Car Care Tips and Articles

  • Do You Hear What I Hear? | Camp Hill Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill can find out why your car is making odd noises and repair the problem. You’ve been paying so much attention to the weather recently that, when your car started making a rattling sound, you wanted to blame it on the weather. But it’s not…

  • Spring Is Around the Corner | Camp Hill Tires – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will help you decide when it’s safe to switch out your winter tires for all-season or summer tires. The signs of spring are all around. First there was Groundhog Day, then temperatures spiking higher on occasion and, of course, the spring forward that ends…

  • Bumpy Ride | Camp Hill Suspension – Meineke York PA

    Car ride a bit bumpy these days? The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill can restore your smooth ride. You were returning from the Farmers Market the other day when you hit a bump. Rather than bouncing once or twice, your car jostled you up and down for a bit until…

  • It Might Not Be Your Battery | Camp Hill Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    The Camp Hill Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road can track down the reason your car won’t start and get you going again. We’ve all been there. It’s usually one of the coldest days of the year and you’re running late for work or some other important appointment and your car doesn’t start. If…

  • Going Flat? | Camp Hill Tires – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will repair or replace your tires. It’s almost expected by this time in the winter. You come out on a cold morning, start your car and the tire pressure light comes on. It’s happened so often this winter that you’re tempted to ignore the…

  • My Car Heater Isn’t Working | Camp Hill Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will get you warm again if your car heater stops working. The past few days have been warmer but overnight temperatures are still well below freezing. It’s cold enough to make you want to pound your head against the steering wheel when you discovered…

  • Here’s A Plan | Meineke Car Care – Meineke York PA

    If you’re having trouble coming up with the necessary money to repair your car, talk to your Meineke technician about a payment plan. We’ve all been there. You’re having a rough time financially and your car breaks down. You can’t afford the bill. But you can’t be without a car or you can’t get to…

  • Gasping for Air | Harrisburg Air Filter – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Paxton Street in Harrisburg will make sure your air and other filters are replaced when needed. You were on your way home from City Island when your car backfired and you noticed black smoke coming from the exhaust. You’ve also noticed your car does not seem to be providing as much…

  • What’s That Puddle Under My Car? | York Car Care

    If your car has sprung a leak, the Meineke Car Care Center on E Market Street in York will track down the source and repair it. As you were pulling out of your drive on the way to Keystone Kidspace today, you noticed a puddle of fluid where your car had been. So, you figure…

  • Missing Your Catalytic Converter? | Lancaster Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Manheim Pike in Lancaster will repair or replace your catalytic converter. One of the more interesting bits of news this past week was the theft of the Wienermobile’s catalytic converter. The theft temporarily halted the Wienermobile’s journey until it was replaced, While the theft happened in Las Vegas, it’s…

  • Winter Car Care | Harrisburg Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Jonestown Road in Harrisburg will help your car survive the harsh winter weather. Like many of us you’re getting tired of the freezing cold weather. You’d like a short break in the weather to at least bask in the warm sun for an hour or so. You might be surprised to…

  • Nonstarter | Camp Hill Battery – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will get you going again if your car won’t start. You had decided to get all your errands done today so you don’t have to go out into the snowy, stormy weather that’s predicted for tomorrow. So, of course, what happens? Your car won’t…

  • Pay Attention to Your Tires | Hershey Tires – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on East Chocolate Avenue in Hershey can help you with tire care, tire repair and tire replacement. If the weather folks are right, it’s been an icky morning – wet, snowy and cold. In short, it’s a miserable day to be outside or to have to drive anywhere. Speaking of…

  • What’s That Blue Smoke? | Hanover Oil Leak – Meineke York PA

    Got an oil leak? The Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Street in Hanover will stop that leak. You were sitting at a stop light trying to put together a list to make sure you have what you need to batten down in the rainy, snowy weather ahead when a car pulled up next to…

  • Straight Steering | Mechanicsburg Alignment – Meineke York

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg can align your car’s wheels so they track straight ahead. You were headed to Brainvessal when you first noticed that your car just didn’t feel right. And instead of going where you wanted it to go, it was pulling to one side or the other.…

  • Car Hard to Start? Your Spark Plugs Could be the Problem

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Baltimore Street in Hanover will fix it if your spark plugs are failing. You were headed to Codorus State Park this morning but decided not to go because your car gave you such a hard time getting started. Because, you decided it wasn’t worth the struggle. Difficulties getting started…

  • Stopping on Command | New Freedom Brakes – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Second Street in New Freedom will repair your brakes when they don’t stop your car. You were headed to Palmieri Activities Center for the 10-miler this morning when you put your foot on the brake pedal and nothing much happened. Your car eventually stopped but you had a heart-stopping…

  • Warming Up | York Car Care – Meineke York PA

    It’s not wise to warm your car up before driving it. It wastes gas and damages the vehicle. Just thinking about climbing into your car these cold mornings is enough to make you shiver and fantasize about getting into a warm car and then simply driving away. That’s what a lot of people do. They…

  • Happy New Year! | Meineke Car Care – Meineke York PA

    Meineke Car Care wishes everyone the best in the coming year. Our family at Meineke Car Care hopes you, your family and friends will have a safe and prosperous new year! Meineke has 13 conveniently located car care centers in south central Pennsylvania: Meineke Car Care Center – Pleasant View Road 331 Pleasant View Rd,…

  • Turn Up the Heat | York Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Rodney Road in York will get your car heater working again. You had originally planned to go to the White Rose Drop to help bring in the new year. But now you’re not so sure you’re going. The problem is your car. The heater’s not working and it’s really…

