What causes brakes to squeak or grind? Welcome to Mercie J, where compassion and craftsmanship come together. I'm Rick Smith, Master Certified Technician.

So first of all it's kind of interesting to know that all brakes actually do squeak. The squeak is a high frequency vibration of the brake pad, kind of like a guitar string if you will. The vehicle manufacturers try to design that so it's actually outside of the human audible range.

Why does it cost so much to fix my car? Welcome to Mercie J, where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith.

So to help partially answer that question I thought I'd just show you a couple of jobs that are in the shop right now.

The vehicle owners concern on this 2006 Toyota Sienna was number one, the heater isn't blowing warm air. Number two, misfires and a check engine light, engine running rough. Number three, engine overheating.

Today we're working on an E-250 Ford van that has no power to the fuel pump. Welcome to Mercie J, where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith.

Now a number of vehicles have a fuel pump relay. This one does as well. The fuel pump relay however on this one is working perfectly fine so it's actually sending power back there.

Today we're working on a 2018 Mercedes C300 with a misfire. Welcome to Mercie J where compassion and craftsmanship come together. I'm Rick Smith, Master Certified Technician.

One of the trending comments on the internet has been every mechanic should do "this" before working on a car. Welcome to Mercy J where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith.