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As Williamson County students head back to class, a safety check on your young driver’s car belongs near the top of the back-to-school list.

A snapped serpentine belt takes out your power steering, charging, and cooling at once. Catching a worn belt early is fast and cheap.

High heat and stop-and-go driving break oil down faster than cool weather does. Summer is not the season to stretch an oil change.

An engine low on coolant can overheat fast in stop-and-go traffic on I-65. Overheating damage runs into the thousands, and it is largely preventable.

Heat does more hidden damage to a battery than cold does. The failure usually shows up later, on the first cool morning of fall.

A breakdown far from home is the fastest way to ruin a vacation. A pre-trip inspection is one of the most affordable ways to protect your plans.

Hot pavement and long drives put extra stress on your tires. A blowout at highway speed on I-65 is dangerous and largely avoidable.

Coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid, power steering fluid. A quick fluid check is one of the cheapest ways to prevent a breakdown.

Squealing, a soft pedal, or longer stopping distances are all signals worth acting on. Catching brake wear early is safer and usually costs less.

Your A/C works hard from June through September in Middle Tennessee. Catching a small problem now is far cheaper than a compressor replacement in August.