AAA says heat wave taking toll on vehicles in Virginia

The Associated Press
© June 25, 2010

RICHMOND

Motorists across Virginia are encountering dead batteries, broken hoses and other vehicle problems as the state experiences the summer's first heat wave.

AAA Mid-Atlantic said Thursday that it dispatched a total of 2,694 rescues on Monday and Tuesday. Service calls for dead batteries alone jumped by as much as 124 percent.

AAA Mid-Atlantic spokeswoman Martha Mitchell Meade says high heat is "a real car killer."

Meade says motorists should make sure their vehicles can handle the heat. That includes checking coolant hoses and belts, and oil, air and fuel filters.

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