  • Foggy Windshield Remedy | New Cumberland Defroster

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Pleasant View Road in New Cumberland will clear your vision when your defoggers don’t work. It’s hard enough seeing to drive with the recent weather but when your defoggers fail to clear your windshield or back window, then it becomes almost impossible. Yet that’s what has happened to your…

  • My Car Won’t Start | Harrisburg Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    The car repair technicians at Meineke Car Care on Paxton Street in Harrisburg will get your car going if it refuses to start. Weather forecasters finally have some good news for central Pennsylvania. Temperatures are supposed to go above freezing today and will continue to go up for the rest of the week. That’s not…

  • Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! | Meineke Car Care – Meineke York PA

    Meineke’s 13 car care centers in south central Pennsylvania hope you have a happy and safe holiday season. Meineke Car Care Centers are closed to celebrate the Christmas holiday. We will open again after Christmas to serve you. In the meantime, our Meineke family wishes you, your family and friends a very merry Christmas and other season’s…

  • Maintenance Is Key to Getting Your Car Through the Winter | Lancaster Car Care – Meineke York PA

    Avoid many cold-weather car woes with preventive maintenance. The Meineke Car Car Center on Manheim Pike in Lancaster can help you with that! If forecasters were right, you woke up this morning to snow and below freezing temperatures. Time to throw a blanket, a cat and a dog on top of you for extra warmth…

  • Meineke Gives Santa a Helping Hand | Meineke Car Care – Meineke York PA

    Ten Meineke Car Care Centers in south central Pennsylvania got together and ran a holiday special. The result – the 10 sent about 1,000 donated toys to Toys 4 Tots. Last November, 10 of Meineke’s Car Care Centers in south central Pennsylvania decided to do something nice for Christmas. So they joined together with each…

  • The Best Way to Take Care of Your Battery in Cold Weather

    Cold weather is notorious for killing batteries. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock and haven’t noticed, the weather is getting colder with rain and snow predicted for late this week. And Penndot.pa.gov is warning drivers to be careful and to make sure their vehicles are ready to withstand the below-freezing temperatures. The Meineke…

  • Winter Road Trips | Camp Hill Tires – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will make sure your car and tires are ready for short or long winter road trips. You’ve been making the most of the holiday season, traveling from light displays to open houses and everything in between. You’re trying to see as many things as…

  • Rough Weather Is Hard on Your Car | Hershey Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on East Chocolate Avenue in Hershey can help your car make it through the rough winter weather. One of the worst things about the freezing cold weather we’re experiencing is getting used to it. That is, getting into a cold car and waiting for it to warm up before it…

  • Bad Weather Ahead | Hanover Brakes – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Street in Hanover will make sure your brakes work in all kinds of weather. The weather forecast across most of the U.S. is pretty bleak with feet of snow getting dumped in the west. And the blizzards are headed east. But it looks as though Hanover may avoid…

  • Cold, Wet and Maybe a Bit of Snow | Mechanicsburg Tires – Meineke York PA

    Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg will make sure you have the best tires for the nasty weather ahead. Enjoy today because the weather is predicted to change overnight to cloduy with rain and chances of a bit of snow. And although the rainy weather is expected to clear, forecasters are saying…

  • Start Your Engines | Hanover Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Street in Hanover will help you if your car is hard to start in cold weather. It’s not unusual on these freezing mornings to find your car won’t start.  Of course, it generally happens when you’re running late to work. Or, and this can be worse, your car…

  • Cold Weather Car Care | Mechanicsburg Auto Care

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg will help your car survive the freezing weather. As the holidays draw near, forecasters are predicting severely cold weather with snow expected in parts of Pennsylvania. And ,that, of course, means it’s time to pull out the heavy overcoats, extra blankets and start a roaring…

  • Home Again, Home Again | Hanover Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Baltimore Street in Hanover will make sure your car survived that recent road trip. It’s been a busy couple of weeks with that Thanksgiving road trip to visit friends and relatives. But you’re home again and you survived the weather and those touchy dinner conversations. Now all you have…

  • Happy Thanksgiving! | Meineke Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The 13 Meineke Car Care Centers in south central Pennsylvania wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Our family at Meineke Car Care wishes you, your family and friends a happy, safe and peaceful Thanksgiving. We will be closed today (Thanksgiving) and tomorrow (Black Friday) for the holiday but will be open regular hours after that. If…

  • Thanksgiving Closing | Meineke Car Repair – Meineke York PA

    All Meineke Car Care locations in south central Pennsylvania will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday so get any needed car care done before then. If you’ve been considering changing your tires from all-season or summer tires for winter or snow tires, or if you’ve noticed a noise or something else questionable about your…

  • ‘To Grandmother’s House We Go’ | New Freedom Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Second Street in New Freedom will prepare your car for that Thanksgiving road trip to see family and friends. There’s an old song that many of us learned as children that speaks to this time of year: “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go.…

  • The Perfect Tires for Your Car | Meineke York

    If you’re wondering what the best tires are for snowy winter driving, talk with the York tire specialists at the South Queen Street Meineke. No doubts about it – winter weather has arrived with the possibility of snow in central Pennsylvania today. And, if you haven’t decided whether to change your tires from summer or…

  • Winter’s Here | York Car Care – Meineke York PA

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  • Winter’s Here | York Car Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Rodney Road in York will get your car ready for the snow and freezing temperatures ahead. The official start to winter may be a bit more than a month away but winter weather has arrived in central Pennsylvania. Snow is expected to start falling later today and winter weather…

  • Different Tires for Different Seasons. Which is the Best?

    The tire specialists at the New Cumberland Meineke on Pleasant View Road will help you choose the right tire for the weather, your car and your driving needs. Forecasters have some bad news for the folks who don’t like cold weather. For the next 10 days, you can expect overnight temperatures to hover near freezing…