Most Common Car Problems to Leave you Stranded on the Side of the Road
Driving along and all of a sudden you have car failure leaving you on the side of the road is one of the most uncomfortable things that can happen. Often times as car owners this happens because we have the “ignore it and it will go away” attitude about our cars. Who needs the expense and hassle of making the time for repairs sometimes comes all too easy. However many times breakdowns can be avoided if we just keep up with the regular maintenance on our vehicles.
Here are the 8 most common reasons for your vehicle to breakdown.
- Engine - often times breakdown stems from lack of maintenance, oil changes and tune ups.
- Belts - old belts wear out and break, need to be checked for wear and replacement. Timing belt replaced.
- Transmission - lack of service, transmission flushes as needed
- Cooling system - cracked hoses, leaking water pumps or radiator
- Electrical systems - battery and alternator failure, bad switches, relays or starter. The summer heat is particularly hard on your car's battery
- Brakes - pads and shoes needed to checked for wear. Brake flushes as needed.
- Tires - should be rotated and checked on a regular basis
- Suspension or steering - Shocks, tie rods, ball joints, bushing and control arms are subject to wear and breakdown.
So these are the 8 areas that breakdowns occur most frequently. Most of these breakdown issues can be avoided by coming in for regular oil changes. During every oil change our technician will perform a safety check on your vehicle with a visual examination on all these areas that are subject for failure.
The regular maintenance of changing your oil, brake, transmission and power steering flushes at regular intervals are the most important things you can do for your car to keep it running longer.
