Wiper blades are the rubber parts on your car that wipe water off the windshield. It's important to change them so you can see clearly when it rains or snows.
Tires are the rubber parts that make contact with the road. It's important to check them regularly to make sure they are safe, especially in winter when conditions can be slippery.
Carlisle makes tires specifically for trailers, and they are known for being better quality than many other trailer tire brands. If you're looking for trailer tires, Carlisle is a brand you can trust.
The charcoal canister is a part of the car that helps keep gas fumes from escaping into the air. It captures these fumes so they don't pollute the environment.
The evap system helps keep harmful fuel fumes from leaking into the air. It collects these fumes and sends them to the engine to be used instead of letting them escape.
The canister vent valve helps move the fuel fumes from the canister to the engine. It opens up when it's time to use those fumes, helping the car run cleaner.
The purge valve lets the fuel fumes from the canister go into the engine when the car is running. This helps the engine use those fumes instead of wasting them.
Back pressure is the pressure that builds up in the exhaust system of a car. If it's too high, it can cause the engine to shut off because it can't push out the exhaust gases properly.
The Cadillac Escalade is a large luxury SUV that offers a lot of space and comfort. The 2006 version is known for its strong performance and upscale features.
The throttle position sensor is a part that helps the engine know how much air is coming in. It helps control how the engine runs and how much fuel it uses.
Limp mode is when your car limits its power to protect itself from damage. It helps you drive safely to a mechanic instead of breaking down completely.
Drive by wire means that instead of using a physical cable to connect the gas pedal to the engine, the car uses electronics to control how much gas the engine gets. This can make the car more efficient and easier to control.
A throttle cable is a wire that connects the gas pedal to the engine. When you press the gas pedal, this cable pulls on a part of the engine to let in more air and fuel, which makes the car go faster.
OEM parts are made by the same company that built your car, so they fit and work perfectly. It's important to use these parts when fixing your car to avoid problems later.
Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair is a place where you can take big vehicles like trucks and RVs if they get damaged. They have a lot of experience fixing them.
Misfiring means that the engine isn't working properly because some parts aren't firing like they should. This can make the car run rough or lose power.
The battery is a part of the car that gives it power to start the engine and run things like lights and radio. If the battery is weak or dead, the car won't start.
Next, next Saturday, December the 7th, from eight to five at Horse Power Farm in Middletown
is our big toys for toss event. Santa Claus will be parachuting in weather permitted by 11 o'clock.
We'll have coffee and donuts in the morning. We'll be taking toy donations, cash donations.
And then we, everything gets all divvied up between Butler, Warren, Montgomery, Green,
Hamilton County and Northern Kentucky. So we cover more ground than the grass.
All right. So if people are worried about it, if people are worried about it staying local,
we spread the wealth all over the place. We're one of the biggest drop off points
in Southwest Ohio. Okay. Well, great, man. Great cause.
So come out to our cars and coffee and come out and hang out and have a good time and a
lot of fun and fellowship and we solve the world's problems. There you go.
At least we'd like to believe that. Hey, one, no, you're doing a good thing. So
all right. Well, thank you. Thank you for your help and you have a wonderful weekend and hopefully
I'll see you at the farm. All right. Sounds great. So great cause. I mean, toys for tots. I mean,
we do have at all of our Donald locations as well. Toys for Tots is great. We worked with them for a
while and typically what we would do is we'd give a 10% discount if you brought in a toy.
And for some reason I just couldn't get anybody to bring a toy in, but we now have,
so we do something and I've talked about it before, Peyton's Lemonade Stand.
We've been doing that for years and many of you may know or may not know that my son
at two and a half was diagnosed with cancer and he's doing great. He's in remission and
but being in that hospital and kind of seeing what life is like living out of a hospital,
it's not for the faint of heart. I mean, it's difficult. So Peyton's Lemonade Stand,
she raises money for kids that are in the hospital, children's hospital,
whatnot and to give them gifts and stuff like that. So they do a big Lemonade Stand all over
the city. If you're interested in doing it, it's a great cause. We do one, but then also they do
have like a giving tree. So all of our locations has a giving tree. You can just come in, pull a
off the Christmas tree and it's a child's wish. I know my wife pulled one. It was a little child
was asking for a baby doll. So got a baby doll and it's a great cause and we always want to try to
help anybody out that we possibly can because it can be very challenging for families out there
with kids and sick kids. So it's a great cause. And again, Toys for Tots as well.
