Hi, this is Bill Sikkens, host of User

friendly

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2.0 Saturdays here on The Answer

with this week's Tech Wednesday.

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Just like anything else, as our cars

become more computerized

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and more complicated,

there are more things that can go wrong.

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And it seems like

we are seeing a lot of recalls this year

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on various things, from power

steering failures to other stuff

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that could make your driving experience

not so good or even dangerous.

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It's important to stay on top of this,

and there are several apps out there

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that will allow you to do that.

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Check for recalls and you can keep

track of your service history.

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Carfax has one,

and there's a number of other good

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apps out there that can just really help

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you get through these things

and give you a warning.

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Should your car come up

on the recall list,

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they are supposed to send out notification

where you get a letter,

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but if an address is off or something

goes wrong, you may not see that

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and may not know that there's a problem

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until it fails in your car

and it's not safe to wait that out.

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As we go into the holidays, it's time

to make sure our vehicles are ready to go.

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Winter weather, driving seasons

just coming up right after that.

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So it's a good idea

to keep an eye on top of these things.