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Your brakes are one of the most important safety components of your vehicle because you never know when you may need to stop very quickly, and your brakes are what you need to do that. If you notice that brake light come on your dashboard, you should head in and see us at Lincoln of Smithtown to get your brakes fixed because it means trouble is ahead. However, there are likely to be several things that you might notice when you need your brakes serviced:

Your brakes are a vital part of your car. Without them, it's dangerous to drive your vehicle. To ensure that your brakes are in the shape that they should be in, you need to get them regularly serviced.

After you have had your vehicle on the road for an extended period of time, you will need to visit our service center for routine maintenance. Doing this on a regular basis is vital to ensuring that your vehicle remains in prime condition whenever it is on the road.

Routine maintenance can be anything from an oil change to a tire rotation. Doing this on a precise schedule can extend your vehicle’s overall longevity, and can guarantee your safety during your travels.

You may know that having your tires rotated is important but not understand why. Here are some of the reasons why a tire rotation is a vital part of your vehicle maintenance schedule.

Your tires wear differently depending on where they are on your vehicle. For example, the front tires on a front-wheel-drive vehicle may incur more wear than the back tires. If you don't rotate them, the front tires can wear out much faster than the back tires. Uneven wear can cause your car to use more gas than it otherwise would, and tires that are excessively worn…

When the summer season arrives, most automobile batteries tend to lose power. Once they do, a motorist will not be able to start or operate their vehicle. One way to avoid this problem is to replace the battery before the summer season arrives.

Fact is that the summer heat has the ability wear down a car’s battery within a short amount of time. Heat and high temperatures naturally evaporate the battery acids from their cells. Once this happens, the battery loses its ability to provide power to a vehicle.

Motorists should have their battery inspected at least once before…

A crack or chip in a vehicle windshield can be scary. There is the increased risk that dirt, water and other small items can get through the windshield into the vehicle. Also the windshield will be more sensitive in certain areas and prone to more damages. Cold weather and rain can lead to a crack expanding over time. So there is a crack in my windshield, what should I do?

Replacing an entire windshield can be costly and take a while to be installed. If the crack is small enough, there is a pretty good chance that a simple repair…

Vehicles these days are designed to function at a higher level than ever before, but even with these modern advancements, like all things, important engine parts will eventually break down and call for a replacement. Below are five of the more common reasons that your check engine light may be on:

• O2 sensor
• Loose gas cap
• Catalytic converter
• Mass airflow sensor
• Spark plugs/plug wires