Car Care Tips and Articles

  • 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…

  • My Catalytic Converter Is Gone | Harrisburg Auto Repair

    If your catalytic converter is stolen or needs repair, the Meineke Car Care Center on Paxton Street in Harrisburg will help you. Philadelphia police announced this week that thieves stole 24 catalytic converters from grocery delivery vehicles. The thefts come on the heels of an announcement last week that the Department of Justice had arrested…

  • When To Break Out the Winter Tires? Meineke York PA

    Meineke Car Care Center on Market Street in York will help you decide when it’s right to switch to winter, or snow, tires. The weather is getting colder with forecasters predicting that, by late this week, overnight temperatures will be dipping below freezing. Daytime temperatures are expected to climb to the mid-40s. The chill has…

  • Stop on a Dime | Lancaster Brake Repair – Meineke York PA

    The brake repair technicians at the Meineke Car Care Center on Mannheim Pike in Lancaster will help if your brakes or master cylinder needs repair or replacement. You were in the midst of the Mysteries on the Move Scavenger Hunt when your brake light flickered on. It never went off and, by the time you…

  • On the Road Again for Thanksgiving | Harrisburg Auto Care – Meineke York PA

    The Meinkeke Car Care Center on Jonestown Road in Harrisburg will help you prepare your car for holiday travel. We’re at the front end of the biggest holiday season in the year. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and other celebrations prompt lots of get-togethers and travel to be with family and friends during this special time…

  • Stop Ahead | Camp Hill Brakes – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill will make sure your brakes continue to function through the coming winter months. Halloween is behind us. That kicks off the holiday season that sees parties, events, shopping trips, and travel to visit friends and relatives. All that, of course, means your car is…

  • Check Engine Light Horror? The Best Thing to do.

    Taking the Horror Out Of Seeing the Check Engine Light Lit. It’s that time of year when ghosts, goblins and other spooks are everywhere. And it certainly felt as if your car had picked up a goblin on the way home from Hersheypark Halloween . Because, the dreaded check engine light flicked on and didn’t go off. So,…

  • My Car Heater Isn’t Working | Hanover Auto Repair – Meineke York PA

    The Hanover auto repair technicians at the Meineke Carlisle Street car care center will get you warmed up if your car heater goes on the blink. You got up to near freezing temperatures this morning. That would not have been so bad except your car heater decided it wasn’t going to warm things up. You…

  • Why Switch to Winter Tires? | Mechanicsburg Tires – Meineke York PA

    Tire specialists at the Meineke Car Care Center on Carlisle Pike in Mechanicsburg can help you decide if winter tires are right for you and your car. They can also help you choose the right tire for your driving needs. As you were pulling out sweaters and other warm clothes for your trip to Boatoberfest…

  • Cold Weather, Low Pressure | Tires Hanover – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center  on Baltimore Street in Hanover will help you keep your tires ready for winter’s cold. If you were like thousands of drivers across the U.S., you noticed that the TPMS (tire) light came on when you started your car this morning. But like most mornings, it didn’t go off. It…

  • My Car Won’t Start | South Queen Street York Car Battery – Meineke York PA

    The Meineke Car Care Center on South Queen Street in York will help keep your car starting all winter long. When you got up this morning, you found the chill of winter and the patchy frost that the weather forecasters had promised. You also found that your car wouldn’t start. It probably doesn’t make you…

  • Autumn Touring | Rodney Road York Tires – Meineke York PA

    Meineke Car Care on Rodney Road in York will help you choose the right tire for your car and provide tire care and repair when you need it. It’s that time of year when many people head out to drive along Pennsylvania’s back roads fora chance to go leaf peeking and enjoy the colors of…

  • A Touch of Winter | New Freedom Auto Care – Meineke York PA

    Meineke Car Care Center on Second Street in New Freedom is the place to go to get your car ready to cope with winter’s chill. If you hadn’t thought that winter is on its way, the local weather is doing its best to remind you. Not only have daytime temperatures dropped from summer’s highs, but,…

  • Time for Car Care | New Cumberland Auto Care – Meineke York PA

    Meineke on Pleasant View Road in New Cumberland will help you keep your car in tiptop shape. For most people, October is a time when the kids are settling into school and into winter sports. It’s also a time when thoughts turn to cray, scary costumes and the best way to celebrate Halloween. But it’s…