[Layton, 12/26/2017] - Shadetree Automotive, an auto repair and tire shop in Layton, brings car owners’ attention to one of the most important, yet frequently overlooked, car components: the transmission. It is as vital to a car as a chain is to a bicycle and needs more care than it usually gets.

Customers can bring their cars to the shop for a routine inspection, maintenance, and repairs for manual and automatic transmissions.

The Most Expensive Vehicle Repairs

More than ensuring that vehicles keep running smoothly, Shadetree Automotive helps customers avoid extensive repairs on, or the complete replacement of, their cars’ transmissions.

CarMD’s 2017 Vehicle Health Index reveals that transmission repairs are among the Top 10 most expensive, engine-related, vehicle repairs in the United States for 2016. Replacing the transmission and the torque converter is the second most expensive vehicle repair cost at approximately $5,321.62. Replacement transmission assembly ranked fourth at $3,927.33 while replacing transmission speed sensors and reprogramming transmission control modules placed seventh at $3,571.38.

If the data from Statista.com is any indication, it appears that the number of car owners who had repairs done on their transmissions is constantly high, too. Its data shows that from the national revenue of $2.3 million in 2015, transmission repairs are looking at consistent, albeit tiny, revenue increases until 2020.

Regular Maintenance

On a positive note, expensive repairs are perfectly avoidable if car owners are diligent about keeping their transmission systems in excellent condition.

Shadetree Automotive acknowledges that given its complexity and vital function, a transmission will eventually succumb to wear and tear. However, waiting until the very last moment to address the issue would be foolish; drivers might find themselves stranded in unfamiliar or even isolated roads when it finally gives up the ghost, after all.

The auto shop recommends scheduling transmission services to avoid such a scenario — especially if vehicles are showing symptoms, like leaking fluid, a burning smell, inexplicable humming or buzzing, and lurching.

About Shadetree Automotive

Shadetree Automotive is an auto repair and maintenance shop in Utah. Its services include general car repairs, regular maintenance and tune-ups, wheel suspension and alignment, and 24-hour towing. It also has a full-service tire shop offering several brands like Michelin, General, and Goodyear, and it caters to customers from Layton, Kaysville, Clearfield, and South Ogden.

The shop’s full list of services is available at https://www.shadetreeautomotive.net/.