Colorado Springs sits at over 6,000 feet, and most residents drive grades on I-25 or roads heading into the mountains regularly enough that it counts as normal driving, not occasional. Those grades wear on an automatic transmission more than flat commuting does....
Snow on Woodmen Road in October isn’t a surprise in Colorado Springs. It’s just October. Tires that were adequate on a dry September commute may be a different story on a wet November morning when temperatures haven’t fully settled into winter yet....
Nissan Service Engine Soon Light On? Altitude Could Be Why A Service Engine Soon light with no other symptoms and normal driving is a different situation from one that’s flashing or paired with rough running. Knowing which one you’re looking at is the...
On a cold Colorado Springs morning, a Nissan with hydraulic power steering can feel noticeably stiffer than usual for the first minute or two until the fluid warms up. That’s normal. What’s worth paying attention to is stiffness that doesn’t ease...
Colorado Springs winters are real enough that Leaf owners feel them in the range gauge. Cold temperatures reduce how much energy a lithium battery can deliver, the cabin heater draws significantly from the traction pack, and on most Leaf models, passive thermal...
A Nissan key fob that stops responding in the Chapel Hills Mall parking lot is one of those problems that feels more complicated than it usually is. Most of the time it’s just a battery, a quick fix that takes five minutes. The part that trips people up is...
