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2013 Season
| Caller: Anne Bowers | Hometown: , Georgia Car: 1996 Dodge Caravan | Date: 05/25/13 Show: 201321 |
| Did Tom and Ray help Anne with her Dodge Caravan? (And what ever happened with Anne's husband's vasectomy reversal?) |  | |
| Caller: Paula | Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma Car: 1988 Ford Bronco | Date: 05/18/13 Show: 201320 |
| Did Tom and Ray help Paula with her whistling Bronco? | | |
| Caller: Kim | Hometown: , Virginia Car: | Date: 04/13/13 Show: 201315 |
| Tom swung for the fences with his "leaky coolant" diagnosis. Was he right about Kim's car? | | |
| Caller: Sue Wegman | Hometown: , New Jersey Car: Subaru | Date: 03/30/13 Show: 201313 |
| Did Tom and Ray correctly diagnose Sue's squealing Subaru? | | |
| Caller: Parashanth Kulkari | Hometown: , Virginia Car: 1991 Toyota Corolla | Date: 03/09/13 Show: 201310 |
| Did Prashanth's wife like his beat-up old car? | | |
| Caller: Kathy Lambeth | Hometown: Tualatin, Oregon Car: | Date: 03/02/13 Show: 201309 |
| Did Tom and Ray successfully help Kathy's son win the Pinewood Derby? | | |
| Caller: Sam Fromartz | Hometown: Washington, District Of Columbia Car: 1995 Honda Accord | Date: 02/23/13 Show: 201308 |
| Did Tom and Ray correctly diagnose the noise on Steve's wife's car, and help get it sold, too? | | |
| Caller: Paul Fielding | Hometown: , Texas Car: | Date: 02/09/13 Show: 201306 |
| Paul wanted a suggestion for a new car to help him meet a new woman. Did Tom and Ray have helpful advice? | | |
| Caller: Ed Campbell | Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee Car: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Date: 01/05/13 Show: 201301 |
| Was the thermostat the cause of all the problems with Ed's car? | | |
2012 Season
| Caller: Erica | Hometown: , Maine Car: 2000 Subaru Forester | Date: 12/08/12 Show: 201249 |
| Were Tom and Ray right about Erica's popping transmission? | | |
| Caller: Mark Loop | Hometown: , Oklahoma Car: 1987 Isuzu Trooper | Date: 11/10/12 Show: 201245 |
| Were Tom and Ray right about the cause of Mark's leaking transmission fluid? | | |
| Caller: Brian | Hometown: Watertown, Massachusetts Car: 1989 Toyota Camry | Date: 11/03/12 Show: 201244 |
| Did Tom and Ray properly diagnose why Brian's car wasn't downshifting? | | |
| Caller: Carla | Hometown: Homer, Alaska Car: Toyota | Date: 10/20/12 Show: 201242 |
| Did Tom and Ray correctly diagnose why Carla could only get her truck to go uphill by driving backwards? | | |
| Caller: Dickie Segura | Hometown: New Iberia, Louisiana Car: Lexus | Date: 10/06/12 Show: 201240 |
| About that water shooting at Dickie's wife, through the steering column of her Lexus: is it really coming from under the car, or somewhere more mysterious? | | |
| Caller: Kate Antanovics | Hometown: San Diego, California Car: 2003 Toyota Matrix | Date: 09/29/12 Show: 201239 |
| Is life really too short to live with a car you don't like? See if Tom and Ray helped Kate make the right call by dumping her Matrix. | | |
| Caller: Steven Russell | Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia Car: 1966 Ford Van | Date: 09/08/12 Show: 201236 |
| Does Steve have Tom and Ray to thank for one of the great adventures of his life? Or did his Econoline road trip not quite go as predicted? Find out! | | |
| Caller: Susanne Rubins | Hometown: Syracuse, New York Car: 1993 Mazda Protege | Date: 07/28/12 Show: 201230 |
| Could Susanne's overheating problem really be as simple as a cooling fan that's not spinning? | | |
| Caller: Heather Ross | Hometown: Arcata, California Car: Volvo | Date: 07/21/12 Show: 201229 |
| Is Helmut the Cranky Mechanic responsible for Heather's car dying at high altitudes? | | |
