Automotive News & Information - D & E Service Center

The differentials on your Ford, Chevrolet, or Dodge diesel pickup are some of the hardest working components on your truck. At D & E Service Center in Andover, NJ, our technicians are experts in maintaining, repairing, and replacing differentials, keeping your truck reliably on the road.

Did you know that airbags weren't mandatory safety equipment in passenger vehicles until 1997? Now, you'll find them in well over 100 million cars and trucks on the road. Since their invention, airbags, along with the seat belt, have played a major role in reducing the number of injuries and deaths in traffic collisions.

Inspecting wear and tear items on any commercial truck is a great way to make sure you stay reliably on the road. With a trained eye, a variety of issues can easily be caught before trouble arises, saving you critical time and a lot of money in the process. At D & E Service Center in Andover, one of our top priorities is preventative maintenance, and noticing a problem before it becomes a bigger one.

At D & E Service Center in Andover, NJ, we understand how important lighting is in regards the safety and presentation of your vehicle. Whether you have a broken housing, burned out bulbs, or a faulty connection, our expert mechanics are here to help.

Commercial trucks have heavy engines, and they spend a lot of time running, particularly at idle. As a result, the mounts that secure the engine to chassis of the truck have a tendency to wear out, causing all sorts of shaking and vibration that the driver will feel in the cab of the truck. At D & E Service Center in Andover, we can take care of that for you.

Balanced wheels are essential for a multitude of reasons, particularly on commercial trucks. At D & E Service Center in Andover, we have the precision equipment necessary to provide you with the best balance possible, keeping your truck smoothly and reliably on the road.

At D & E Service Center in Andover, we’re not only here to fix your car when something goes wrong...we’re here to help you understand your car, truck, or SUV a little better, too. Here are some tips concerning your thermostat - how it works, what to watch out for, and what to do about it when one fails.

Here at D & E Service Center in Andover we often do diagnostics and sometimes the problem is obvious after hooking the car up to the computer and reading the codes. However, sometimes it isn't obvious during a test drive or after hooking it up to all those computer programs! You know there is a problem and a Check Engine Light is on with the fleet customer telling you the car has been having issues starting and the light has been going off and on depending on several factors. No pattern, no simple answer but the problem becomes obvious when you start following the "threads of the issue" thanks to all that ASE Technician training.