Dashboard's a Funny Name (Instrumental Panel Warning Lights)

September 24, 2023

Every day you drive, you're sitting behind the dashboard. But how in the world did it get that name? Back in the days of the horse-drawn carriage, horses would kick up dirt and mud on the driver and passengers, "dashing" debris against the carriage. So those who built carriages began installing a... More

Watching Your Check Engine Light

September 10, 2023

Did you know that most of the cars driving around Grand Haven , Michigan , carry more computer power than the Apollo 121 Lunar Module that landed on the moon in 1969?New cars sold in the Grand Haven area have as many as 12 networked computers and over five miles (eight kilometers) of wiring. In... More

How Your Check Engine Light Works

September 8, 2022

Have you ever had an experience like this in Grand Haven , Michigan ? You drive through the one of those automatic car washes. When you get to the end, where the dryer is blowing, your Check Engine light starts flashing!You fear the worst, but within a block or two, the light stops flashing, but ... More

How Your Check Engine Light Works

March 26, 2014

Have you ever had an experience like this in Grand Haven Michigan ? You drive through the one of those automatic car washes. When you get to the end, where the dryer is blowing, your check engine light started flashing! You fear the worst, but within a block or two, the light stopp... More