RAY: I’d have to disagree with your mechanic. I think flushing it out is worth a try. TOM: The easiest thing to do is to reverse-flush it by hooking a hose up to the heater core and pushing water ...

My brother has a 2006 Toyota RAV4 with 125,000 miles, which we think has a clogged heater core. The Toyota maintenance schedule calls for changing the coolant every 100,000 miles, which he has done.

When winter arrives, the last thing you want breaking down is your car's heater because not only is a frosty car inconvenient—it's also dangerous. A broken heater in the winter is far worse than ...

Our mechanic states that the heater in our 2000 Ford Focus sedan is clogged. He says there is nothing he can do, since attempts to unclog it by shooting air through it would cause damage to the whole ...

DEAR CAR TALK: I have a "no heat" problem on my '99 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.9 liter. It runs fine with no overheating (yet). I suspect a plugged heater core and want to bypass it for the rest of the ...

Dear Car Talk: I have a “no heat” problem on my ‘99 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.9 liter. It runs fine with no overheating (yet). I suspect a plugged heater core and want to bypass it for the rest of the ...