Electrical Repair at our Frostproof shop
Bring it to our Frostproof shop and we'll handle the electrical repair. Here's where to find us, when we're open, and how to book a time.
Where to find our Frostproof shop
Address, hours, and directions for the shop that handles your electrical repair.
Address
101 North Scenic HighwayFrostproof, FL 33843
Shop phone
(863) 328-4676Hours
- Monday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Electrical Repair in Frostproof: what you need to know
Charging and starting problems get sorted on their own pages. This one covers everything else the wiring in your car does, and that list is long: power windows and door locks, interior and exterior lighting, blower motors, wipers, gauges that read wrong, accessories that work only when they feel like it, fuses that keep blowing, and the mystery drain that kills a perfectly good battery while the car sits in the driveway.
Parasitic drains are the most common reason people end up on this page. Every modern vehicle pulls a small amount of current while it is parked, just to keep modules and memories alive. When something refuses to go to sleep, a trunk light, an aftermarket accessory, a stuck relay, a module that keeps waking up, that small draw turns into a dead battery by morning. Finding it means measuring the actual current draw and then pulling one circuit at a time until the number falls where it belongs. That takes patience, not parts.
Wiring damage is the other big one. Heat, vibration, water intrusion, and rodents chewing insulation in a car that sits all take a toll. A chewed wire or a green corroded connector causes symptoms that make no sense on their own, like a window that only works when the headlights are on. We photograph what we find and send it to your phone, because damaged wiring is a lot easier to understand when you can see it instead of just hearing about it.
Our approach is circuit tracing, not parts roulette. Our ASE certified technicians pull the wiring diagram for your specific vehicle, scan every module for stored codes, then test power, ground, and signal at the points the diagram calls for. That is how a fault gets found once instead of guessed at three times. It costs diagnostic time up front, and it costs less than replacing parts that were never broken.
What Frostproof customers say about our electrical repair work
From start to finish it was beyond 5 stars. They made sure to educate me and even dropped me off at home so I didn’t have to walk. 1,600 for a battery alternator and belt. Had my car finished before I could finish my second cup of coffee. They even remembered my cars name (toodles) and made me smile. This is what all auto mechanics should be like. They even left roses on my dash. Imma keep them there as a reminder of how amazing they were to me. Thank you Jeff for being as kind and take care of toodles and me.
Leah Pedroso
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I have never taken my Audi to any shop outside Audi dealers….I had a battery emergency and at Johnny’s they took me right away and did an excellent Job. In the future if I need any car service I most likely use their shop again.
Gortinia58 Giana
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Had a problem starting my 2020 toyota corolla Johnny's pick it up put in a battery, did not try to sell me anything I did not need. Thank you for being honest, it hard to find that these days.
john draper
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Had starter replaced last year at John auto with a two year guarantee. No fault of shop the starter failed this year. Called and dropped off car and next day new part arrived, was installed free of charge. A repair shop you can trust who stands behind their warranty.
Howard Bosley
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I brought my vehicle in to have them troubleshoot an issue I had after having the battery replaced elsewhere. While they were unable to diagnose the problem, I was impressed with their efforts to correct the issue. And didn't even charge me for their time.
Pam Rosengren
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Went in for my oil change. They also check out the whole car and as it turned out my battery was low. They asked me if I wanted to change it and of course I said yes because it was 4 1/2 years old. They ask you if you want things done and not just do it to increase you bill. I am very satisfied with the service that I receive from Johnny's Automotive!
Eileen Leary
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Electrical Repair in Frostproof: questions answered
Answered by our licensed technicians serving Frostproof.
Why does electrical diagnosis take longer than other repairs?
Because the fault is almost never where the symptom is. Tracing a circuit means following the diagram from power through the switch, the module, the load, and the ground, testing at each point until the break shows itself. It is slower than swapping a part, and it is the only way to be right the first time.
Can you find a drain that only happens some nights?
Yes, though intermittent drains take longer than steady ones. Sometimes we need the vehicle overnight so we can watch the current draw over time and catch the module that is waking up. We will tell you up front if your symptom is the kind that needs to sit with us.
Can I just keep jump starting it until it gets worse?
You can, but every deep discharge takes life out of the battery, so you often end up buying a battery on top of the original problem. The drain is also still there and can leave you stuck somewhere inconvenient. It is cheaper to find the cause than to keep paying for the symptom.
Do you work on aftermarket stereos, alarms, and remote starters?
We can diagnose problems they cause, and add-on equipment is a common source of drains and strange faults because it gets spliced into circuits it was never meant to touch. We will trace what it is doing and show you what we find. If the right fix belongs with the installer, we will tell you that too.
How do I know I will not be paying to have parts guessed at?
We tell you what we are going to test and what that takes before we start, then come back with what we actually found and what it takes to fix it. Nothing beyond that happens without your okay. Brian and Johnny built this shop on putting the customer over the money, and diagnosing before selling is what that looks like in practice.
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