Broken down in Chicago? I Need Roadside connects you with verified local roadside and towing providers, 24 hours a day.
Core roadside services are $49. Typical ETA: 10–20 minutes, depending on location, traffic, weather and provider availability.
Request from your phone, review available provider information where offered, and follow your job from request to completion.
Spare tire installation, supported puncture repair, mobile tire replacement and difficult lug situations. Core service $49; a replacement tire is an additional cost.
Dead or weak battery, no-start situations and mobile battery replacement where available. Core service $49; a replacement battery is an additional cost.
Keys locked in the cabin or trunk, or the vehicle running with the keys inside. Core service $49.
When the vehicle cannot be safely repaired where it sits. $75 for the first 4 miles, then $19 per additional mile.
Ran out of fuel? Supported fuel delivery is $49 plus the cost of the fuel where applicable.
Vehicle stuck in supported mud, snow, grass or a shoulder situation? Recovery may be available depending on location and provider equipment.
Enter the vehicle's address or use your current location.
Choose the roadside problem that matches the situation.
Where provider selection is available, review provider information and choose — or let I Need Roadside match your request automatically.
Follow available ETA and status updates from your phone. Typical ETA: 10–20 minutes.
Payment is handled securely through I Need Roadside. After the work is completed, confirm it and release payment.
The booking or quote flow shows the applicable amount before you pay.
Requests in Chicago come from ordinary places rather than dramatic ones: a workplace or office-district lot at the end of a shift; a parking garage where the vehicle is on an upper level; a highway shoulder or on-ramp during commuting hours.
Drivers traveling on routes such as I-90/I-94 (Kennedy and Dan Ryan), I-290 (Eisenhower) and I-55 (Stevenson) in Chicago may be stopped where there is little room to work, so tell us exactly where the vehicle is when you request help.
Batteries here get worked from both directions — summer heat wears them down and the first cold snap is often when the weakness finally shows up as a no-start. Seasonal pavement damage and pressure swings both play a role here, so slow leaks and pothole damage are common through the year.
Weather here can change quickly. Keep your hazards on, stay buckled in the vehicle while traffic is moving, and step out only on the side away from traffic.
Providers taking Chicago requests cover areas including Hyde Park - Kenwood, Harvey, Plainfield, East Side and South Deering, Auburn Gresham, West Garfield Park, Roseland and Pullman, Jefferson Park.
Chicago winters drive the local roadside pattern: deep-cold no-starts, frozen locks, tires that lose pressure overnight, and vehicles stuck in snow and slush on side streets and alleys. In summer, construction season and expressway congestion take over.
Loop and near-North calls are mostly garages and lockouts; neighborhood calls on the South and West Sides are largely batteries, flats, and winch-outs from snowed-in parking spots.
Many problems can be solved where the vehicle is sitting.
Core supported roadside services are $49. Products such as tires, batteries and fuel, plus towing, are priced separately.
Typical roadside ETA is 10–20 minutes, depending on your location, traffic, weather and provider availability.
Where provider-selection functionality is available, yes. You can review available provider information and choose, or use automatic matching.
I Need Roadside accepts requests 24 hours a day. Actual provider availability varies by location, time, traffic, weather and demand.
$75 covers the first 4 miles, then $19 per additional mile. Enter your pickup point and destination to see the amount before booking.
Payment is handled securely through I Need Roadside. After the service is completed, you confirm the work and release payment.
Payment is handled securely through I Need Roadside at checkout. Where offered and approved, eligible customers may use supported flexible-payment options such as Klarna or Afterpay.
If the vehicle cannot be safely serviced roadside, towing may be the appropriate next step and is priced separately.
Where provider information is available, you can review it before choosing, and follow the assigned provider's status from your phone.
Request $49 roadside service or a tow from your phone and follow your provider in real time.