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Information about auto repair and preventive maintenance

Category: Preventative Maintenance

Is Your Vehicle Summer Ready?

Tweet Getting your vehicle prepared for some safe summer driving is just as important as preparing your itinerary. Before you head out on the road for a road-trip style vacation, you may want to get your vehicle into your local auto repair shop for some check-ups and check-overs. Things like tires, fluids, and your cooling […]

Cooling Down Your Cooling System

Tweet AAA states that cooling system failures are one of the leading causes of vehicle breakdowns on the highway. There are many culprits for this problem, but all can usually be attributed to not having preventative maintenance or cooling system flushes done regularly as stated in your owner’s manual. Your car’s coolant degrades over time […]

Power Steering Failure

Tweet Power steering failure usually happens gradually and can be due to improper maintenance of its parts. There are often warning signs, but knowing what to look for, hear or feel often puts drivers at risk of major repairs because they waited too long to visit their local auto repair shop. Here in Tempe and Mesa, […]

Holiday Travel Includes Car Maintenance

Tweet No one wants to be stuck on the side of a highway when they should be at the dinner table eating Thanksgiving with friends and family. And with AAA predicting the most travel since 2007, there are plenty of drivers who need their cars road trip ready. Our auto repair shop is ready to […]

Should you Replace your Shocks?

Tweet Many drivers don’t realize it, but doing a yearly inspection of your vehicle’s shocks should be a routine preventative maintenance item; they are a vital component to vehicle safety.  Tires are made up of predominately rubber, and if you have ever taken one off a car you know how bouncy they can be.  Now just […]

Keeping Things Coolant

Tweet It is no secret that preventative car maintenance and proper vehicle care over the years will make it last longer. When you care for the parts and systems at routine intervals as recommended by the manufacturer and your trusted auto repair shop, you will have a vehicle that performs better and lasts longer, saving you […]

Do I need to change my power steering fluid?

Tweet Even the most mechanically challenged auto owners realize the need to visit their auto repair shop for an oil change a few times a year, but are often clueless as to what other fluids are in their vehicle or what maintenance needs to be done to them.  Power steering fluid is one of those often […]

The Hybrid Continues to Make its Mark

Tweet There was a time not too long ago when hybrid vehicles were considered a niche vehicle and many consumers assumed that they would never find their place in the mainstream automotive industry.  Considering the variety of hybrid vehicles we see on a daily basis in our Hybrid Shop, that mindset has obviously changed significantly over […]

Fixing the Little Things Early Saves on the Big Things Later

Tweet We are all guilty of procrastinating in life, but when it comes to our vehicles, it does more harm than good. When you see, hear or feel a problem with your vehicle, it is best to take it into your trusted auto repair shop before something major happens, and it will. Fixing the little […]

Breathing Life into Used Hybrid Batteries

Tweet Most hybrid batteries are designed to last the lifetime of the hybrid vehicle, but that doesn’t mean they will perform like new throughout its lifetime. Many HEV battery packs need to be conditioned or regenerated periodically to prevent them from becoming sluggish or losing fuel efficiency. Hybrid owners often get sticker shock after their […]