| Caller: Vicky Lynch | Hometown: , Massachusetts Car: 1999 Dodge Durango | Date: 06/30/12 Show: 201226 |
| Was a Toyota RAV4 the right call for Vicky and her dog training business? | | |
| Caller: Todd Cutlip | Hometown: Orlando, Florida Car: 1973 Ford LTD | Date: 06/16/12 Show: 201224 |
| Was the cause of Todd's LTD backfire as simple as a timing chain that's jumped a notch? | | |
| Caller: Josh | Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Car: 1999 Toyota Corolla | Date: 06/02/12 Show: 201222 |
| Could muriatic acid be the answer to Josh's cement-induced woes? Listen and find out! | | |
| Caller: Raymond Zent | Hometown: , Utah Car: 1994 Chevrolet Lumina | Date: 05/26/12 Show: 201221 |
| Is there a chicken bone caught in the fan of Ray's Lumina... or could the answer be a bit less flighty? | | |
| Caller: Julie Stock | Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Car: 1994 Nissan Quest | Date: 05/19/12 Show: 201220 |
| Was a bad heater valve really behind Julie's lack of heat? Well, it turns out that... | | |
| Caller: Eddie Falona | Hometown: , New Hampshire Car: 1985 Ford F150 | Date: 03/03/12 Show: 201209 |
| Did Tom and Ray hit the nail on the head, with their "neutral safety switch or bad starter solenoid" advice? | | |
| Caller: Joan Gutekampf | Hometown: Willamette, Illinois Car: 1990 Honda CRX | Date: 02/11/12 Show: 201206 |
| About that amorous donkey sound Joan's been hearing: could it really be as mundane as a bad ball joint? | | |
2011 Season
| Caller: Chelsea Sammel | Hometown: Oakland, California Car: 1949 Chevrolet Pickup | Date: 12/17/11 Show: 201151 |
| Was Chelsea really sold a lousy rebuilt carburetor, as our humble hosts think? Find out! | | |
| Caller: Aron Kahn | Hometown: St Paul, Minnesota Car: 1993 Nissan Maxima | Date: 11/19/11 Show: 201147 |
| About that "Whoo whoo whoo" noise that sounds right out of "Three Stooges:" Was it really caused by failing power steering pump? Find out! | | |
| Caller: Michele Stafford | Hometown: Spokane, Washington Car: | Date: 08/20/11 Show: 201134 |
| Should Michelle buy her "dream truck" for $170 measly bucks? Tom and Ray said to go for it. Was it the right decision? Listen and find out! | | |
| Caller: Bob Norman | Hometown: , Texas Car: | Date: 07/23/11 Show: 201130 |
| Did Bob bug-bomb his truck, as our hosts suggested — and if so, did that doom those pesky flies to an early demise? | | |
| Caller: Laurie | Hometown: , Hawaii Car: 1997 Nissan Pathfinder | Date: 07/16/11 Show: 201129 |
| Did Laurie's Nissan Pathfinder, aka "Wobblebutt," have a bent axle or seized universal joint, and Tom and Ray thought? Listen and find out! | | |
| Caller: Jackson Evans | Hometown: Braintree, Vermont Car: | Date: 07/02/11 Show: 201127 |
| Can Jackson really tow a chicken coop across Vermont, on just a snowmobile trailer? Were Tom and Ray's warnings of disaster premature? Take a listen and hear for yourself! | | |
| Caller: Jim Slaby | Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts Car: Volvo | Date: 05/07/11 Show: 201119 |
| Was a bad temperature control valve really to blame for Jim's "binary" temperature? Home run... or strike out? Find Out. | | |
| Caller: Father Patrick O'Connor | Hometown: , Ohio Car: 1995 Chrysler LeBaron | Date: 04/16/11 Show: 201116 |
| Did divine intervention help Tom and Ray solve Father Patrick's heating problems? | | |
| Caller: Mary | Hometown: Austin, Texas Car: 2005 Mazda Tribute | Date: 04/02/11 Show: 201114 |
| Did Tom and Ray make the right call? Was a vacuum leak causing Mary Gordon's car to sing that high-pitched note? | | |
| Caller: Gaelen Burns | Hometown: Athens, Georgia Car: 1998 Audi A4 | Date: 02/26/11 Show: 201109 |
| Was Gaelen's old man to blame for the sputtering coming from his car... or do Tom and Ray have a hunch of their own? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Kelly Daniels | Hometown: Syracuse, New York Car: 1999 Ford Escort | Date: 01/29/11 Show: 201105 |
