Automotive News & Information - Old Hickory Car Care Center

At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN, we know how annoying a faulty fuel gauge can be. Never knowing how much gas you have in your car, truck, or SUV, and constantly running the risk of stranding yourself on the road somewhere, takes its toll after a while. Luckily, we can fix that.

Does your car, truck, or SUV shift at the wrong moment? Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson has the solution. Shift point issues can manifest themselves in two ways; either your car will rapidly shift through several or all the gears at low speed, low rpm, getting to the highest gear before you’ve gained enough momentum, or shifts will be delayed, the transmission refusing to shift until far into the RPM range.

The transmission in your truck works harder than any other on the road. A fully loaded semi weighs about 40 times as much as a normal passenger vehicle, and racks up twice the mileage. As such, it’s essential to keep your transmission in good shape and regularly maintenanced. Fortunately, Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson has you covered.

air pressure guage with mechanic putting air in tires

Good tire maintenance is important. At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, we know how to make tires last, and why it’s important to service them regularly. An easy and effective aspect of tire maintenance is correct air pressure; here’s what you need to know.

Who created the world’s first car is actually a matter of debate; since the invention of the engine, people had been installing them on horse carriages to make them self-propelled. Even when automobiles specifically designed for engines came around, they were hardly recognizable as a car by today’s standards. However, the first patented automobile, a vehicle specifically designed to be propelled by an engine, was built by Karl Benz and completed in 1885.

Manual transmissions are durable, reliable pieces of equipment. Still, sometimes problems arise. Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson has the answer to a question that plagues many manual transmissions; why does my transmission pop out of gear?

Good gas mileage is something we all want. In fact, many drivers purchase certain cars solely for gas mileage, and almost all of us at least take it into consideration when purchasing a vehicle. While it is true that gas mileage is by and large determined simply by the type of car, there are actually a variety of things you can do to increase the gas mileage of any automobile. The tips Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson want to provide you here are simple and effective steps you can take to increase your gas mileage, often more considerably than you think.

Increasingly, technology in automobiles is becoming more sophisticated, and more and more systems have become reliant on electronic control modules to operate. At Old Hickory Car Care Center in Jackson, TN, we have the trained technicians and the equipment necessary to deal with issues that arise as a result of these components.