I'm taking your phone calls. The number to call is 513-749-5500. That number again, 513-749-5500.
So it looks like we've got Deanna. Yes. Hey, welcome to the car show. How can I help?
I have a 2000-H Chevy Silverado and when I put gas in it, it immediately starts popping off like
it's full. Okay. Well, all right, good. So I know you got to keep it done. So most likely,
is the check engine light on at all? Yeah. Okay. So you most likely have a bad,
either the charcoal canister or what's called the canister vent valve is probably bad. So
you've got what's called an evaporative emission system. So basically your gas tank,
the gas, you know, it's pressurized, the tank is, there's gas that slosh around in the tank. And
what happens is the charcoal canister, you know, the government doesn't want,
when you open up, when you, you know, take the gas cap off and those fumes come out,
they don't want those fumes to come out. So there's a system in your truck. It's called
the evap system. So those fumes that are in the tank go into what's called the charcoal canister.
The charcoal canister filters those fumes. And then you have what's called a canister vent valve.
That valve, once those fumes are vented, it vents, sends those fumes to the front of the engine to
what's called the purge valve. And that purge valve then sends them into the engine to be burned.
Okay. So most likely the canister itself or the vent valve is stuck shut. So what happens is,
is when you're going to put gas in it, it's stuck up, it's, you know, it's stuck closed. So all that
back pressure comes up and that's what shuts the tank off. Or that's what shuts the pump off. So
what I would recommend is getting the, getting the check engine light red. I would recommend
that you have it, not yes, you will have to pay somebody to do it. I would not do it for free
because you want, there can be several things that need to be that, you know, I've seen spider webs
build, you know, nests in there. I mean, there could be a, there could be a lot of other things
that could be going on, but the reason it's shutting off is because of the back pressure.
And that's because something's not working like it's supposed to. And if getting somebody to
you know, diagnose it correctly, because what they'll do is they'll, they'll find out what
the codes are, find out if it's the vent valve, because we can have, you know, they need to make
sure that they can check the vent valve, make sure that it's operating correct or whatnot.
And then sometimes these things can cause issues where you're having to do what's called a,
you have to smoke, you have to run smoke through the system to try to find out
where possibly a leak is. And yeah. So it's interesting. It's, it's one of those lovely
government things that we have to deal with. And so they didn't have that back in the day,
but they do now for, for, for missions or whatnot. But it's something that is not going to, I mean,
if you can deal with, you know, having to just sit there and lightly hold the gas, you know,
I mean, does it shut off even if you hold it lightly?
Yeah, first and after I get gas going in it, then it free flows.
It's mostly in the beginning. Gotcha. I mean, I'm not saying it doesn't pop off later, but
it's mostly in the beginning. Gotcha. Okay. Is that expensive, like the canister and the
valve and all that? No, no, no. I mean, it's probably, you know, I mean, if it's a canister,
I mean, it says here you've got an 08 Silverado. So there, there is a, an updated canister. So they,
so the canister comes with, I'm almost certain, don't hold me to, to this, but I'm almost certain
the vent valve is made onto the canister. You have to buy the whole canister. And then what's
called, there's a TSP, which is a technical service bulletin. They have updated the canister. So this
doesn't happen. And then you have to reroute and run a different vent. Had to do it on my wife's car
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Problem, but no, I don't think it's too, I can't remember the last time we did one. I want to say
it's like $500, $600, maybe for parts and labor to do that. Could be a little bit more.
I understand. But that's most likely what's going on. You have yourself a wonderful day.
All right. I appreciate the phone call. Thanks for your time. You too. All right. Take care. Bye-bye.
All right. Taking your phone calls and number to call 513-749-5500. Coming up, we've got Michael
and Bill. You're listening to the car show on 55KRC, the talk station. If there is one
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Monday morning at 9 on 55KRC, the talk station. Taking your car questions and number to call
513-749-5500. Let's go back to the phones. We've got Michael. Hey, Michael, welcome to the car show.
