it NHTSA for short NHTSA so when it gets flagged now the manufacturer has to put
out a recall so you're following this this is the politics this is how it works in the this is the
quiet part that never gets spoken folks either by the paid-off media or politicians it gets all
swept under the mat and then you're the person standing in the middle taking the pill exactly
so once it turns into a campaign and there's a pattern failure then it turns into a recall and
there's nothing the manufacturer can do to stop that so then NHTSA will look back and see when did
this start occurring and then it's NHTSA that says oh no you're not just covering the first
few years you know the most recent at the top of the heap you're we're going all the way back to
this model year and recalling so from this model year to present day those vehicles are to be recalled
and checked and verified and upgraded so that's what the manufacturer that's the game folks when I
say play the car game I'm a good player because I know too much and I went behind the scenes for
four and a half years and I took a whooping let me tell you 80 plus hours a week no vacations no
lunches no days off even if I had to crawl in I had to get there I made them way too much money
that was the problem if I now was in the building they were making money if I was out of the building
there were problems and they were losing money and that was a problem and I don't pat myself on the
back I say you want a dumb ass yeah yeah so yeah that's how that works is it's the NHTSA
NHTSA that is where you can go and investigate yourself if you have an EV any brand flavor
of the month whatever it is go there to check and you'll see what's going on with that particular
brand of vehicle that you're driving find out what is really going on with that
with regards with GM and their 5.3 liter engines and their 6.2 here's where that one's at well
well because they're good at what they do and that is hide a problem as long as they can and
they don't want it to get in the hands of the NHTSA because again once it gets there they're
going to go all the way back through all the warranty claims on that particular component
and they're going to see when it first began showing up on the radar so here's what's happening
with that one these engines they not only explode but they lock up and cause accidents
laws cause loss of vehicle control without warning these things these engines are exploding
so quickly by the time you hear it rattling that means that it's it's not getting the engine's not
getting lubrication and it sounds like it's full of marbles and it just locks up so imagine
you're driving highway speeds and that happens and that's what's been happening and that's why it's
been flagged as a serious safety issue the problem for GM is they don't have any replacement engines
other than the defective ones that they keep putting in so what they take out that blew up
they're putting the same back in because they don't have updated engines so you get another
same of what came out so guess what happens that's a definition of insanity you you put
take the same garbage engine out and put the same garbage engine in and they're blowing up
as well because they don't have anything to replace it and these vehicles a lot of them have been
down for months people are making payments paying insurance and they're not helping them
so they've been trying to hide this for quite some time and it just came out in the story I read
yesterday that between the dealer and the manufacturer what they're hoping for was that your engine
in your piece of their junk holds on long enough to get you outside the warranty so they can give
you the big GM kiss off we'd really like to help you but pause we can't and they've been doing this
for years this is this is nothing new they've been doing this for years and it disgusts me really
really does so here's what's happening with NHTSA and again folks if you have a vehicle with the 5.3
6.2 liter engine in or you're considering buying one I would tell you run like hell away from it
because it's going to be hell on a handbasket on wheels and when the motor blows even though the
vehicle may be in top drawer condition at a great price they're going to see these things
on a fire sale because guys are going to dump them off the car lot before the motors blow up
so this uh this issue with the 6.2 and the 5.3 engines coming apart and exploding
could take GM all the way back to 2021 that's what they're looking at right now
when the problem started it started back those engines started failing back in 2021
so their words not mine we're looking at right now 2021 being the beginning of where the callback
is going to begin yeah so they're panicking because they've been hiding this for quite a while
and that hope and them hoping that your engine in your 60 to 100 thousand dollar vehicle
hangs in until you get outside warranty and then it blows then they can give you the kiss off
well now they're going it's looking really good like they're going to have to recall
all the way back to 2021 so stay tuned go to their website if I hear something else
but if you want it right from the horse's mouth don't I would tell you this
if you have an EV whatever year make model or flavor if you have a GM product with the 5.3
and the 6.2 liter engine in go right to the NHTSA website and look up the the the investigation
information yourself look at it yourself because I'll tell you right now everything
else out there is going to be just fluff that's all it's going to be fluff to protect the car
manufacturers no they got a problem they know they've had the problem since 2021 and all those
people that have had to pay for an engine 16 thousand dollars American yeah that have had to
pay out of pocket they're going to have to get pay them back how about them apples you like apples
how about them apples and what do I have to say about the whole thing all of it just be honest
you got a problem you know and this is the thing is a GM doesn't mind throwing mud at any of the
foreign cars you know Toyota, Nissan, Honda all of them when they have a little oopsie
