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2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage127,777Service Date11/19/2024Services PerformedCOULD NOT VERIFY CAUSE OF EXHAUST SMELL IN CAB OF VEHICLE.COMPUTER HAS CODES P06CA FOR #6 GLOW PLUG CIRCUIT. ALSO HAS CODE P20E8 STORED FOR REDUCTANT LOW PRESSURE.REPLACE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDChange oil and oil filter, check all fluids and tire pressures, adjust as needed. Check air filter and breather filter.GLOW PLUG – Remove […]
2013 RAM 1500 - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage132,439Service Date11/5/2024Services PerformedCHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CHECK AND ADVISERATTLE NOISE IS DUE TO PIPE SLEEVE IS LOOSE. EXHAUST CLAMP IS RUSTED AND CAN NOT BE TIGHTENED DUE TO RUST. WILL NEED NEW EXHAUST CLAMP INSTALLED AND TIGHTENED TO CORRECT RATTLE NOISE.SPARK PLUGS – Remove & Replace – V8,5.7L Eng DEVIN M. gave our service a 5 […]
2009 GMC Sierra - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage145,746Service Date10/24/2024Services PerformedENGINE WAS 4 QTS LOW ON OIL, TOPPED OFF AS NEEDED. RECOMMEND OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. ALL OTHER FLUIDS ARE FULL AND IN FAIR CONDITION. ADJUSTED TIRES PRESSURES AS NEEDED.CHECK NO START AND ADVISESTARTER ASSEMBLY – Remove & Replace – 1500,V8 w/o Skid Plate – [Includes: R&I Fender Liner.] MICHELLE/WALT L. gave our service […]
2007 Acura TSX - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage223,350Service Date10/24/2024Services PerformedREPLACED ENGINE OIL AND FILTER. INSPECT FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, FRONT PADS HAVE 9mm REMAINING. REAR PADS HAVE 8mm REMAINING. HAD NO BRAKE ROTOR RUN OUT ON TEST DRIVE. BRAKE HOSES AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM APPEAR IN GOOD CONDITION, NO CRACKS OR BULGING. PARKING BRAKE HOLDS AND WORKS CORRECTLY. STEERING JOINTS AND BUSHINGS ARE […]
2016 Jeep Patriot - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage95,810Service Date10/22/2024Services PerformedINSPECT FOR INOPERATIVE LEFT REAR WINDOW, REMOVE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH AND CLEAN CONNECTORS. ALSO REMOVE REAR WINDOW SWITCH AND CLEAN CONNECTOR, WINDOW WORKS CORRECTLY AND HAS NOT FAILED SENSE. ROSE D. gave our service a 5 star review on 10/25/2024
2010 Scion tC - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage135,280Service Date10/17/2024Services PerformedENGINE HAS OIL LEAKS AT VALVE COVER GASKET, TIMING COVER GASKET AND FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. ALSO HAS COOLANT LEAKING AT WATER PUMP WEEP HOLE AND POWER STEERING HOSES ARE SEEPING AS WELL. APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR LEAKS $1200. TO $1400.OO DOLLARS, PARTS AND LABOR.WATER PUMP – Remove & Replace MACKENZE M. gave our service […]
2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage55,810Service Date10/16/2024Services PerformedRotate Tires Rotate tires every 12,000 km (7,500 miles). To equalize tread wear for maintaining good performance in handling and braking, rotate the tires every 12,000 km (7,500 miles). However Mazda recommends to rotate every 8,000 km (5,000 miles) to help increase tire life and distribute wear more evenly. The Tire Pressure Monitoring […]
2006 Chevrolet Corvette - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage99,307Service Date10/10/2024Services PerformedDIAGNOSE NO CHARGING SYSTEM VOLTAGE TO ALTERNATOR. FOUND GOOD VOLTAGE OUT OF ALTERNATOR BUT DID NOT MAKE IT TO BATTERY. INSPECT FUSE ABLE AT STARTER SOLENOID STUD, STUD HAD BEEN VERY HOT AND WAS DISCOLORED. STUD ALSO MELTED STARTER SOLENOID PLASTIC HOUSING. REPLACED STARTER AND CONNECTORS AT SOLENOID. CHARGING SYSTEM OPERATES CORRECTLY NOW. BILL […]
