You’re driving home from work thinking about what movie you’re going to watch when the kids go to bed when all of a sudden, you see a bright orange money light illuminate on the dash. Your heart skips a beat as you brace for the self destruct sequence. Wait… the car is still running the … Read more
A car immobilizer does just what the name indicates. It is a technological security device that will prevent your car from moving. In other words, it is an anti-theft device that will prevent thieves from being able to hotwire your car and drive it away. As you may expect, if you have a faulty immobilizer, … Read more
Airbags are one of the earliest safety features added to vehicles. They are not supposed to replace seat belts but rather be used in conjunction with them. If your vehicle were to be involved in a collision, the airbags inside the dashboard will inflate quickly to stop your upper body from aggressively hitting the steering … Read more
Seeing that airbag light illuminate in your dash can strike immediate fear to any driver. Will they fail do deploy when you need them most? Or will the airbags unexpectedly deploy while driving? In many cases, a vehicle’s supplemental restraint system (SRS) light only signals a minor issue, even though we’ve been trained to equate … Read more
Is your car’s air conditioning blowing warm air or failing to cool the inside of your car? The problem might be a faulty A/C expansion valve. Read on as we go over the most common symptoms of a faulty A/C expansion valve, what causes it to fail, and what you can expect in terms of … Read more
When drivers think about the electrical power of their vehicle, they often think about the car battery the most. However, the battery produces the least amount of power for a vehicle. It is the alternator which is really in charge of powering the main electrical accessories and features of a vehicle, such as its radio, … Read more
The alternator is an important component of a modern automobile. There are so many electrical systems and components in new vehicles which need to be powered. The alternator is the component which charges these electrical features with power. If it wasn’t for the alternator, there wouldn’t be enough power available to charge these electrical components. … Read more
We all rely on the air conditioner in our cars to keep us cool on those hot summer days. There is no worse feeling than having no cool air coming out of your air vents when it is so hot in the car. If you turn on your air conditioner and only get warm air … Read more
An airbag or supplemental restraint system (SRS) is a safety device made for vehicles. It is meant to keep the driver and front passenger restrained in the event of an accident. For instance, if a driver crashes their vehicle into the back of another vehicle at a fast speed, the airbag module inside of the … Read more
A seat belt pretensioner is a critical component in the seat belt assembly. If you get into an accident in any modern car, its seat belt system will keep you secure in your seat so that you don’t get jerked forward or fly out of the windshield. Of course, this can only happen if you are … Read more