The problem now is finding any good pots for the older vehicles. There’s not much of anything out there for a car 20 years old or older. That’s not just cheap junk. You used to be able to buy new old stock, but that’s getting expensive and hotter to find.
I’ve been working on cars for 30 years. I can’t remember a time where I never thought. Holy crap they make this any worse. I’m not gonna sit here and say cars were built better back then but the over complication of the new cause is ridiculous. Especially with all the electronic module integration. Will one module that goes bad or short out can affect the entire vehicle it’s just off. I’m not sure what the big changes and wiring, but I see a lot more corrosion than I used to and wires and wire connections. And to add a few other things, we have a lot of low-voltage systems even more problematic. It’s a mess. It really is and the cost of some of this stuff to replace it is ridiculous.
Although I consider this a luxury and a creature comfort. I’m working on a 2014 maxima and the lady wants her climate control seat to work. Well, the little heater that heats up the seat shorted out and burnt out, climate controlled seat module, which turned burnt out the fan and suspect of the heater that’s seat, not including the labor or any diagnostic time priced out 1600 bucks
