Wilmot Auto Repair

A big part of the service we provide at Walker Automotive for our Wilmot customers is education. We want you to feel confident with your service decisions. And we're always open to questions from our valued Wilmot area customers. Even though we try to be proactive in our Walker Automotive automotive education, we sometimes get busy fixing vehicles and need a reminder. Please, just ask. We've found our Wilmot customers like the service reminders. They've grown to trust that our recommendations are based on the vehicle manufactures’ published maintenance schedules and that Walker Automotive is not just pulling them out of the air. We know that people in Wilmot live a busy life with a lot more to think about than wondering if it's time to replace the PCV valve on their vehicle. Part of our Walker Automotive service process is checking the vehicle manufacture's schedule to make sure we don't overlook service. We hope NH drivers appreciate their&nb ... read more

If you haven't shopped in the Wilmot area for a new vehicle recently, you're likely to experience some sticker shock. It seems everything is costing more these days. And when you consider the price of auto financing in Wilmot, and insurance, the idea of hanging on to your old vehicle for a few more years gets even more attractive.On the plus side, vehicles these days are engineered to last for 150,000 miles (250,000 km) or more. So why don't they? Usually it's because Wilmot drivers don't stay on top of preventive maintenance. Good vehicle care at professional automotive service centers like Walker Automotive in Wilmot is the key to getting the most mileage out of your vehicle.Too often, Wilmot vehicle owners are inclined to wait until their vehicles develop an obvious problem and take them in for repairs instead of maintenance. Repairs can be expensive, but allowing routine vehicle maintenance to slide also has the ... read more

If your vehicle had something in its design or production that the manufacturer had figured out had an unanticipated problem, you'd want to know about it. And you'd want it fixed. There is something that can help drivers with just such a scenario. It's called a Technical Service Bulletin, or TSB. Here's what a TSB is. Vehicle design and manufacturing is a very complex process. Aftrer every vehicle is introduced, the more units there are on the road, the more likely weaknesses in parts or design will start to show up. Automakers gather data on the issues and how best to fix them. Then they send out TSBs (usually in the first year of the new model) so technicians will know to look for those problems and what to do about them. There may be more than one cause of a problem with a vehicle so there may be more than one TSB for an issue. A TSB can be issued for anything from failing water pumps to strange noises to smelly headliners. A TSB and a recall aren't the same thing. A recall is issue ... read more