Car repair here means the whole car. These are the jobs the shop takes,
grouped the way the work actually arrives.
01
Engine & diagnostics
A light comes on, a noise starts, the car runs rough. The first job is
finding out what it actually is, and that comes before anybody touches a part.
Diagnostics has its own line on this list for a reason. A check engine
light is a starting point rather than an answer, and the code behind it often names a
symptom instead of the part that has to come off.
- Engine Repair
- Check Engine Light
- Diagnostics
02
Transmission & drivetrain
Slipping, whining, or refusing to shift. Driveline work is on this
shop's own list.
- Transmissions
- Drivetrain & Differential
03
Diesel
Diesel is not a special case here. It sits on the same list as
everything else.
04
Brakes, suspension & tires
Everything between the car and the road, from a soft pedal to a pull
in the steering to a tire wearing on one edge.
- Brake Repair
- Suspension Repair
- Tires & Alignments
05
Electrical & starting
The car that will not crank, the one that died in a parking lot, the
window that stopped going down.
- Battery, Starter & Alternator Repair
- Electrical Repair
06
Heating & cooling
Houston summers are hard on a cooling system, and the first cold
morning is when heater problems introduce themselves.
- Cooling System
- Heater Repair
07
Maintenance & general repair
The ordinary work that keeps the rest of this list further away, plus
the catch-all for everything that does not have its own heading.