A glowing check engine light sends most people straight to worry. At TAB Motors it's just the starting point. Reading a trouble code is easy, anyone with a $20 scanner can do it. The skill is in diagnosis: knowing that a "P0420" might be a catalytic converter, but might just as easily be an upstream oxygen sensor or an exhaust leak. Our technicians test to find the actual cause so you're not paying to replace parts that were never bad.
What we diagnose
- Check engine, ABS, airbag and warning lights
- Misfires, rough idle and stalling
- Emissions failures and "not ready" monitors
- Electrical gremlins, no-starts, dead accessories, parasitic drains
- Overheating, poor fuel economy and loss of power
- Noises, vibrations and drivability complaints
Honest diagnosis saves money
One Arlington customer came to us after a dealer quoted "thousands of dollars" for an electrical problem, our technician Jose found the real fault quickly and fixed it for a fraction of the price. That's the whole point of a proper diagnosis: it protects you from the shotgun approach of throwing parts at a problem until something works.
From light to fix, in one shop
Once we know what's wrong, we give you an upfront price and, in most cases, fix it the same day, whether that's a sensor, an ignition coil or spark plug, a cooling component, or a fuel system repair. If the light was standing between you and passing emissions, we'll clear that path too.