Automotive News & Information - Pinckney Auto Repair Center

When you are having trouble with your car or truck starting and you open the hood up to take a peek to see this....you'll see what an overly corroded battery looks like. This happens naturally over time on vehicle battery terminals. If you are like 99% of normal Pinckney drivers, you don't check your oil or your battery so you don't keep an eye on the amount of corrosion that's building up on your car or truck battery. Here at Pinckney's Auto Repair Center, we do and there are solvents that we can use here in the shop during a battery maintenance service that will help slow the corrosion process but nothing that can prevent it 100%. Way before it gets to this point, we will be suggesting you consider replacing the battery.

Does your transmission shudder when you take off from a stop? Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI can fix that for you.

As cars become more technologically advanced, the importance of your vehicle’s battery becomes more important. In the old days, a car battery essentially worked, or it didn’t; if it was good enough to start the car, it was good enough. Modern vehicles are a different story. A faulty battery can cause a variety of issues, including engine codes, sensor failures, irregular transmission behavior, and the list goes on.

Battery failure often causes issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, and in the hands of the wrong auto repair shop, a mechanic may spend hundreds of your hard-earned dollars chasing problems that don’t exist. At Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI, our mechanics are familiar with modern vehicles and the problems that accompany them.

Does your car continue trying to move forward after you’ve put it into park? You may have a transmission issue that needs to be addressed. Here’s what you should know, from the experts at Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI.

transmission fluid being poured into car

In theory, you shouldn’t have to add fluid to an automatic transmission. However, if your transmission is leaking, even slightly, at some point you’ll have to. Here’s what you should know, from Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI.

Your vehicle configuration determines how it should be properly towed to avoid transmission damage. Specifically, it matters if your vehicle is front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive and whether it’s an automatic or a manual. From the professionals at Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI, here’s how to tow your vehicle:

While keeping your car, truck, or SUV looking nice is important, there are other reasons to keep the exterior of your vehicle in good shape. From Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI, here are some tips for keeping your car looking good, and how that keeps it reliably on the road.

Your transmission cooler is an integral part of the reliability and proper function of your transmission. At Pinckney's Auto Repair Center in Pinckney, MI, we’re well equipped with the knowledge you need about coolers, and the ability and equipment necessary to keep your transmission in good shape.