Q&A

I went to my regular independant mechanic for years and depended upon him to tell me what needed to be done outside of regular maintenance. How often does a brake fluid flush need to be done? And, this estimate was done by an independant repair shop.

There's a manufactured recommended interval. I recommend all my customers at least once every two years. If you do the recommended preventive maintenance you won't have near the problems your having now. The maintenance schedules can be found in Alldata or Mitchell 0D5. It's clear your mechanic doesn't know this. You need to find a more experienced Tech/Shop. As far as the estimate I think your estimate is way off. That is just my opinion. To find out what your preventive maintenance is for your vechicle contact me at autoknowhow@gmail.com. I can email you a copy. Good luck