How can I help? Well, first your gentleman with the tire issue with the trailers. I had a similar
issue and my tire dealer put light truck tires on my trailer. They lasted quite a bit longer and
it actually handled better but I had to have 16-inch rims. All right, so you had to change
out the rims but he just put a light truck tire on there. That's a good idea. Yeah,
yeah and it seemed to last about double the life and actually supported the weight better. It was
a tandem axle boat trailer but the reason I'm calling, I've spoken with you probably close
to a year ago. I've got an 06 Escalade throttle position sensor. I don't remember the code number
was coding out. It was bad. I replaced it. Still coding out was bad. Replace the electronic gas
pedal and it would go into limp mode. I'm suspecting a rodent has gotten into the electrical harness
because literally I've exhausted all the part change out that can be other than the wiring as
far as I've even put a new pigtail on the connector at the sensor throttle body. Is there a shop that
is really trustworthy electrical that could ring this thing out?
Oh, sure. Absolutely. Did you replace the entire throttle body the first time?
Correct. Yes, sir. Did you do an AC Delco throttle body or like an aftermarket?
I've done it twice. The first time was an aftermarket and at a popular parts store
and the second time was AC Delco from the dealer and it seemed to work. When it first
started this process, it was random. It seemed to do better in the cold weather than it did the warm
weather. So it would go a week, maybe two weeks, go into limp mode. You'd reset it, it'd be fine.
Now it goes into limp mode right after you start it up, starts throwing codes and it's the same codes.
I've got a very simple, you know, the $30 scanner so I can't test voltage between the circuits
but it goes right into limp mode and you cannot clear it out of it. It stays in limp mode.
All right. So you put an AC Delco throttle body on it and then the gas pedal itself,
was that AC Delco as well? That, I don't believe so. I don't believe it was.
Okay. And how old is that? I mean, let me ask you something. So after you replaced the
throttle body with the AC Delco, you were still getting codes and was it going into limp mode
too or were you just getting codes? Well, yeah, the behavior is the same. It's still
coding and going into reduced engine power. When it first started doing this, we cleared the codes
and it ran for two or three months and then it just would be random. You'd clear the code and
you had plenty of drive time. Now it's just continuous. That car's not going anywhere.
So set the back of a rollback. So two things. One, yes, it could be a rodent issue where, you know,
it, it, something got it. I mean, do you have, does it sit outside? I mean,
do you have any evidence that something got in there? Well, it does. First and foremost,
it's a backup vehicle. We commute to Cincinnati. We live in Indiana. So it's a,
it's a bad weather vehicle primarily. It doesn't get run very much. Second was running the vacuum,
cleaning it out and underneath the seats was chewed up paper. So I know Mickey Mouse has done
his work and been in there. Okay. All right. But I don't know. Yeah. I don't know if he got up in
the dash and okay. All right. So I just want to make sure that you did have some evidence that
rodents do a lot of damage to cars. I mean, I've, I've seen, I've seen a rodent one time total
car. They did so much damage. So my understanding is some of the insulation from manufacturers
actually contain soybean oil. Correct. Yes. That and I've been told also that the plastic they,
they use it to sharpen their teeth on is what I've been told as well. Oh, okay. A lot. You see
like a lot of plastic that's chewed up and apparently they use it to sharpen their teeth. I don't
know if there's any truth to that or not, but I'm just there. I'm just there to fix the damage,
not figure out how it happened. I'm just highly suspicious that the problem got worse and worse
and worse. Yeah. Well, the other thing though too is you could have, it could just be a computer
problem like the main computer of the car. Yeah. So typically what we would do is we would check
the continuity, making sure that we've got a good signal coming from the computer to the throttle
body. So you would have to check continuity between all the wires going to the throttle body. And
if you've got good continuity, that means there's no break in the wires. But if you, if you're not
getting anything out of the computer, so if we test that, you know, it's one of those things where
you got a pool wiring diagram and you got to find out, you know, which wires that are coming out of
the computer going to the throttle body and you check continuity, making sure that you've got a
good signal from the computer to the throttle body. If you do, you know, then, or I'm sorry, if you
don't, then yeah, then we got a broken wire. But if we're not getting a good signal out of the
computer, then it's going to need a computer and we're going to have to program it and whatnot.
So it can be done. I know all my, you know, any of my stores can do it. I know you said you're in
Indiana that might not be convenient, might be expensive tail, but absolutely one of my,
any one of my three shops would be able to determine it and figure it out.
