Automotive Tips from Commerce Auto Repair: Causes of Wheel Misalignment

March 26, 2017

When properly aligned, all of your wheels are pointed in the same direction. Your vehicle will track true and handle the way it is designed. Commerce drivers often associate our wheels being knocked out of alignment with an event like a major crash, hitting a pothole, curb or some other object. W... More

Ask Commerce Auto Repair: What Happens When a Serpentine Belt Breaks?

March 19, 2017

The serpentine belt is aptly named since it snakes around under your hood. It may lack its namesake's fangs, but it sure packs a wallop when it breaks.The serpentine belt powers a lot of engine systems. It runs the alternator, which charges the battery; the water pump (on some vehicles), which co... More

The Commerce Auto Repair Guide to Saving Fuel: Beware of Myths

March 14, 2017

There's a lot of auto advice in Michigan right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. When someone offers you a product designed to save money on gas, ask yourself, Does this sound too good to... More

Battery Replacement at Commerce Auto Repair in Commerce

March 5, 2017

Hello, welcome to Commerce Auto Repair. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Commerce runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries we're most concerned with here at Commerce Auto Repair are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in our smoke detectors or TV r... More