2010 Dodge Pickup - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage154,947Service Date10/2/2024Services PerformedREPLACE FRONT SHOCKS AND ALIGN FRONT ENDTRACK BAR – Remove & ReplaceBALL JOINT – Remove & Replace – R3500,4WD w/Single Rear Wheels,Both Sides,All Four – [Includes: R&I Steering Knuckles.] – [DOES NOT include alignment.]DRAG LINK – Remove & Replace – R2500,R3500,Recirculating Ball Type Gears – [DOES NOT include alignment.]SHOCK &/OR STRUT ASSEMBLY – […]
2010 Toyota Prius - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage171,525Service Date10/8/2024Services PerformedREPLACE COOLANT HOSE [T] CONNECTOR, COOLANT WAS SPRAYING ON ENGINE CAUSING STEAM FROM UNDER HOOD. ENGINE WAS STILL HEATING UP. PERFORM ENGINE BLOCK TEST, TEST WAS POSITIVE FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. REMOVE SPARK PLUGS AND VERIFY COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS #1 AND #2. ALSO HAS CODE STORED FOR ELECTRIC WATER PUMP FAILURE, PUMP […]
2013 Smart Fortwo - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage54,047Service Date10/7/2024Services PerformedCHECK SHIFTER STUCK IN GEAR, BUT OK NOWChange oil and oil filter, check all fluids and tire pressures, adjust as needed. Check air filter and breather filter. MARK D. gave our service a 5 star review on 10/8/2024
2016 Jeep Patriot - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage55,289Service Date10/2/2024Services PerformedHAS SLOW ENGINE OIL SEEPAGE WHERE TIMING COVER AND VALVE COVER SURFACES MEET. WILL NEED DISASSEMBLY AND NEW SILICON. LEAK IS VERY MINOR AND NOT LIKE TO GROW QUICKLY.MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID – Drain & Refill – Standard TransCABIN AIR FILTER – Remove & ReplaceREPLACE REAR BRAKE SHOES. FLUSH BRAKE FLUID. FRONT BRAKE PADS […]
2019 Subaru Outback - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage59,203Service Date9/25/2024Services PerformedChange oil and oil filter, check all fluids and tire pressures, adjust as needed. Check air filter and breather filter.ROTATE TIRES, CHECK TIRE PRESSURESFRONT BRAKESSPARK PLUGS – Remove & Replace – 2.5L Eng AllREPLACE SPARK PLUGSESTIMATE FIRST CHUCK M. gave our service a 5 star review on 9/27/2024
2004 Dodge Pickup - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage140,147Service Date9/9/2024Services PerformedFOUND BOTH HIGH AND LOW SIDE SHRADER VALVES LEAKING. REPLACED VALVES AND EVAC AND CHARGED SYSTEM. ALSO FOUND CONDENSOR FAN SHROUD BROKEN. REPLACED CONDENSOR FAN/SHROUD ASSEMBLY. BRANDON/CAMI V. gave our service a 5 star review on 9/10/2024
2006 Ford Five Hundred - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage215,370Service Date9/6/2024Services PerformedINSPECT VEHICLE AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD NO COMMUNICATION IN MULTIPLE MODULES. CHECK ALL FUSES, BUT FOUND NO ISSUES. INSPECTED CONNECTORS AT GEM MODULE AND FOUND ONE WAS UNPLUGGED, BUT SITTING IN SOCKET. CORRECTLY INSTALLED CONNECTOR AND WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE AND HAD COMMUNICATION. STARTED VEHICLE AND TESTED ALTERNATOR. […]
2011 Honda Odyssey - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage143,462Service Date8/21/2024Services PerformedTRIP INSPECTION TEST DRIVE: TEST DRIVE VEHICLE, HAD NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS AND HANDLED WELL. ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT/S: DRIVE BELT HAS SOME WEAR BUT IS NOT CRACKED AND TRACKS STRAIGHT. BATTERY CABLES AND CONNECTIONS: BATTERY CABLES ARE CLEAN AND TIGHT. BATTERY IS DATED 2/21. AIR FILTER: REPLACED PLUGGED ENGINE AIR FILTER AND […]
