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Symptoms Checklist

March 23, 2010 By: Amy Category: Uncategorized

If your car is acting weird then print out this form, fill it out and take it to your auto repair center. This information will help them find out what is wrong with your vehicle quicker, which will save you money!

Contact Information

Name: ________________________________________________________________

Year: _________           Make: ______________             Model: _________________

License Plate number: __________    Current Mileage: ____________________

Phone number you can be reached at: __________________________________

Email address (if best way to reach you): _______________________________


Check as many symptoms as needed to describe what is going on

Describe as best you can:

Weird Noises: _______________________________________________________

Weird Smell: ________________________________________________________

Looks Weird: ________________________________________________________

Feels Weird: ________________________________________________________


Happening outside of the car

____  Driver’s Front        ____ Passenger Front       ____  In engine compartment

____ Driver’s Rear        ____ Passenger Rear        ____ under the vehicle


Happening inside of the car  (indicate which window, door or seat)

____  Front Dash         _____  Windshield        Window ___________________

Door __________________________         Seat _______________________

_____   Feel it in the brake pedal      _____  Feel it in the steering wheel

_____    In the cargo area      _____  In the trunk area


When do you notice it?

_____   All the time      _____ Only when first starting engine

_____  After the car is warmed up            _____ When engine is hot

After driving ______ miles                After driving ______ minutes

_____  On dirt roads                           _____  Going up hills

_____  In stop and go traffic             _____  On the highway

_____  When stopping (braking)    _____  After coming to a complete stop

_____  When accelerating                _____  When decelerating

_____  When turning right             _____  When turning left

_____  Whenever it feels like it (no rhyme or reason)

At ______ mph ¨  Any speed, doesn’t matter

_____  When the A/C is on             _____  When the defrost is on

_____  When the heat is on           _____  When the radio / tape / CD is on


On a 5 Speed Transmission

When in ________ gear                        When shifting from ___ gear to ___ gear

_____  When shifting in reverse


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