Automotive Industry News & Information - ABC Transmission & Auto Care / Auto Body

battery warning light

It doesn't matter if you are driving a car or truck, jeep or SUV, a 4x4 or a classic when those dash warning lights go off the first thing you do is think "how bad is it?" and "how much will it cost me?" followed quickly by "when was my last service visit?"!! Driving your vehicle longer safely is all about getting it serviced based on what your vehicle manual recommends and these warning lights are alerting you to a situation that requires your attention.

While not all warning lights are a sign that disaster is imminent, no warning indicator light should ever be ignored!

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 Atlantic Beach 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 ABC Transmission & Auto Care / Auto Body, 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.

Stopped in on a rainy day for a tire to be plugged (after being told at a tire store the next afternoon would be the earliest they could see me)... ABC jumped right on it in the rain and was $10 cheaper. I'll definitely do buisness with ABC again.. Thanks for getting it done. - Chris C. (5 star review on Google)

In a nutshell, trust is not something easily earned, but the way they handled my repair, they have my trust. Quite refreshing to find a business that absolutely puts the customer first. Professional, courteous and competent all at very reasonable pricing. - Richard W. (5 star review on Google)

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Here at ABC Transmission & Auto Care / Auto Body in Atlantic Beach we often do diagnostics and sometimes the problem is obvious after hooking the car up to the computer and reading the codes. However, sometimes it isn't obvious during a test drive or after hooking it up to all those computer programs! You know there is a problem and a Check Engine Light is on with the fleet customer telling you the car has been having issues starting and the light has been going off and on depending on several factors. No pattern, no simple answer but the problem becomes obvious when you start following the "threads of the issue" thanks to all that ASE Technician training.

Repairs are costly and we all want to avoid them including our team here at ABC Transmission & Auto Care / Auto Body! It's our job and we take it seriously. Here, it is all about keeping your car or truck serviced and looking for problems "before" they happen to avoid those high repair costs and ensuring you avoid any breakdowns when it's hot outside or cold outside as either is a problem for our Atlantic Beach drivers! Nobody can forsee a flat tire or blowout due to running over a nail, but we can avoid some of the regular issues we see all the time such as....

Cali Dennis

Customer Review

★★★★★

Every time I go here I get prompt and friendly service. They really seem to care! That's why I don't go anywhere else for my car needs!

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Our fleet truck customers do not need to spend valuable time in the shop with transmission issues due that could have been avoided by servicing their fleet vehicles based on their owner's manual recommendations! Especially if it is simply changing a clogged filter, changing fluids or clutch issues! Our transmission technicians here at ABC Transmission & Auto Care / Auto Body in Atlantic Beach believe that service = saving high repair bills! Therefore, we believe in a proactive approach!