Electrical and Driveability Problem Repairs in Delray Beach, FL
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A&H Delray
Electrical & Drivability Problems
Every customer is our top priority at A&H Automotive because when your car, truck, or SUV is not running right, you need an automotive team you can trust, and we are the team to count on! Our ASE-certified auto technicians and our customer care team members work together to ensure your experience is one-of-a-kind and that you come back to us for future service and repair work. At A&H, you are not a number in our computer system, but a valued member of our automotive family. We know you could take your vehicle to any one of the surrounding Honda, Toyota, or Subaru dealerships for your maintenance and repair services, but you choose A&H! We are the one and only, family-owned, and operated specialty auto repair shop in Delray with the same technology and capabilities of a franchise dealer.
Your vehicle’s electrical system is one of the most important and intricate systems and when things go wrong, they can be complicated to repair. This system powers your headlights, ignition system, starter, automatic windows, power door locks and so much more. You rely on your car’s electrical system every day for convenience, safety, and for smooth operation. When it comes to repairing your Honda, Toyota, or Subaru’s electrical system, you can trust A&H Automotive to get the job done right the first time!
Headlights
Over time your car, truck, or SUV’s headlights (headlamps) burn out, and your headlight electrical system continues to age. It is important to clean and check your car’s headlights. It is unsafe to drive your vehicle if even one of your headlights is not functioning properly, or your view of the road is impaired by fading car headlights. Most vehicle headlights should last at least 18 to 24 months and sometimes longer.
If the electrical system operating your car’s headlights is causing you problems, or your headlights are burnt out, come to A&H Automotive in Delray Beach, where one of our experienced, ASE-certified technicians will replace your car headlights with premium replacement parts.
Battery
Taillights
Your vehicle's taillights play a critical role in keeping you visible to other drivers, especially at night and during bad weather. If your brake lights, turn signals, or taillights aren't working properly, it can become a serious safety hazard and even result in a traffic citation. At A&H Automotive, we diagnose and repair taillight issues including burned-out bulbs, damaged lenses, faulty wiring, and electrical problems. Whether you drive a Honda, Acura, Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, or another vehicle, our experienced technicians will quickly restore your lighting system so you can drive safely and confidently.
Battery cables and terminals provide the necessary electrical path to transfer the battery power to the entire vehicle. Replacing the battery cables and terminals will provide longer battery life and alternator operation.
Battery Related Repair and Replacement Services
Battery Maintenance Services Include:
During every oil change service, we perform a complimentary courtesy vehicle inspection to help identify potential issues before they become costly repairs. As part of your visit, we'll inspect your battery, battery cables, and terminals for cracks, corrosion, and excessive wear, clean the battery surface and terminals to ensure a strong electrical connection, perform an open circuit voltage and load test to evaluate battery health, and treat the terminals to help prevent future corrosion and extend battery life.
Alternator & Starter
If you’ve noticed your vehicle acting up late, or it’s time for your regularly scheduled maintenance, bring your Honda, Toyota or Subaru to our certified automotive technicians at A&H Automotive. Are you hearing strange knocking or grinding sounds when starting your car, truck or SUV? Have you noticed fluids leaking underneath your car? Is it time for your inspection or tune up? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have been the preferred local shop for alternator replacement, so come see us today!
If you’re having to constantly jump your battery, or if you just replaced it with a new battery that still doesn’t seem to hold a charge, that’s a good chance that the real problem is with your alternator.
***Note: A bad alternator could be the cause of your dead battery.
While you’re driving your car, the alternator provides electricity to various components like your dashboard lights and air conditioning system. Any extra power your alternator creates is stored in the vehicle’s battery for later use. If your Honda or Toyota’s alternator isn’t charging your battery, there’s a good chance you will have to deal with a dead battery as well.
This is an electrical issue that is often misdiagnosed as a bad battery, especially if your battery is on the older side. You can save time, and further frustration, by having your car serviced correctly by our ASE certified mechanics. Simply, bring your car, truck, SUV or Hybrid to our auto repair shop for an alternator replacement that you can trust will be done right the first time.
What is an alternator?
An automotive charging system is made up of three major components: the battery, the voltage regulator and an alternator. The alternator works with the battery to generate power for the electrical components of a vehicle, like the interior and exterior lights, and the instrument panel. An alternator gets its name from the alternating current term (AC).
Starter
Your vehicle’s starter is the electric motor that turns over or “cranks” the engine to start it. When you turn your key, it allows electricity to flow from the battery to the starter motor and complete the circuit for the first revolution of your engine.
There are two devices which allow the ignition to fire and start the engine, the starter motor and the solenoid. Because automobile manufactures deemed it more efficient, the solenoid is most attached to the starter. These two devices working in conjunction provide the necessary amount of electricity from your battery to “turnover” the engine.
If your car tries to start, but can’t quite get the job done, it could possibly be because your starter is malfunctioning. Generally, there are only a few things that can lead to a starter motor misbehaving, which we describe below.
Weak Battery:
An undercharged battery will not provide the starter with enough electricity to turn the engine over. This may cause your vehicle to make rapid clicking noises, or just never quite turnover.
Bad Wiring:
To take the charge from the battery there is basic wiring that is required. More than anything else, time and heat take the worst toll on basic your vehicle’s electrical components. By simply replacing some faulty wiring may be all that’s required to fix your starter.
There are also a few mechanical issues that can arise with a starter motor that would cause it to fail. The Flywheel, for example, is made up of multiple interlocking teeth which move the crankshaft and pistons. Over time your flywheel degrades and can cause the starter to stop functioning.
The process of troubleshooting a starter motor and solenoid combination can quickly become a tiresome task. Frustrating to say the very least. Let our team of ASE certified technicians take away the stress of figuring out your vehicle’s problem. Our technicians are experts at diagnosing electrical problems and finding the best long-term solution.
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Experiencing electrical or drivability problems? Call (561) 265-4990 to book diagnostics and expert repairs today at A&H Automotive!
