Posted by steamboat on January 23, 2016 at 05:22:55 from (67.45.112.104):
In Reply to: Just think about it. posted by brent zappe on January 22, 2016 at 23:32:27:
All I can do is relate my own experience. I had a 2000 Buick Regal that would periodically either refuse to start or just quit running while cruising along at highway speed. My son took it to 2 GM dealerships, as did I. Together we must have spent over $500 on misdiagnosis, (they ALL told us that the next time the trouble happened to bring it in, but without showing on the computer, they could not diagnose the problem). After a couple years of this frustration, I happened to mention the problem to an independent auto mechanic. He said he knew exactly what the problem was: the crankshaft sensor. I brought the car in to him, 2 hours and $90 later the car was as good as new. I am not discrediting the need nor the usefulness of computers, but they sure failed in this circumstance. There is much to be said for experience, intuition and common sense to go along with computers.
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