Category: Articles & Commentaries

Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.

Most Visited Pages and Posts on DashboardSymbols.com in 2023

2023 in Review Typically at the beginning of the year, we take a look at the most visited pages and posts from the previous year — 2023 in this case. However, Google Analytics made a major swap in August leaving us with with only five months of data, so that’s all we can report on. …

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The Ever-growing Dashboard Symbols Saga…

A Short History Some 13 years ago when we started this site, we believed that the driving public had no idea what it was up against in trying to understand the warning lights and dashboard symbols being thrown at them by their car’s instrument panel. We had no idea where this would lead. The Symbols …

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Are You Seeing a Horseshoe-shaped Dashboard Warning Light?

What is the Horseshoe-shaped Dashboard Warning Light? At this writing, its cold weather time again and time again to speak about the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), and its associated warning light(s). Every year several million more drivers who have recently upgraded their cars will encounter the light for the first time. These are two …

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Polestar EV Body Repair Frustrations and Resolutions

Second extimate

EV Body Repair Frustrations So here’s a post I never expected or ever wanted to make. I did what is seen to the right to my Polestar 2. Yes it actually was my fault. And as bad as it looks thankfully its all cosmetic and no one got hurt. The post is not about my …

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Can Your Car Windows Open on Their Own??

Windows down

Why Are My Windows Open? If you’ve ever walked out to your car and found all the windows open, this is our subject.  We’re going to discuss a feature found in cars from a number of manufacturers that catches people with their pants down. Or their windows down. This is not about a fault or …

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Poor Service Communication, Part II

Truck bed liner

Communication Sets the Tone A few weeks ago (April 2019), we focused on how poorly service personnel often communicate with their customers, using examples that in the end lead to several customers being underserved. Two weeks later the tables turned, and so we want to pass along how it can often be necessary to translate …

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Poor Communication Makes for Poor Service

Tire plug

Communication is Key As a result of two 2019 incidents involving two different individuals and two very different issues, we want to talk about service, from both sides of the counter. The bottom line in both is very poor communication. And the fault, for better or worse, lies with the service personnel. What Battery Problem? …

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