Goss’ Garage
Pat Goss, MotorWeek's resident master technician, helps consumers understand car problems and how to speak the same language as their technician. As cars becoming increasingly complex, fewer repairs can be accomplished at home. Effective communication with a repair shop is vital to keeping consumer and operating costs under control. From rattles and squeaks to leaks and drips, Pat covers a myriad of issues designed to keep cars on the road and out of the repair shop.
Prop Rods & Hood Struts Episode 4107
PAT GOSS: If you have an SUV or even a regular passenger car, and you notice that maybe the hood, or the hatch, one or the other, that it doesn’t stay up like it used to, it may slowly come down. Well, that’s because you may have worn prop struts, these are gas-charged struts that hold the hatch or the hood open, and to give us some pointers about these, we… Read More
EV Charging Levels Episode 4106
So, you need a new vehicle, and you’re thinking about something with electric propulsion. That might be an EV, an electric vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid. Either way, you go about it, you need to recharge the battery in that vehicle. Now, most of them come with a Level One charger such as we see here. Now, this Level One charger plugs into the regular… Read More
ADAS Calibration Episode 4105
When it comes to automobiles these days, the word of the day seems to be cameras and computers. Cars are loaded with them. We have cameras everywhere. They give you surround views of the vehicle so that you can back up accurately and so on. They help with steering, they help with braking, they have all of these different things that the cars do autonomously.… Read More
Diminished Value Appraisals Episode 4104
PAT GOSS: So your car is involved in an accident, it goes to the body shop, it gets repaired, and everything looks good to you, and you think that’s the end of it. Well that may not be the case, there is such a thing as diminished value. And we have Mr. Jack Anderson here to tell us a little bit about it. Hi Jack. JACK ANDERSEN: Hi Pat. Thanks for having… Read More
200,000-Mile Maintenance Episode 4103
In my many years here on MotorWeek, I’ve been giving you pointers on how to make your cars last longer. And that comes down to a very simple rule: Preventive maintenance. Take care of it so it doesn’t break instead of waiting until it does break and then fixing it. Well that means things like oil changes, and flushing the automatic transmission and… Read More
Catalytic Converter Theft Episode 4102
Pat Goss: There’s a new problem that’s affecting drivers, and it’s almost an epidemic. And that is catalytic converter theft. And here to give us some pointers, we have Tom Taylor, our online parts guru. Tom, welcome back to Goss’ Garage. Tom Taylor: Thanks for having me, Pat. Pat Goss: Absolutely. Catalytic converters are being stolen right and left around… Read More
Long Lost Maxton Episode 4101
John Davis: Well hello Pat Goss! Pat Goss: Well, Hi John. John Davis: Welcome to another exciting day at Goss’ Garage! Pat Goss: Okaayy. John Davis: We’ve got a little surprise for you Pat, something that’s been 30 years in the making. Pat Goss: Ohh Lord. John Davis: Look this way. Pat Goss: Oh My God! John Davis: Remember the Maxton? Pat Goss: Yes… Read More
Rust Buckets Episode 4038, Episode 4050
And here’s something you might not be familiar with but it could be your car’s best friend. It is the wand to a power washer. Now, what are we dealing with here? Well, we are dealing with a way to help prevent damage to the car like this. This is rust. And of course you don’t want to see that on your car but everybody has the mistaken idea that coats of wax… Read More
Water Problems Episode 4037, Episode 4049
We get lots of cars that come into the repair shops with water problems. Now they have water in some of the most unusual places that you’ve ever could imagine. But some of the more common ones, well that's headlights and tail lights. You see, what happens is that with modern lights made out of plastic, somebody will bump up against your car when you're… Read More
The More Things Change 40th Anniversary Special - Episode 4036, Episode 4048
JOHN DAVIS: Pat, do you realize that in 40 years we’ve outgrown three Goss’ Garage sets, and that you’ve taped more than 1000 segments… that’s a lot of car care. PAT GOSS: It sure is, and to think that it almost didn’t happen. In the pilot show, Craig Singhaus was the mechanic and the segment was called “Motorshop.” Maybe if things turned out differently, I… Read More