Okay. All right. Well, we'll get a record schedule and get it up to you then.
Get it up to me. I'm at the, so I am typically at the, the new shop, the auto foreign shop,
but you can take it to any, I mean, probably just where's the new shop located? It's not too,
it's, it's 10 minutes from downtown. It's, it's at the corner of Montgomery road in Dane. If you
just go to DonovanTire.com, we're right across from Xavier University. That's where I'm at. I've
got a great technician that would be able to figure it out for you. So be more than happy to take care
of it. Just call me at the, it's, it's Donovan's auto foreign call me and just say, Hey, you know,
sometimes I might, you know, might be out running or test driving a car or whatnot,
just let them know that call me and just say, Hey, it's on its way and I'll be more than happy
to take care of you. All right. Thank you, sir. Happy holidays. You too. Take care. Bye-bye.
Man, that's the thing about electronics. It can be sometimes a needle in the haystack,
but we'll figure it out. I mean, it could be that the, the gas pedal you put in there is just,
there's so many with the way cars are made today. I mean, 30 years ago, you Joe Schmoke
could build a, well, first of all, 30 years ago, you didn't have all these electronics for a gas
pedal. It was, it was drive by wire, right? So I'm sorry, not drive by wire. It was, it was a
throttle cable, right? So when you hit the gas pedal, that cable opened up that throttle by that.
That's how you gave a gas, right? But then of course we had to get way too technical and we
had to make everything electronics. So now the gas pedal is electronic and it just causes a headache
for everything. That's so really, if you're, I'm here to tell you too, look, if you, I will,
I will never tell anybody not to try to work on their own car. I mean, my neighbor was like,
hey, my water pump's leaking. It's a Ford Explorer. The engine's got to come out to do it. I said,
look, you really, really shouldn't do that. You should have probably, but
I was like, if you can do it, go ahead. And sure enough, he proved me wrong. He did it,
knocked it out and saved himself a tremendous amount of money. Good for him. Good as to him.
And I'm here to tell you, I will never tell anybody for the most part. If you want to knock
something out and get a water pump or brakes done on your car, that's fine. Make sure you do your
research. And certainly, if you're doing it yourself, you're already saving yourself a
tremendous amount of money, right? So just buy a good quality part. Don't do aftermarket. If you
can avoid it, really just save yourself the time in the headache of just buying a good quality part.
And it'll save you, you know, because again, that gentleman may call it, he put an aftermarket
gas pedal on it. It might be the root of his problem. Or it could be a computer issue or
a wiring issue, just like he said. But if you're, I'm here to tell you, if you're doing your own
work, buy a good quality part, an OEM manufactured part, okay? It's imperative. It's an important
thing to do, especially if you're doing it yourself. So, all right, taking your phone calls,
the number to call 513-749-5500. Coming up, we've got Bill, Bill, your listening
with Garcello and 55KRC, the talk station. Do you have a truck, camper, RV, or a trailer that
needs body repair? If so, call my buddy Dave Brinkman at Frank's Heavy Truck Collision Repair.
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Taking your car questions, the number to call 513-749-5500. That number again, 513-749-5500.
And it's about that time. We're almost at a time. So, I'm going to go back to the phones. We've got
Bill. Hey, Bill. Hey, Bill, welcome to the car show. How can I help?
Yeah, I talked to you several shows ago about a fuse problem and trying to get some lights
checked on that are on a dash and you were telling me the cigarette lighter is connected to all that
and the change of fuse, which I did in these big box stores or these chains that really couldn't
read what my lights are doing. But my question is, I had to plug in an air pump and it seemed like
it blew the fuse again. So, can it have a 15 in it? Can I go up to a 20 or what do you think of them?
Yeah, you can go to a 20. I can do that. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I figured that's what it is. It's drawing
too much current on that air pump. Yeah, probably. Yeah, but you can go to a 20. It'd be fine. I mean,
I wouldn't go all the way up to a 50 or anything like that. But yeah, no, going to jumping up to a
20, 25, I think, no, you'll be fine. Okay. That's good to know. Any idea why they couldn't read?
They read that it was misfiring on a cylinder because I put new plugs and wires in and found
that problem, but it didn't show up any of the ABS or the brake system or engine problems,
other engine problems that it's been having, which is rather strange. Well, one of two things.
