
A 2007 Toyota Prius Came In After a Suspected Catalytic Converter Theft
A 2007 Toyota Prius with about 157,500 miles recently came into Chuck’s Auto Repair – North Seattle because the driver thought the catalytic converter had

Buick LeSabre Flashing Check Engine Light: A Dead Coil and Mouse-Damaged Wiring
A flashing check engine light combined with a rough-running engine deserves attention. This 2002 Buick LeSabre came to Chuck’s Auto Repair – North Seattle with

No Oil on the Dipstick: Why a Rattling Honda CR-V Needed Immediate Attention
A rattling engine gets your attention. Finding no oil showing on the dipstick gets it even faster. That is what happened with this 2015 Honda

Repair It or Replace It? Making the Call on a 264K Mile Toyota Tacoma
A large repair estimate on an older vehicle can create an immediate question: Is this thing still worth fixing? That question came into focus while

BMW X5 Overheating on the Highway: How Testing Narrowed Down the Cooling System Problem
An overheating warning tells you the engine is getting too hot. It does not tell you why. This 2015 BMW X5 xDrive35i had overheated twice

Oil on the Floor, Nothing on the Dipstick: Inspecting a 175K-Mile Ford F-150
Oil on the Floor, Nothing on the Dipstick: Inspecting a 175K-Mile Ford F-150 This Ford F-150 didn’t come in because the driver was chasing an