Battery Changes, Diagnostics, and Services at Chapel Hill Tire
If your vehicle is having difficulty starting, your battery is most likely the culprit. However, your alternator or starter could be contributing to the issue. This is why Chapel Hill Tires offers a comprehensive approach to inspecting battery issues by checking all of the potential defects in your starting system.
What Kills Car Batteries?
Much like the batteries in your TV remote and your smoke detectors, your car battery will require occasional replacements. Standard car batteries tend to die every three or so years, depending on your driving patterns and car care. However, some activities can quickly lead to a dead car battery, including:
- Heat: It is no secret that the summer heat can kill your car battery. It causes structural damage that will shorten your battery’s lifespan. Taking measures to protect your car battery from the heat will help prevent battery failure.
- Cold: The cold weather drains the life from your battery and makes it harder for your battery to start. Keeping up with oil changes in the winter is a little-known secret that can help prevent cold-weather battery failure.
- Overuse: Forgetting to turn off your lights and unplug your chargers can quickly drain your car battery. Thankfully, newer vehicles are designed to automatically turn these features off after a certain amount of time. Even so, it is safest to always turn off your lights and unplug your chargers when leaving your vehicle.
- Underuse: Your alternator recharges your battery while you drive—especially on long stretches of road. This is how your battery maintains its power. If you leave your vehicle sitting while out of town for an extended period, you might come home to a dead battery. You can prevent this issue by having a friend or family member take your car for a spin while you are away.
Car Battery Service Near Me
When should you replace your car battery? If your new battery or hybrid battery is not working as it should, it may not be time for a replacement. You might instead need a battery service. The Chapel Hill Tire battery professionals offer battery cable and corrosion services to help you preserve your existing and future batteries.
Stranded with a Dead Battery?
When you find your battery dead, you can use the Chapel Hill Tire 8-step guide to jump-starting a car. After you get it working again, bring your vehicle in for battery replacement service.
But what can you do when you are stranded with a dead battery? Perhaps you do not have any way to jump your vehicle? Chapel Hill Tire does not offer towing services, but we do offer free pick-up/delivery service. Our mechanics will come to you, jump-start your vehicle, bring it to our shop, and drop it back off with a brand-new battery.