2016 Ford Explorer - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage161,801Service Date7/30/2024Services PerformedFOUND A/C COMPRESSOR IS LEAKING OIL FROM SYSTEM AND COMPRESSOR IS LOCKED UP INTERNALLY. DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SO COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE. KAYLEE L. gave our service a 5 star review on 8/15/2024
2008 Toyota 4Runner - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage235,296Service Date8/14/2024Services PerformedTRIP INSPECTION TEST DRIVE: ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT/S: BATTERY CABLES AND CONNECTIONS: AIR FILTER: FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY [lines and hoses] SCAN COMPUTER SYSTEM: COOLING SYSTEM: HOSES: FAN: COOLANT LEVEL AND CONDITION: FLUID LEVELS AND CONDITION: ENGINE OIL: TRANSMISSION FLUID: POWER STEERING FLUID: BRAKE FLUID: DIFFERENTIAL/S FLUID: TRANSFER CASE: BRAKES {OPTIONAL} FRONT: REAR: TIRES, CONDITION […]
2011 Scion xB - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage141,111Service Date8/7/2024Services PerformedINSPECT FOR CAUSE OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. FOUND PCV VALVE WAS FACTORY ORIGINAL AND STICKING, REPLACE PCV VALVE. ENGINE DOES HAVE SOME CRANKCASE PRESSURE AT IDLE BUT DID SEEM BETTER AFTER PCV VALVE REPLACEMENT. SPARK PLUGS DUE HAVE MINOR OIL ASH ON SPARK PLUG ELECTRODES. REPLACE DIRTY ENGINE AIR FILTER WHICH CAN CAUSE […]
2006 GMC Sierra - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage146,522Service Date7/31/2024Services PerformedRESET OIL LIFEChange oil and oil filter, check all fluids and tire pressures, adjust as needed. Check air filter and breather filter.CHECK BELT NOISE WHEN TURNING SHARPWATER PUMP – Remove & Replace – V8,Gas,5.3L Eng w/Air CondCHECK POWER OUTLETS DONT WORK JIM/MARILYN P. gave our service a 5 star review on 8/1/2024
2017 Ford Edge - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage70,523Service Date7/30/2024Services PerformedChange oil and oil filter, check all fluids and tire pressures, adjust as needed. Check air filter and breather filter.SNUG AIR CHARGE HOSE CLAMPS AND CLEAN OIL SEEPAGE FROM VEHICLE. ADD SMALL AMOUNT OF DYE TO CRANKCASE IN CASE LEAKAGE IS STILL PRESENT. MIKE W. gave our service a 5 star review on 7/31/2024
2006 Chevrolet Suburban - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage143,658Service Date7/30/2024Services PerformedCHECK BLOWER MOTOR, MAY BE MELTED AND LOW BLOWRESET E85 CALCULATIONBLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR – Remove & Replace – Main Unit,FrontBLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY – Remove & Replace – Main Unit,Front – [DOES NOT include Air Conditioning System recover, evacuate and/or recharge.] CAROL/DAN F. gave our service a 5 star review on 7/31/2024
2004 Honda Pilot - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage46,486Service Date7/26/2024Services PerformedTRIP INSPECTION TEST DRIVE: TEST DRIVE VEHICLE, HAD NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR VIBRATIONS. DRIVES STRAIGHT AND HANDLES WELL. ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT/S: DRIVE BELTS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, NO CRACKS, TRACKS STRAIGHT AND MAKE NO NOISE. TIMING BELT WAS REPLACE AT 44K MILES IN 2021. BATTERY CABLES AND CONNECTIONS: BATTERY APPEARS ALMOST NEW AND […]
2006 GMC Yukon XL - Ken Scales Automotive
Mileage206,568Service Date7/15/2024Services PerformedLOCKS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.TRACTION SYSTEM HAS CODE FOR YAW SENSOR FAULT, INSPECT BUT FOUND NOT ISSUE, CLEARED CODE AND IT DID NOT RETURN.DRIVER SEAT TILT BUTTON MISSING WONT TILT BACKALL FLUIDS, BELTS AND HOSES ARE ARE FULL, CLEAN AND IN FAIR CONDITION. BRAKES HAVE 6 TO 7mm REMAINING ON ALL FOUR […]