06' just hit 33,000. Sat all winter, oil changed a few weeks ago. Noticed a ping, chirp, sound, etc? from engine while on recent trip. All gauges were good and ran strong. Put some 93 octane in. Will ...
Just my experience here.. When mice ate the air filter element and the paper crumbs stuck to the mass air flow sensor, the vehicle would not run. After I cleand it out and determined the heater failed on the sensor, the vehicle ran ok but had very hard shifts and would ping slightly, premium gas helped some but not completely. New mass air flow sensor - no more ping with regular gas.