WarrantyObjects in the Mirror (Rearview Mirror Safety and Maintenance)You may remember a song that went, "Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are." While that was a song about life's lessons, there are a few things we should all know about how important rearview mirrors are to safe driving. While new electronic devices are helping drivers be... Read More Posted in Warranty on September 20, 2026 H20 No! (Driving Through Standing Water)In a year marked by unusually heavy flooding in North America, drivers are very aware of the possibility they may find themselves driving where water has come over the road. It can be a daunting and frightening situation. Flooding waters can move quickly and unpredictably, so you have to keep y... Read More Posted in Warranty on September 13, 2026 Defensive Driving in Newark, DEThere was a man in the Newark area who learned that most car accidents occur within a mile of home so he moved. (Just kidding!)When we think of defensive driving, we often focus on our local DE highway situations. The fact of the matter is we need to be just as careful close to home in Newark... Read More Posted in Warranty on September 06, 2026 The Straight and Narrow: Power Steering Service at Peak Performance AutomotiveService to a vehicle's power steering system is part of preventive maintenance for Newark auto owners. This system provides power to the steering wheel so you can turn it with ease. Without power steering, all of the power to turn your vehicle's wheels would have to come from you.The central e... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 30, 2026 Reaching the Braking Point (Brake hose replacement)If you notice your brakes arent working like they used to, thats the kind of thing thats important to have checked out soon. Thats because your brakes are extraordinarily important to the safe operation of your vehicle. Sometimes you feel like your brake pedal is feeling a little soft or its lo... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 23, 2026 A Non-Starter (Alternator Problems in Cold Weather)As the temperatures dip, we all know there could be problems starting our vehicles. After all, batteries can grow old and not hold a charge as well as when they were newer. Or starters can go bad. But there's one more component to keep an especially sharp eye on during winter: your alternator. ... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 16, 2026 Don't Start with That (Bad Starter Motor)We've all heard that expression, "That's a non starter." When it comes to your vehicle, that's not music to a driver's ears. That sickening sound when you start the ignition and instead of hearing the engine crank, you hear it slowly turn over and your dash lights go dim. There can be many reas... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 09, 2026 Serpentine Belt Service at Peak Performance Automotive in NewarkDon't you hate it when you hear that squeal from under the hood when you're zipping down a busy Newark road? It usually means there is a problem with the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine accessories. It runs the alternator - which charges the battery; the water pump - w... Read More Posted in Warranty on August 02, 2026 Full of Hot Air (Air Conditioning)In warm weather, you want to be in a cool vehicle. When we're talking cool, we don't mean stylish or trendy, but cool as in not sweltering inside. And if your vehicle's air conditioner stops working correctly, it seems to always break at the worst timeduring a heat wave. Automotive air conditi... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 26, 2026 Shake It up in Newark!: Why Wheel BalancingOur vehicles are not massage chairs. While we may enjoy a good vibration in an overstuffed recliner, we generally want as smooth a ride as possible in our vehicles. One way to achieve this is to keep a vehicle's wheels in balance. When a tire is mounted onto a wheel, it is usually out of balan... Read More Posted in Warranty on July 19, 2026 |
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