Burbank Auto Repair

Have you ever noticed that car batteries don’t appear to last as long as they used to? Many people first saw it in the early days of COVID Shelter-In-Place Restrictions that discouraged people from driving their cars very far. Cars would sit for weeks at a time, and when the driver tried to start up the engine, the battery was dead. Why is that? Well, the short answer is that battery technology is about 150 years old, but the amount of electronics that tap into that battery’s energy has quadrupled in the past 20 years. Therefore, car batteries tend to die more quickly because of the “always-on” sensors and clocks, plus the multiple mobile devices plugged into the car’s system that act as a “parasitic draw.” In short, modern life is a drain on old batteries. That is why we advise getting your car’s battery is regularly inspected to make sure it has plenty of juice. When you bring your battery into Olive Auto Center in Burbank for testing ... read more