“Your dash is lit up like a Christmas tree.” If you’ve had anyone say this to you, chances are you’ve passed up some much-needed maintenance on your vehicle. There’s also a good chance one of these lights belongs to your … Read more
When you get behind the wheel and start up your vehicle you want a dashboard without any lights on. But while that’s what we all want, unfortunately owning a vehicle means that sometimes a light doesn’t turn off when you … Read more
As the sun begins to set on a late afternoon drive, the inherent value of a vehicle’s headlights becomes blatantly obvious. Without properly functioning headlights, a commute under the cover of darkness is not only hazardous but outright impossible. Luckily, … Read more
Your vehicle’s lights inform other drivers on the road what you’re up to, and of all the lights on your vehicle, the reverse lights are some of the most important. But what do you do when the reverse lights aren’t … Read more
The health of a vehicle’s charging system is absolutely essential to its continued and efficient operation. Without a properly operating charging system, a vehicle would completely dissipate its battery charge in a relatively quick fashion, leaving a motorist stranded. This … Read more
All gasoline engines require a source of ignition as a catalyst for combustion. This source of ignition comes in the form of a spark, directed to each individual cylinder in a timely manner. Early gasoline engines utilized a distributor and … Read more
A vehicle’s starting and charging system are composed of several different components, all of which are of substantial significance. If one or more of these components were to fail at a given time, vehicle operation would be negatively impacted, up … Read more
As motorists, we naturally expect our vehicles to spring into action, with the simple turn of a key. While this is the case 99% of the time, on occasion, the exact opposite occurs. Though we attempt to crank our vehicle, … Read more
Few situations can stress the average motorist quite as extensively as suddenly noticing that their vehicle has begun violently shaking, all in the presence of a newly illuminated check engine light. A situation of this nature is typically followed by … Read more
Today’s vehicles offer a number of creature comforts, driver safety features, and convenience-based applications, unlike anything imagined when the automobile first rose to popularity. We often take many of these features and functions for granted, until they experience an issue … Read more