Either one, the scan tool they're using is really cheap and inexpensive and couldn't,
wouldn't allow them to go into the ABS module or two, sometimes ABS and traction control codes and
stuff like that. Sometimes they'll be present and then the minute you shut the car off, they're,
they basically get erased and then you, you know, so I want to, like I said, either they
didn't have the proper scan tool or the proper equipment to diagnose it correctly or to the
coach just weren't present at the time that they looked at it. I mean, are those are those other
lights that are on in the dash? Are they on all the time? Yes, all the time. And now he checked
it with the engine off, which I thought was rather strange, but I could see what you're saying there.
I mean, should he have like maybe cleared them out and then maybe they would come back in a
little fresher? I'm possible. So yeah, to, to, to properly scan a vehicle, yes, the car needs to
be on, but not running. So the key does, the key does have to be present and, and the car has to
be in the on position so it can get into the computers, but not running. It won't, it won't
be able to scan it running. Yeah, I mean, he could, he, yes, I would recommend, yeah, going in there,
clearing everything, just basically clear everything, wipe it all out, start over and drive it and then
wait for those lights to kick back on and then, yeah, scan it again. And that's what I was thinking.
And I think, yeah, but I don't think he knew how to do that, but, but um, all right, well,
you, you answered a bunch of questions. I appreciate it. All right. Well, thanks for holding on for
me. You have a wonderful holiday. So it looks like he was kind of off there, but all right. So,
all right. Taking your phone calls and I'm going to call 513-74-9-5500. Let's go back to the phones.
We've got Dan. Hey, Dan, welcome to the car show. How can I help?
Yeah. So I've got a 98-4 runner and it set in the yard for about a week and I went out to start it
and the starter just click, click, click, like it was a week battery and I thought maybe a door
was a jar or something. So I put it on charge overnight and went out the next day and hit the
key expecting me to start and it did the same thing. I went up and bought a new battery and
brought it home. I put it in the engine or the compartment where the battery goes and when I
put the terminals on, the car started up with the key out and the ignition off. It started up.
Really? And then, and then after it started, I wouldn't, didn't know how to shut it off.
And I know I did something I shouldn't have done. I went and turned the key to the start position
and it grinded like it wasn't supposed to do that and it shut the car off.
So I turned the key back off and disconnected the battery terminal and put it back on and it
started back up again with no key and the ignition. And then to shut it off, I took the air cleaner
out and I put a rag over the hole in the air cleaner and it shut the engine off. And I did it,
restarted it again by putting the battery terminal on and it started back up
and I set it back off and that's where I'm sitting now. I've not done anything since then.
Huh. I don't, man, I don't think I, maybe, I don't know. I don't know if I've ever seen that happen
before. The research on the internet either leans toward the starter relay, the actual ignition,
switch itself, or a starter cell annoyed.
Well, you could, if you wanted to, you could pull the starter relay,
disconnect the battery, you got the battery disconnected, pull the starter relay. It should
be underneath the hood, find the fuse box, pull the relay.
Well, I pulled the relay and I didn't know it had a clip on it and I broke the relay and
my buddy tested the broken one. It did not work because it had a wire on it and little fine wires
broken. I went up and bought a brand new relay. I have not put it in the vehicle. I just got home
to try that out, but the internet said don't drive the car when it's like this. But if it started,
I don't know why you can't drive the car, but they said it could ruin something.
Well, if the, if the starters stay, well, well, the probably online when you're reading that,
a lot of times, I mean, so when you hook the battery up, does it start the car up normally
as if you're turning the key or is it, or is it grinding? As soon as I hit the positive terminal,
as soon as I hit that positive terminal, it just started up like normal, like I was turning the
key. Yes. Okay. But, but it wasn't grinding, right? It was only grinding when you turn the key.
Like that. The starter was not engaged turning. It was just running like normal.
Yeah. I'm, I, you know, man, I would, I would think and would start with the starter.
I don't think, man, I've never, I don't think the ignition switch is bad. I don't think it's
the starter relay. You, you did buy a new one, but I would keep the relay out
and then put the battery in and then, then put the relay in as it's run, as, you know,
as you've got the battery hooked up just to see what happens, just to see what it does.
To see if it clicks or anything. Uh-huh. See if you can feel it clicking.
Okay. But it's probably the starter.