yeah they don't they don't hide it from the media they help push it out there but this is their baby
and this is their pill and they got to swallow it but on another note
we really need to do our homework folks because that's why we are where we are and in the automotive
industry and things going on with bringing in cheap china mated EVs and it's their batteries that
are failing and and causing the fires in all the different makes and models why would we want to
bring those here and why would we want one in our driveway that that's your own homework that's
simple it is does that make sense to anybody out there would that make sense to you yeah let's bring
84,000 of those things over here that have their defective batteries in and these things have already
caught fire at the BYD plant in china and again you can follow that on your own I won't go into
all the details go and do your homework I'm not your homework go look at it yourself and why would
we want to do that why would we want to bring cheap EVs here that already are showing that there's
problems with the batteries that BYD has created does that make any sense to anybody send me an
email let me know what you think but go and fact check me absolutely because I don't ever want to
be the message just the messenger yeah and I'm not a big shot I'm just a little shot that just
keeps shooting none of this stuff makes sense to me whatsoever it's like you got to be stinkin
kidding you know a dog doesn't go back to its own vomit or does it I don't know maybe it does
you got to check that out but you know what I'll tell you this an animal will not go back
to a spot where it was injured if it cannot see what injured it and say oh that's what got me
they won't go back to that location so why would we want to bring somebody else's junk into our
country that's already proved itself to already be problematic with what we already have here
why would we want to entertain the fact of bringing more of that stuff to our country
makes no sense to me whatsoever because I don't know about you but I need a vehicle that's reliable
you let me know on the email shoot me an email put a comment in our youtube channel we're in
this thing together the car game goes on that's what I say when I see this stuff and I read about it
and I check it out for myself and go yep just another stage that's another day in the car game
and you got to be on the forefront not on the tail end because you remember if you're not the lead dog
the view is always the same it's that simple so we rely so heavily on our automobiles and I couldn't
imagine having a why would you feel having a vehicle down for months and months and months on them
because a problem that is a problem that they don't want to solve the problem but they want you to
pay for their problem they're just buying time but at your expense you know having a vehicle that you
can't even drive it's down for a third time I don't know about you but that would be really
challenging to my day-to-day how about you how would that affect your household your day-to-day
schedules the things that you need to engage with and get done but you need the vehicle to do it
how would that change your lifestyle send me a comment put in an email let me know what your
thoughts are because I'll tell you if that were me I'd be madder in a wet hornet it'd be like
you know what I don't want your piece of junk come and get it please and give me my money back
I'll go shopping elsewhere yeah at least be honest enough to say you know we we don't have we don't
have the parts to fix it we don't know when we're going to have replacement parts to permanently
fix it um yeah we're really sorry about that but yeah no we're yeah no we're not going to buy
your vehicle back we're not going to give you your money back so you know you're stuck in a loan
making the payment paying the insurance because you can't drop the insurance because you got a loan
on it eat gads man what does that look like for your household so let me know your thoughts on that
because I know what my thoughts would be that's why they make hammers absolutely that's a third
drawer from the bottom just in case you want to borrow one yeah that's the next biggest drawer
in our toolbox so uh good on the good side on the good side uh my heart goes out to all those
who are trapped in that nonsense but stay ahead of the curve and get the information from those
who have the fruit on the tree always so n h t s a that's where you want to go go to their website
connect you can contact them find out what's going on with the uh the paperwork and the
investigation you'll get it firsthand you're not going to get a reporter's edition you don't want
that because it'll all be tainted it'll be all twisted and tainted and blah blah blah because
somebody wants to bring 84 000 of these pieces of china junk into our country when we already
have problems with the product line already that's in our own brands hello yeah if you like me
ordering a worn out ball joint to replace a worn out ball joint because we got the country got a good
deal on it with making a good deal with a country that doesn't care and doesn't have the same um
system in place to to quality check if you know what i'm saying yeah and the other thing is well
we better not go there because it's that's way too political and it makes way too much sense so i
better not turn that corner we'll just stay out of that lane for now for now because it's all coming
out folks and i'm loving it i'm not gloating but i'm loving it because when truth comes out
then you know what now we're we're hearing what we need to hear not what they want us to hear
so that's why in in my trade uh my military instructor always taught us to never walk
another man's diagnostic path so if a vehicle came in that had been to multiple shops we weren't
to pay any attention to what the other tech did we needed to get as much information as we could
from the customer but do our own diagnostic tree not somebody else's that's how we were taught
do your homework get into the manual find the answer not somebody else's answer or somebody's
