There are a lot of distractions for drivers these days — from GPS systems to mobile phones to all kinds of computer display panels. Get distracted long enough and you just may end up hitting a road obstacle — it could be a median strip, a pot hole or some debris in the roadway.
SRS stands for supplemental restraint system, but the more common lingo for the SRS warning light is the Air Bag System Warning Light. This light typically comes on for a few seconds when you start your car, but if it stays on, it signals that there is a problem.
When people have their car alternator replaced, the expectation is that the repair will last at least as long as the expected life of the new alternator, four to five years or anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 miles.
Sometimes knowing a little can get you into big trouble. We have all done it. We start what seems like a small job, like plumbing, and have it turn out to be a major issue –the kind of problem that makes you wish you had called the plumber in the first place.
Daytime running lights have been around for a while, but many people still don’t know exactly how they function as well as the benefits to drivers.
Over the past month or so we had two customers whose vehicle experienced an extreme clutch failure only months after having the clutch replaced. Clutches should last over 100,000 miles, and these two clutches failed in a very dramatic way! They had been entirely burnt out.
When a car has been on the road a number of years a chemical reaction between the wheel, air and water can damage the wheel resulting in a less than optimal seal between the wheel and the tire. This can cause the tire to lose air pressure.
Are Noises coming from your MINI Cooper engine compartment keeping you up at night with dreams of another “sticker shock” repair?
We have experiences with customers all the time with car problems they try to fix themselves that go horribly wrong. Well that was the case with this Smart car, that had a ‘not-so-smart’ DIY repair.
A couple of months ago a card arrived in the mail to remind us to take our new Acura RDX in for its first service.
You hop into the car, ready to head out and notice a new light shining brightly on your dashboard, the tire pressure indicator light. Being conscientious and concerned about safety, you stop at the nearest gas station, ensure all your tires are filled to the right pressure and hop back into the car — only to notice that that tire pressure light is still on.
When your car isn’t properly maintained a lot of things can go wrong. The other day I ran across a Facebook post that caught my eye. A fellow auto shop owner, Ken Quasney of Auto Sense, posted a picture of a ball joint that had separated from the lower control arm.
