Podcast Episodes

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 25, 2025 - Hour 1 - The How & Why About Automotive Maintenance - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

🧠 Opening Thought: Most drivers undervalue maintenance because the car often feels the same afterward—until years later when reliability proves the…

6 months, 1 week ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor -October 18, 2025 - Hour 2 - Sticky Steering, Cold Thermostats & “Intermittent” Compression - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

In this hour, Ron tackles real-world fixes: a 2017 Jeep Wrangler with sticky steering (steering shaft u-joints + PB Blaster), a P0128 thermostat rate…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 18, 2025 - Hour 1 - GM Transmission Shudder, Toyota ECM Failures & the Truth About ‘Lifetime’ Fluid - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

This episode demystifies Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) and why they’re not recalls. Ron breaks down GM’s 23-NA-072 low-speed TCC shudder—what “A…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 11, 2025 - Hour 2 - Battery Drains, Gear-oil Myths & Two Diesels That Won’t Behave. - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

Ron walks a caller through the right way to measure parasitic draw (use a real meter with min/max and leave it connected), then tackles GL-4 vs GL-5 …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 11, 2025 - Hour 1 - Diagnosing Fuel Injector Faults - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

Code P0203, winter-readiness, and two electrical gremlins. Ron opens with a 2015 Jeep Wrangler 3.6L that set P0303 (misfire) and P0203 (injector circ…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 4, 2025 - Hour 2 - Busy Phones & Great Conversation

Ron Ananian The Car Doctor - Hour Recap

’72 Dodge Dart (Kevin): Skip octane boosters/race gas; a true ~10:1 flat-top can run on quality 93. Focus o…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - October 4, 2025 Hour 1 - The Remote Roller Coaster

Remote from “somewhere in Pennsylvania,” Ron turns a repair-shop counter chat into a bigger question: don’t shop for the cheapest or the flashiest—sh…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - September 27, 2025- Hour 2 - Hot Rods, Air Conditioning & Busy Phones - (855)560-9900 - 24/7 Hotline

Ron takes his hot rod out for a spin for the first time in a while, then it’s straight into a marathon of listener calls. From every corner of Americ…

7 months ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor - September 27, 2025 - Hour 1 - When Plans Change: Shop Lessons & Non-Stop Calls - (855)560-9900 24/7 Hotline

This week on The Car Doctor, Ron explains why the show isn’t on remote as planned and turns the change into a lesson from a recent shop repair. Then …

7 months ago

Ron Ananian, The Car Dr Interview - Dr. Jessica Jermakian, Insurance Institute Highway Safety - Child Passenger Safety Week

Ron sits down with IIHS’s Dr. Jessica Jermakian. Together they break down Child Passenger Safety Week: rear-facing timelines, why kids belong in the …

7 months, 1 week ago