| Did Kelly's mom sell her old ride to Kelly's boyfriend? Or did she wise up just in the nick time? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Scott Palmer | Hometown: , Oregon Car: 1986 Nissan Pickup | Date: 01/22/11 Show: 201104 |
| Did Tom and Ray save Scott from a round with Fat Tony and his "big bucket o' tools"? Listen and find out. | | |
2010 Season
| Caller: Adam Bennet | Hometown: San Diego, Car: | Date: 12/11/10 Show: 201050 |
| Can Tom and Ray help Adam fix his girlfriend's Jeep before she dumps him? | | |
| Caller: Hoppy Whitman | Hometown: Bethel, Alaska Car: | Date: 12/04/10 Show: 201049 |
| Can Tom and Ray do better than the town drunks, in diagnosing a starting problem? Find out. | | |
| Caller: Don | Hometown: Zachary, Louisiana Car: | Date: 11/20/10 Show: 201047 |
| About that screeching noise Don is hearing. Could it really be a vacuum leak? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Murray Berkowitz | Hometown: , New Jersey Car: 2001 Volkswagen Passat | Date: 10/23/10 Show: 201043 |
| Did VW void Murray's warranty or did they cover the cost of Murray's repair, once they were done busting his chops? | | |
| Caller: Jennifer Chumps | Hometown: Lockbouie, Car: 2008 Ford Explorer | Date: 09/25/10 Show: 201039 |
| Did a hefty dose of public humiliation from our humble hosts do anything to change the behavior of Jennifer's husband? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Ralph Armstrong | Hometown: Monroe, Louisiana Car: | Date: 09/18/10 Show: 201038 |
| Did Tom and Ray succeed at getting Ralph's Suburban to stop playing "Beat the Clock"? | | |
| Caller: Marion Rosenbaum | Hometown: , New York Car: | Date: 09/04/10 Show: 201036 |
| Could Marion's defogger actually be causing her car to be DOA in bad weather? | | |
| Caller: Mary Beth | Hometown: , Connecticut Car: | Date: 08/28/10 Show: 201035 |
| Mary Beth put diesel in by mistake. Did she pay $4000 to replace the whole system or just a few hundred bucks for a flush? Find out. | | |
| Caller: Sarah Pritchett | Hometown: , New Jersey Car: | Date: 08/07/10 Show: 201032 |
| Did Sarah's kids really have a peeing match in her minivan, or is the stink due to something a bit less scintillating? Find out. | | |
| Caller: Dave | Hometown: , Utah Car: 1999 Toyota Tacoma | Date: 07/03/10 Show: 201027 |
| Could the culprit behind Dave's shaking Tacoma really be as simple as a bad tire? | | |
| Caller: Andy Scoriselli | Hometown: Sitka, Alaska Car: 1979 Toyota Pickup | Date: 06/19/10 Show: 201025 |
| Could the weird surging noise coming from Andy's aged pickup really be a "secondary throttle?!" | | |
| Caller: Jacquie Nelson | Hometown: Columbia, Missouri Car: 1999 Subaru Forester | Date: 06/05/10 Show: 201023 |
| Just what was that "thud, bump, echo" that Jacquie was hearing? And were Tom and Ray at all close? | | |
| Caller: Heidi Kuvalova | Hometown: , Michigan Car: | Date: 05/29/10 Show: 201022 |
| Did Heidi lock her husband in the cellar to put the brakes on a perilous DIY timing belt change? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Mary Cronin | Hometown: , Wisconsin Car: Ford | Date: 05/22/10 Show: 201021 |
| Was Mary's tranny kaput, or was it just in need of a little bit of transmission juice? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Tara McGovern | Hometown: Lyme, New Hampshire Car: 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon | Date: 05/15/10 Show: 201020 |
| Was Tara's trip across the country with the infamous "Van Dweller," Curtis, such a good idea after all? Listen and find out what happened. | | |
| Caller: Michelle | Hometown: , Illinois Car: | Date: 05/08/10 Show: 201019 |
