Here’s something most Franklin drivers don’t know: summer heat is harder on car batteries than winter cold. Cold weather slows a battery down and makes it work harder to start the engine. But heat — the kind of sustained heat Middle Tennessee delivers from June through September — actively breaks down the battery’s internal chemistry and shortens its life.
What that means practically: if your battery was already struggling in January and February, it may have just enough left to get through spring before it gives out on a 95-degree afternoon in a parking lot off Cool Springs Boulevard. That’s not where you want to find out.
A battery that’s three years old or more should be tested before summer. Most batteries last between three and five years, and the ones on the older end of that range are living on borrowed time as the heat builds.
Battery failure is consistently one of the top reasons drivers call for roadside assistance during the summer months. In most cases, a simple battery test weeks earlier would have caught it — and a battery replacement is a fraction of the cost and inconvenience of a tow.
At Quick Auto and Exhaust in Franklin, battery testing is fast and straightforward. We’ll check the charge level, test the cold cranking amps, inspect the terminals, and give you a clear answer about where your battery stands. If it needs to be replaced, we’ll handle it same day.
Come in this spring before summer does the test for you.