Preventive maintenance is the best way to make sure your vehicle lasts for as long as you'd like to own it. Caring for your vehicle will also help you prevent breakdowns. We've got some tips to help you do both. Read More...
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Picture this scenario: You are on a long-distance drive across the country with your family to visit your favorite theme park destination. After hours of driving, you are somewhere in the middle of the southwest desert and your engine begins to overheat. The nearest town is hundreds of miles away and you have to pull over in the midday heat that’s topping 110 degrees! You may have water pump problems!
What now?
If you are planning the great American road trip from coast to coast sometime in the near future, hopefully your vehicle is equipped with cruise control. Many of our highways in the US heartland and western states are wide open stretches of road. Having cruise control gives you the freedom to set your speed and let the car do most of the work on those long stretches of highway. Cruise control is a feature in our vehicles that helps facilitate the driving process and at the same time improves your vehicle’s overall gas mileage. There’s nothing worse than going to set your cruise control and it does not work. In this article, we explore a how cruise control functions and what may be the cause if you need cruise control repair.
Imagine what it was like riding in Henry Ford’s Model T car back in the early twentieth century. Not only were asphalt or paved roads non-existent, but the early automobiles lacked the sophisticated suspension systems that we take for granted in our vehicles today. No doubt that every ride in the Model T was a tad bit bumpy and adventurous!
It’s that time of year again when “old-man winter” descends upon us. With the onset of daylight savings time and bad weather conditions such as freezing rain, sleet and snow, we need to be extra careful when on the road. Read on for important tips on making winter driving an overall safer experience.
Have you ever been driving down a dark country road at night and the car coming toward you in the other direction has only one functioning headlight? This situation can usually put us on high alert. Or even worse, have you ever felt concerned when you were driving in fog combined with darkness?
The past few years, winters have been pretty harsh here in New Jersey. Shoveling your car out from snow and ice isn’t very much fun. Even less fun is having to deal with car problems on a cold, wintry morning… or evening. Cold weather can wreak all sorts of havoc on a vehicle, especially if you haven’t been keeping up with maintenance. Here are some tips to help you keep your vehicle running right to avoid these 5 common winter car problems.
With today’s vehicles and the way they run so well, it’s somewhat easy to forget about maintenance. Before you know it, you’ve accumulated a lot of mileage. While it may appear that your vehicle is running well, in time, forgetting about or forgoing routine maintenance can take a toll on engine life. Not only does it dramatically lessen the life of your vehicle, you will also begin to notice you are paying more for repairs and fuel. The key to increasing vehicle longevity is to take an active role in car maintenance – checking under the hood. Read on to learn more.
Your vehicle is equipped with a set of wheel bearings for each wheel. They are made up of steel balls that are held together by a metal ring. Installed on a metal axle shaft inside the wheel hub, they help reduce the friction as the wheels spin. When one or more wheel bearings go bad, you will begin to notice certain symptoms. This blog post will identify those symptoms so you can get your vehicle repaired before something serious occurs.
Yes, you can keep your vehicle on the road and running efficiently for a long time… with proper care, that is. Even if you are leasing a vehicle, it’s still a prudent idea to implement the 8 things we will discuss in this blog post. Why? You will avoid expensive repair bills and your vehicle will run better. Even more importantly, you will feel confident in the safety of your engine systems when you know you’ve taken the proper steps to maintain your vehicle. In fact, the more effort you put into vehicle maintenance, the longer it will last.
No one wants to hear their vehicle may have transmission problems. So much so, that vehicle owners often neglect doing anything about maintaining or fixing the transmission. What ends up happening is that what would have been a minor issue becomes a major and expensive transmission repair. It’s always best to keep up with maintenance on the transmission by having the fluid and filter changed when it should. Likewise, it’s prudent to deal with a manual transmission or an automatic transmission repair issue as soon as possible.