possibility of an answer because that's going to put car down way too long and that affects people's
lives and it's self included you know the the fj's down and it should be done today all going well
i'll wrap that up and then last but not least it's inside where it's dry i can go and get
soaking wet and get the summer tires out of the minibar and off the tire rack and uh at least
i can change them in the dry but i'm going to get wet regardless yeah me and the tires we're
going to get wet regardless so we got to get that vehicle back up because we have a new series coming
out and it's we're going to be working on upgrades and maintenance just basic maintenance really to
bring an older vehicle up to date um service wise so you're going to get a chance to see that and
it's a california car so it is completely rust free but everything that we have scheduled to do
to that vehicle uh i've set the parts aside for years so all the parts are there and uh we're
going to show you how we do that how we're going to uh bring that vehicle maintenance wise right
back up to snuff and a lot of the things that we'll be working on will be just regular wear and tear
items and showing you what it is where it is how it works how it breaks and when it shows telltale
signs of having to replace it and again that prevents a vehicle from going down for days
or months on end is preparing for those repairs ahead of time but you need to know what's going
on first right and that's where your annual inspections come in at least two per year
i call a multi-point vehicle inspections because that's where uh you give me the
authorization to do that i won't miss a single thing because i'll be using my very own checklist
that uh we're just about ready to launch it this was a pricing issue and i'm laughing because
because uh our webmaster i'm not sure how we got see communication is so important
that's why i don't really like email or text because it's so easy to take something
and misinterpret it when somebody may have not meant it that way at all but it gets received
that way and then get no noses get out of joint are you hearing me is it just me that sees that
i'll just pick up the phone and go hey um i know you didn't mean to drop that f-bomb in your text
what and then they panic and i go no just kidding spell check never send a text without double
checking it yeah i can i can tell you something about that uh very much so that i received that
i'm like reading it and going what if you ever had one of those you get a text from somebody
you really really know and then you're looking at the language and going what then to pick up the
phone and go did you really mean to send that what oh i just sent you a text did you read it i go
no you might yeah you might want to read it they go oh oh my goodness no no that's not what i meant
to say i kind of figured that but i thought i better get on the phone and just say hey hello
you might want to double check your text before you send it and especially if you're doing
voice texting am i right am i right or am i right so engaging our automobiles automobiles
twice a year by having a multi-point vehicle inspection and following our fleet maintenance
system you're gonna you're going to help yourself and not having car down for days and reeks on it
you're going to be ahead of everything so anyways i'm i laughed because uh i was looking over the
page and uh the price on the uh car connection fleet maintenance system was like uh $4,995
and $7,995 so i just sent that message to our webmaster and said i wish that would be really
nice but that wouldn't be honest but try this this should be the pricing and it's one time so when
you buy one of our car connection fleet maintenance systems you've got everything you need to have me
with you to make sure that you're putting the check checkmarks in the check boxes and getting the
work done and that will prevent your vehicle from being unreliable and move it towards very reliable
and not likely to let you down so the the if we can reduce the percentile of your vehicle having
to show up at the shop on a flatbed then we've done our job together we were working it together
that's the whole idea with the fleet maintenance service system is that we're working together you
when you get one you're you have me with you but i'm not there and i'm always just an email away
that's simple you can get in touch with me just look in the description boxes
and you'll see both my emails posted there so that you can email me anytime so by taking
responsibility and wanting to reduce the opportunity of our vehicle becoming unreliable
and this is where the big decision making process comes in all the time because a motion comes in
i'm fed up with that old piece of junk we're always having to put some money into it well
talk to those people that are in the position where their engines have exploded for the third time
under 10 000 miles they've been without their vehicles for months months on end
yeah and imagine if that was out of warranty right that's a lot of money folks 16 000 us dollars
a pop to take the same junk out and put the same junk back in because there's no real fix yet
they don't have engines that with the problem corrected yet and when that's going to happen
they don't know yet so the older vehicle if you got to put some money into it it's not a big deal
it's not so don't take it emotionally it's not a big deal stay ahead of the curve prioritize
how important that vehicle is to you what would it mean to you if that vehicle was down for three
months it would get ugly yes it would because life would get tough very very tough we don't
need that to happen it doesn't have to happen you know the fj it's in i knew i was going to be doing
tearing it down and uh making sure that everything's good for the whole summer because it gets worked
and um don't need it breaking down so guess what tear it down and change everything that's
questionable and as my military boss and trainer would say if you can't say yes to a component
the answer is no it needs to be replaced there's no maybe or it might be okay until next time
