Hey, Russ, we got a guest coming up at the end of the podcast today.

You bet. Optima batteries. You ever heard of a battery that jumpstarts itself? They've got one. We'll talk to Darrell Brockman coming up at the end. Stick around. This is Under the Hood. Welcome to the Under the Hood show. We are glad to have you with us. Russ Evans is here to answer your automotive questions. Thanks for joining us Under the Hood. Shannon Nordstrom is not here today to answer your automotive questions. Thanks for joining us under the hood.

Shannon Nordstrom is not here today to answer your automotive questions. Not here. I believe about now he's in the in the sky. I think he's supposed to be. Oh, wait, maybe. He was on the

West Coast, so he might not be in the sky yet. Two hours behind. Wasn't he taken off at 9, right?

So it'll be, it'll be a while.

I thought he was getting here at 9. And then rushing, rushing to the studio? No. No, he won't get out until. No. It'll be a couple hours yet. No Shannon Nordstrom today, but we do have your phone calls. We do. 866-594-4-1-50.

866-594-4-4-4-1-50.

866-594-4-4-1-50.

Right before we came to the studio today, I saw that there is a Ford recall.

Another one.

Over 300,000 pickup trucks due to instrument panel display failures that cause blank screens,

preventing drivers from seeing critical safety information like warning lights and vehicle

speed.

The recall effects 2025 F-150s and 2025-26 super duty trucks including F-250, F-250, F-250, F-350, F-350,

F-4-50, and F-550.

They have received 95 warranty claims, but no reported accidents or injuries. So that it's one of several major Ford recalls this year, including

694,000 vehicles for fuel injector issues and over 850,000 cars for potential fuel pump failure, which is a lot, but they sell a lot. Yeah, that's fine. And, you know, they're covering it, right? Right. They're paying for it. So, yeah, you're out, a little inconvenience, whatever, but they're taking care of it. The other hand could be, hey, we're not going to, we're not going to help you out. We know what happens and you're on your own.

But, Chris, how about you? Could you really not drive if your dash wasn't working? If you covered it up, could you get where you're going safely and go, oh, hey, I think I'm speeding. Really? if there's another car on the road,

you should know really how fast you're going unless they're the only one there

and they're going,

unless they're the only one there and they're going like way too fast, but.

You would still know. You could, you can tell. There's people out there. I'm telling you, oh,

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