| Did Tom and Ray's advice complete the circuit, or is Michele's Saturn still in the dark? | | |
| Caller: Teresa Lewis | Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota Car: 1998 Ford Escort | Date: 04/24/10 Show: 201017 |
| About that helicopter sound Teresa's been hearing... is it really just a loose heat shield or baffle? | | |
| Caller: Amy O'Neill Houck | Hometown: Cordova, Alaska Car: Volkswagen Passat | Date: 04/10/10 Show: 201015 |
| Did Amy dump her Passat and go for the Subaru, as she heads to Cordova, Alaska? Hear what happened. Find out. | | |
| Caller: Nariv Fatale | Hometown: Washington, District Of Columbia Car: 1999 Jeep Wrangler | Date: 02/20/10 Show: 201008 |
| So, why was Nariv's horn going off, at the worst possible of times? Find out. | | |
| Caller: Katie Montgomery | Hometown: Boulder, Car: 4 MINI Cooper | Date: 02/13/10 Show: 201007 |
| Could Tom and Ray help Katie's husband get his Mini out of a frozen puddle? | | |
| Caller: Malcolm Rockefeller | Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts Car: | Date: 01/16/10 Show: 201003 |
| Find out what happens when Malcolm meanders back to the Mercedes dealer. | | |
| Caller: Victoria Doria | Hometown: Eugene, Oregon Car: | Date: 01/02/10 Show: 201001 |
| Did Victoria buy an old Volvo and drop out of school? | | |
2009 Season
| Caller: Champagne Girten | Hometown: Miami, Florida Car: Toyota Corolla | Date: 11/14/09 Show: 200946 |
| Was it really as simple as a loose heat shield? | | |
| Caller: Simon Frost | Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona Car: 2004 Mercedes-Benz E-Class | Date: 11/07/09 Show: 200945 |
| Were our guys right about Simons's "wibbly wobblies"? | | |
| Caller: Kristin Simonson | Hometown: , Massachusetts Car: 1998 Honda Civic | Date: 10/17/09 Show: 200942 |
| Were our guys right about Kristen's rough running ride? | | |
| Caller: Robyn and Brad Myers | Hometown: American Canyon, Car: 2001 BMW 330 | Date: 08/15/09 Show: 200933 |
| Tom and Ray shamed Brad into getting his oil leak looked at but was their diagnosis right? | | |
| Caller: Craig Britton | Hometown: Crockett, Car: 1996 Toyota Previa | Date: 06/27/09 Show: 200926 |
| Craig's Previa... a noise he'd never heard before, and neither had we! | | |
| Caller: Rane | Hometown: , Maryland Car: 1994 Isuzu Trooper | Date: 05/23/09 Show: 200921 |
| Find out if Rane's "kerchunk, kerchunk, kerchunk" stumped Tom and Ray. | | |
| Caller: Paula Mahoney | Hometown: Portland, Maine Car: 1992 Subaru Legacy | Date: 05/02/09 Show: 200918 |
| Will a blanket on the engine help your car start, come morning? Listen and find out. | | |
| Caller: Bill Vogel | Hometown: Soldatna, Alaska Car: 2003 Subaru Outback | Date: 04/04/09 Show: 200914 |
| Did putting panty hose over the air intake save Bill's car from volcanic ash? | | |
| Caller: Joan McKniff | Hometown: , Florida Car: | Date: 02/21/09 Show: 200908 |
| Did Joan travel to Madagascar with spare parts for her Geo? | | |
| Caller: Jason Finkle | Hometown: Lubbock, Texas Car: 2000 Chevrolet Impala | Date: 01/17/09 Show: 200903 |
| Hear what happens when Jason tackles a long-needed repair. | | |
2008 Season
| Caller: Gloria Dunn | Hometown: , New Mexico Car: 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | Date: 12/27/08 Show: 200852 |
| When Gloria makes a sharp turn and is on the gas it makes a horrible groan. | | |
| Caller: Jennifer Boswell | Hometown: Van Nuys, Car: 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle | Date: 11/22/08 Show: 200847 |
| Did Jennifer take her lemon of a VW Beetle, to a field and let people whack at it or hold a contest and give it away? | | |
| Caller: Jean Williams | Hometown: Radium Springs, New Mexico Car: 1983 Porsche 944 | Date: 05/03/08 Show: 200818 |
| Were squirrels the reason Jean's Porsche tried to drive itself off a cliff? | | |
