Posted on 8/29/2025
September can feel like a reset month. Vacations wind down, school routines begin, and work schedules return to full speed. It’s also a time when your car deserves a little extra care. Hot summer driving can place significant strain on brakes and batteries. Scheduling a check before the busy fall grind ensures your vehicle can handle the cooler mornings, increased traffic, and upcoming holiday travel. How Summer Heat Affects Your Brakes While many drivers associate brakes with winter safety, summer can be just as challenging for them. Stop-and-go traffic in hot weather creates heat buildup in the braking system. Excessive heat wears down pads faster and can cause rotors to warp. If your car has been driven heavily during summer road trips, now is the time to have a technician measure pad thickness, inspect the rotors, and check for uneven wear. Ignoring these signs might mean longer stopping distances just when traffic picks up again in September. Brak ... read more