if you can't give it a solid yes it's good to go then it's a no and that's how we have to treat
stuff and i'll tell you what you use that theory it works every time every single time so you'll
have to watch the series on the fj because there's a great story and all that as i got into it
what started the issue that i just drove it home gently and parked it till i could get
get it scheduled into the shop and then i knew once it was in here we shoot a bunch of videos
showing you here's how you look it over here's how you spot stuff that's about ready to go
or it's well on its way normal wear and tear get it out of there before you get it all back
together and you got to take the time to pull it all apart again go in once do it all and get
out of there because i thought i was at the point where i'm ready to start closing up the engine
bay and getting the whole front of the engine all back together and i looked over to my left
i go there's that that rust looks pretty heavy on that tube to the power steering and i replaced it
once and i started i'm going you know i'm just going to yank that off there i'm going to take
it off i have another one i had it made up the buffalo hydraulics they made me a stainless steel
line to go in there but i just replaced it and made up my own line to go in there to fix the problem
and uh at the same time i took the old one when i was over in buffalo went to buffalo hydraulics
great guys there said can you build me one of these out of stainless tubing was 15 minutes
bang bang boom what do you think of that and i go that's yeah that works and so i put it on my
in my shelf in my uh fj parts box and now i'm installing it when i went to take that tube off
the tube ruptured right where i saw that rust it was it didn't look super bad but it was rusted
but it was rusted heavy and when i went to pull the tube out it basically collapsed in my hands
that's what i'm talking about that was a that would be a problem after it's all back together
i got to take it all apart to get in there to get to that tube that's when you change it if you
can't say yes to the component it's a no means it's got to come out and you got to replace it
so i leave you with all that fodder today the importance the reliability and how reliant we are
with our automobiles to just get through our day today stuff
we need them it's one of those and it can be a love hate relationship
but we need our automobiles to be reliable because we got to drive places not everything is
two minutes around the corner not in ontario anyway or even other provinces where you got to go
miles and miles and miles and miles to get to something so you can get parts yeah they know life
is different there i can tell you that life is different on newfoundland very much so
they have to wait for the ferry to bring the parts i when i was out there many years ago i
talked to some shop owners i go how do you do it like how do you get parts here he goes well
people know when their cars broke it's going to be down for a while says we got an order from the
mainland and then they they got to get it at the other end force then they got to get it shipped to
the ferry to get here and then it's got to get from the ferry to delivery it takes time
i go like what kind of time like what would be an average time frame could be two months
so there you go life is different in different parts of the world in different areas even in
our own backyard in the different provinces so we're pretty fortunate that we do have stuff
fairly close by and warehouses that stock a lot of a lot of parts and that we can source them
and get you back out on the road that is a true blessing we're able to do that and get you back
out on the road in a timely fashion well i'm going to get you to work now because i got to get to
work myself i got to get this fj back together today and move on it's time to move on right we
got to get to the next big thing so enjoy your day remember get your facts right from the nhtsa
website and follow the investigation yourself don't listen to the media because you're going to be
steered down a rabbit hole or two okay do your own research and you'll be just fine if you need
my help you know how to get to me my email addresses are in the description boxes on our
youtube channel and our podcast and everything is there for you on our youtube channel including
all of season one and right up to date with season two so drive safe keep it under 100
stay dry if you can make it a super great day happy healthy motoring peace patience
kindness always and we'll see you tomorrow morning for another edition of motor mouths
8 a.m morning drive right here in the car connection workshop bye for now
About this episode
The conversation centers on how deeply vehicle reliability affects everyday life, from keeping households moving to avoiding costly breakdowns and flatbed tows. The host pushes a 30-day fuel savings challenge, urges listeners to verify problems through NHTSA and other source documents, and argues that GM has a long history of unresolved safety issues. He also walks through preventive maintenance, parts replacement, and a real rusted power-steering line example to show why caution matters.
How much does your vehicle really matter in your day-to-day life?
In this episode, we break down the true importance of vehicle reliability and where your automobile sits in the priority list of everything you need to get done. Work, appointments, family responsibilities-so much depends on turning the key and getting where you need to go.
We also take a real - world look at how vehicle issues escalate beyond the shop floor, using current GM 5.3L and 6.2L engine concerns as an example. Instead of relying on headlines, we walk you through how the recall process actually works. -from warranty claims, to system flags, to full NHTSA investigations-and how it can impact millions of vehicles.
If you've ever wondered how small problems turn into massive recalls, or why reliability should never be taken for granted, this episode puts it all into perspective.
Stay informed, stay prepared-and most importantly-stay moving.
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