Scheduled Service · Bedford, Ohio
Factory Scheduled Maintenance in Bedford
Scheduled maintenance keeps a vehicle in warranty and keeps it working. It does not have to be done at a dealership.
Dealer Schedule Service Without the Dealer
Scheduled maintenance is the service your manufacturer specifies at set mileages. An independent shop can perform it using the correct parts and fluids, and doing so does not affect your warranty.
You can have the 30k, 60k or 90k service done here, to the manufacturer specification, and keep the record.
How it works
We work from the schedule for your specific vehicle, not a generic package. Manufacturers differ considerably about what falls at each interval, and some of the "recommended services" sold at milestone mileages are not in the manufacturer schedule at all.
We will tell you which items come from the schedule and which are condition-based on what we find. Those are different things and you should know which is which.
Your warranty is fine
Federal law protects your right to have routine maintenance performed by an independent shop without voiding the vehicle warranty, so long as the work is done to specification with appropriate parts and fluids and is documented. We keep records of what was done and when.
Typical milestone items
- Oil and filter, air filter, cabin filter
- Brake fluid, coolant and transmission fluid at the specified intervals
- Spark plugs at the specified interval
- Timing belt, where the vehicle has one rather than a chain
- Differential and transfer case fluid on four-wheel drive
- Full inspection of brakes, suspension, steering and exhaust
Factory Scheduled Maintenance. Common Questions
No, provided the scheduled work is done to the manufacturer specification and documented. That is exactly how we do it.
The manufacturer schedule for your specific vehicle. Where we suggest something beyond it, we will say so and explain why.
No. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act a manufacturer cannot require you to use a dealer for routine maintenance to keep a warranty valid, provided the work is done properly with correct parts and documented.
Yes. Bring the service book or tell us the year, make, model and mileage, and we will work to the specified schedule.
Short trips, cold weather, stop and go traffic and towing put most vehicles on the severe schedule, which shortens several intervals. A lot of Northeast Ohio driving qualifies.
Yes, and it is worth asking for them. A documented service history is one of the few things that reliably supports a used vehicle's value.
We will tell you which items on a given service are required and which are optional, and you can decide from there.
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Under the Hood
Same family, same shop, same corner of Bedford. Family auto-repair roots here date back to 1966.
- Year, make and model
- What the car is doing
- Any warning lights that are on
- When it started
- Whether it is drivable
- Any inspection report or previous diagnosis
Call About Factory Scheduled Maintenance
There is no booking form here, because there is no booking system behind it. You get whoever picks up the phone at the shop, which is faster anyway, and they can tell you what the week looks like.
Tell us what the car is doing.
803 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146