Would it be the starter or the solenoid? Well, it'd be the solenoid, but the,
you, you can't buy just the solenoid. You're going to have to buy the whole starter.
Okay. Well, that's what I was hoping not to do in this weather.
Yeah. I understand. But most likely, like you said, could be the relay, but you got,
you're getting a new one. So if that old relay was bad, in theory, if, if it, you know,
if that old relay was bad, now you've replaced it with a new one. And if you put the, if you put
the battery on there, if you put the battery cables on there and you put the relay in it,
it still starts and it's a starter because you've changed the relay. So it's a new relay, right?
So we've eliminated, we've eliminated that, you know, because what happens is a relay can get
stuck on one side, right? A relay is kind of like a switch, right? It goes back and forth.
So if, so if that relay was bad and you've replaced it with a new one and it still does it,
then we've eliminated the fact that most likely it's not the relay, it's the starter.
No, I just got home and I haven't tried it yet. I decided to call you.
Leave the relay out, put the battery together, put the battery on, and then
throw the relay in there and see what happens. If it starts, then it needs a starter.
Okay. Alrighty. Thank you, Mike. Call me back. Let me know.
All right. You too. Alrighty. All right. Bye-bye. Oh, man. Love cars. Got to love cars. So they
can be so much fun. But I'll tell you what, 98 4Runner, one of the, probably in my opinion,
one of the best built bulletproof vehicles ever out on the road. I mean, those things were tanks.
The only issue that they really had was the frames would rot out. If any of you have a
the frames rust out and Toyota did have like a extended warranty on some of them,
but not all of them. So if you've got one, have the frame inspected and if it is bad,
see if you're covered under the recall, but man, those things were, those things were great. So
all right, I do really appreciate everybody calling in everybody. I hope again,
hope you had a great Thanksgiving and it's crunch time for the holidays here.
Stay warm and get that Christmas shopping ready. I'll be back next Saturday to answer
all of your car questions. Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you. Have a great weekend.
You're listening to the car show on 55 KRC, the talk station.
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About this episode
Dane Donovan discusses winter car maintenance, emphasizing the importance of vehicle inspections and tire readiness as the cold weather approaches. He shares personal anecdotes from the Thanksgiving holiday and addresses listener questions about car issues, including starter problems and tire wear. The episode features practical advice on preparing vehicles for winter conditions and highlights the significance of using quality parts for repairs. Dane also promotes community events like Toys for Tots, encouraging listeners to participate and give back during the holiday season.
# Car Talk with Dane Donovan: Winter Prep & Holiday Car Tips
Are your wheels ready for winter? In this episode, Dane Donovan shares essential advice for preparing your vehicle for the cold months ahead. From the importance of timely inspections to why those wiper blades you've been ignoring might leave you stranded in a snowstorm, Dane offers practical wisdom from his 25 years in the auto repair business.
The automotive landscape has changed dramatically since Donovan's Auto & Tire Center opened 66 years ago. Remember when everyone rushed to put on snow tires the day after Thanksgiving? Today's vehicles have different needs, but winter preparation remains crucial. Dane explains why the sudden temperature drops we experience can wreak havoc on cars and why waiting until the first snowfall for new tires might leave you stuck in a long queue.
## Timestamps: - 3:45 - Winter car preparation essentials and how maintenance needs have evolved - 11:30 - Trailer tire problems and why they don't last - 18:20 - Solving gas tank pressure issues in a 2008 Chevy Silverado - 27:15 - Electronics troubleshooting in an '06 Escalade - 33:40 - Fuse problems and upgrading amperage safely - 36:15 - Bizarre starter issue in a '98 4Runner that starts without a key
## Key Takeaways: - Don't wait for the first snowfall to check your tires and other winter-critical systems - Modern cars need different maintenance than older vehicles, but winter checks remain essential - When doing DIY repairs, invest in quality OEM parts to avoid repeated failures - Trailer tires typically don't last long - consider light truck tires as an alternative - Rodents can cause extensive electrical damage to vehicles, especially those that sit unused
Is your college student home for the holidays? Schedule their car maintenance now before the rush. Remember that Donovan's offers shuttle services and sometimes even loaner vehicles to make the process as convenient as possible.
Ready to get your vehicle winter-ready? Visit donovantire.com to find the location nearest you and schedule your winter inspection today!
