Winter Maintenance for Your Buick or GMC Vehicle

Is the change of season making you wonder what types of Buick or GMC maintenance you should focus on as the weather gets colder?

From a seasonal vehicle checkup to installing winter tires, it pays to take care of your car and prepare it for winter. After all, colder temperatures are tougher on engines and winter roads can be treacherous if you’re car isn’t performing at its best.

Here’s how a list of GMC and Buick maintenance items to focus on before the winter comes:

Buick/GMC Winter Tires

Your tires are the most important safety item of your car. Tires grip the road and allow you to break, steer, and accelerate smoothly and safely. In temperatures less than 47°F the harder tire compounds on all-season or summer tires become too firm and stop gripping the road.

Winter tires have a special compound that stays soft in winter to help the rubber grip. They also have special tread patterns that include extra sipes, which are a special cut in the tire tread that offers more bite on snow or ice.

The Zeigler Buick GMC of Lincolnwood Tire Center stocks a range of new Buick winter tires and GMC winter tires to help you stay safe in winter. Our Buick/GMC winter tire services include:

• New tire installation
• Winter tire swap
• Winter tire storage

Buick/GMC Battery Maintenance

Modern batteries have a lifespan of between four and five years—and it always seems they fail during winter months. That’s because modern batteries are strained by cold weather, and a dying battery is often more obvious in winter. A failing battery can hurt the electrical components in your vehicle, or worse: leave you stranded in the cold.

The battery center at Zeigler Buick GMC of Lincolnwood stocks state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to tell you if your battery needs replacing even before it fails. We also have the right batteries to fit your Buick or GMC.

More Recommended Winter Buick/GMC Maintenance Services

It’s a good practice to plan your GMC and Buick maintenance to align with the change of seasons. The beginning of winter is a good time to schedule an oil change because, in the winter, oil loses some of its viscosity and becomes less efficient. Fresh oil has fewer contaminants, so it better protects your engine even on cold starts when it is thinner.

Your brakes and suspension are important for safe driving, especially when the roads become trickier in winter. A winter Buick or  GMC maintenance checkup should include a brake and suspension inspection to give you confidence driving during Chicago-area winters.

Buick/GMC Service Center Near Me

Looking for a “Buick service center near me” or a “GMC service center near me”? Look no further than Zeigler Buick GMC of Lincolnwood. We’re a certified Buick/GMC service center for the Lincolnwood, Chicago, Skokie, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, and Arlington Heights areas of Illinois. Our trained technicians understand your Buick or GMC’s unique needs and have years of experience servicing your vehicle.

Use our handy service schedule form to book your Buick/GMC maintenance online today.