Vehicle Symptom Check

Fix your vehicle by first diagnosing your vehicle symptoms. View this helpful list of odd vehicle behaviors, and find the right words to describe your car or truck problem. When you're done, let Helwig Auto Clinic LLC put your vehicle back into perfect running condition.

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To Fix a Car or Truck, First Diagnose Your Vehicle Symptoms

**Tell Us What You're Hearing**

At Helwig Auto, our professional technicians want to make sure your vehicle is fixed right the first time. Just like when you visit your doctor, communication is an important part of the diagnosis process. The more you can tell us about your vehicle's recent "behavior," the better.

Boom	A sound like a drum roll or distant thunder
Buzz	A low-pitched sound, like a bee
Chatter	Rapidly repeating metallic sound
Chirp	High-pitched, rapidly repeating sound, like a chirping bird
Click	A light sound, like a ballpoint pen being clicked
Clunk	A metal-to-metal sound, like a hammer striking steel
Grind	An abrasive sound, like a grinding stone
Hiss	Like air escaping from a balloon
Hum	Like a wire humming in the wind
Knock	Like a knock on the door
Rattle	A sound like marbles rolling around in a can
Roar	Deep, prolonged sound like high winds or ocean waves
Rumble	Low, heavy, continuous sound like thunder
Squeak	A sound like rubbing a clean window
Tap	A crisp, dull sound, like tapping your finger on a table
Whine	A high-pitched sound, like an electric motor or drill
Whistle	Sharp, shrill sound like wind passing through a small opening
Other

Now Tell Us When You Hear It

How fast were you traveling when the noise occurred?
What was the weather like? (e.g., heavy rain, etc.)

Does Your Car or Truck Make the Noise When Any of the Following Occur?

Turning in either direction while moving? (Yes or No)
If Yes, turning the steering wheel to the (Left, Right, or Both)?
You're braking? (Yes or No)
You're accelerating? (Yes or No)
If Yes, what type of acceleration (Normal, Hard, or Both)?
The A/C or heat was (On or Off)?
The car or truck is parked/idling (Yes or No)?
The vehicle is parked and you are turning the steering wheel to the (Left, Right, or Both)?

Other Symptoms - Vehicle . . .

Misses or runs rough
Hesitates or backfires
Engine stalls or dies
Is sluggish/low on power, but not rough
Is hard to start, but cranks okay
Engine cranks, but won't start
Stalls after starting
Fluid leaks (green, reddish, black, brownish, or clear)
Exhaust smokes excessively (blue/grey, black, or white)
Rapidly consumes (gas, oil, or both)
Shakes or vibrates ... felt through (steering wheel, seat, brake pedal)

Other Vehicle Symptoms - It Does It When. . .

Engine is (cold, lukewarm, or fully warmed up)
I've driven about ______ miles
Engine is being started
Just after engine has started
I'm driving at about _____ mph
Accelerating (hard or normal)
Decelerating to a stop (hard or normal)
Going up a hill
Turning (left, right, or both ways)
Other:

Fix your car or truck today by calling Helwig Auto Clinic LLC and share your vehicle's symptoms with us! You can reach us several ways to make an appointment. You can schedule an appointment online to fix your vehicle, call (608) 437-5112, or stop in an schedule in person.

Vehicle Symptom Check

To Fix a Car or Truck, First Diagnose Your Vehicle Symptoms

**Tell Us What You're Hearing**

Now Tell Us When You Hear It

Does Your Car or Truck Make the Noise When Any of the Following Occur?

Other Symptoms - Vehicle . . .

Other Vehicle Symptoms - It Does It When. . .

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