GM recalls The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported two General Motors recalls that concern a transmission control valve that may fail and cause the rear wheels to lock up. Recall ids 26V083000 and 26V085000 impact a total of 44,787 vehicles. Recall 26V083000 is a second round for 1,055 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and …
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New Honda and Acura EVs Require New Dashboard Symbols for a Very Surprising Reason
New Dashboard Symbols The introduction of the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX electric vehicles in 2024 required us to add several new dashboard symbols to the manufacturer’s respective pages. Well, actually, new old symbols. This is because we already had the symbols in play — on pages for General Motors (GM) models! What’s happened is …
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Open a Holden with a Dead Key Fob
How to Open a Holden with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency open or back-up open procedures needed for Holden vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Getting into Your Holden But first, if you are already inside, …
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General Motors Gets Kudos for Landfill-free Facilities
Bravo GM We want to take a moment to give a car maker a pat on the back. Landfill-free Facilities We’ve spent more than a little time on General Motors case for a lack of standardization with its keyless start cars as well as inaccurate information in owner’s manuals. Now the company gets a little …
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GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets
Too Many Back Up Start Locations GM Now Uses 17 Differing Back-up Pockets! While putting together a review of 2018 push button start models, we discovered that the new GMC Terrain and Acadia had been added, and that this was introduced in the Acadia in 2017. In addition, these two models have hidden key holes, …
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U.S. Cars Sold Overseas Leave Drivers in the Dark
Drivers in the Dark, Part 1 Over the last several months we have been contacted by two drivers of U.S. cars sold and likely built overseas who could not find a back-up spot to drop the key fob in the event of the fob’s battery dying. Well, a good deal of sleuthing and a hunch …
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Five worst back-up automotive mechanical door releases to find and use
Mechanical door releases. Vehicles with electronic locks and latches lead to the requirement of back-up mechanical door releases, particularly to let occupants out in the event of a power failure or worse. These are also known as a manual door release or a manual override. Electric vehicles (EVs) are often blamed for the use and …
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