Each year, AAA receives millions of calls for its Roadside Assistance.
In 2019 alone, it got more than 32 million calls for assistance nationwide. Of those, almost half—more than 15 million—were for just 3 kinds of trouble: dead batteries, flat tires, and keys locked inside vehicles. Many of these issues could have been prevented with basic maintenance, but a AAA survey found that more than a third of Americans have skipped or delayed recommended services or repairs, a decision that can have painful consequences.