Automotive News & Information - Joppa Transmission & Auto Service

When you are having trouble with your car or truck starting and you open the hood up to take a peek to see this....you'll see what an overly corroded battery looks like. This happens naturally over time on vehicle battery terminals. If you are like 99% of normal Joppatowne drivers, you don't check your oil or your battery so you don't keep an eye on the amount of corrosion that's building up on your car or truck battery. Here at Joppa Transmission & Auto Service, we do and there are solvents that we can use here in the shop during a battery maintenance service that will help slow the corrosion process but nothing that can prevent it 100%. Way before it gets to this point, we will be suggesting you consider replacing the battery.

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Nothing works if your transmission doesn't work! Simply put you are going nowhere without it and it is the one thing that both car and truck drivers alike never think twice about until it really acts up or they have no power or simply don't move forward. Most of us have a newer car or truck with an automatic transmission in it vs. a standard transmission so do not notice that it is slipping gears until the problem is really serious so the question is how do you get the most out of your transmission? The obvious answer is to take care of your transmission with scheduled service per your owner's manual recommendation but we have put together a simple checklist for our Joppatowne drivers to help them become "transmission aware" as it were.

Here at Joppa Transmission & Auto Service in Joppatowne we often do diagnostics and sometimes the problem is obvious after hooking the car up to the computer and reading the codes. However, sometimes it isn't obvious during a test drive or after hooking it up to all those computer programs! You know there is a problem and a Check Engine Light is on with the fleet customer telling you the car has been having issues starting and the light has been going off and on depending on several factors. No pattern, no simple answer but the problem becomes obvious when you start following the "threads of the issue" thanks to all that ASE Technician training.

We see this with our fleet customers, our regular Joppatowne car pool drivers and our diesel truck drivers so it isn't just one type of driver that ends up with a nightmare on their hands costing thousands of dollars to repair, asking about the costs of a JASPER replacement engine! The fact is your driving habits and maintenance habits can easily avoid this issue! 6 EASY STEPS - Service, Tires, Don't Ignore Service Engine Lights, Keep it Clean & Stop Driving Crazy!

I took my Chevy Blazer in and they were very friendly and outgoing and didn't charge a whole lot of money for the work that was done. I greatly appreciate the work. It's a pleasure doing business with you. - Larry A. (5-star review left on Google)

We had a pleasant experience at Joppa. Brian was diligent with his follow up and kept us well informed while our "Critter Buggy" was getting repaired. - Jennifer M. (5-star review left on Google)

Fantastic service. Never over priced. Always helpful. Lee is the best! - George H. (5-star review left on Google)

Lee and his team took care of me from start to finish. I am grateful I chose Joppa Transmissiin. Thank you! - Shannon H. (5-star review left on Google)