Automotive News & Information - Green Light Garage

It’s important to keep you Duramax, Cummins, or Power stroke diesel in shape and running strong. Let the technicians at Green Light Garage in Mesa, AZ keep your Chevy, Ford, or Ram pickup in great shape and ready for anything.

If your car, truck or SUV is experiencing major engine issues, the technicians at Green Light Garage in Mesa, AZ have you covered. Do you hear the engine knocking when it decides to start? Is there smoke pouring from your truck’s exhaust pipe? Whether you’re burning oil, your engine is on its last leg, or has simply given up altogether, we can help. And if you’re not sure what you need, we can help with that too.

For obvious reasons, air brakes are an essential part of your rig. They also add a level of complication to the braking system that a conventional vehicle doesn’t have. At Green Light Garage in Mesa, our mechanics have the knowledge, equipment, and ability necessary to keep your air brakes in top shape.

Vehicles driving on a highway with headlights on

All the lights on your vehicle have an important job to do. Brake lights, tail lights, blinkers, reverse lights, and headlights are a crucial part of driving. Lights make you visible, make things visible to you, and allow you to communicate with other drivers. All of a vehicle’s lights make driving easier and safer, and all of them are important...not to mention legally required.

Tires are often neglected, but easy to maintain. As long as they work, most people don’t really think about them. However, if you take care to properly maintain your vehicle and your tires, they will last much, much longer. At Green Light Garage in Mesa, we see all too often the results of poor tire maintenance, and the result is expensive new tires. Here’s what you can do to make sure you don’t become part of that statistic.

Does your car, truck, or SUV shift at the wrong moment? Green Light Garage in Mesa 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.

At Green Light Garage in Mesa, were huge fans of seatbelts. They dramatically reduce the chances of being injured in an automobile accident, and in many cases, they are the difference between a fatal crash and walking away unharmed. But how long has the seat belt been around? When did wearing it become law?

Your radiator hoses are under a lot of pressure, in both the figurative and literal sense. From Green Light Garage in Mesa, AZ, here’s what you need to know about the radiator hoses on your car, truck, or SUV.