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One Stripe of Fog Refuses to Leave Your Rear Window. The Fix May Be Almost Invisible

The rear defroster has been running for several minutes. Most of the glass is clear, traffic behind the car has returned to recognizable shapes, yet one narrow stripe of fog remains stretched across t

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Your Radio Keeps Playing Until You Open the Door Because the Car Knows You Have Not Left Yet

The engine is off. The dashboard has gone dark. The key is out, or the start button has been pressed for what felt like a sufficiently final time. Still, the radio keeps playing. Then the dr

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One Foggy Stripe Across Your Rear Window Can Reveal a Tiny Electrical Break

On a cold morning, the rear window begins clearing as expected. Most of the condensation disappears, but one neat horizontal stripe refuses to move. That stripe is useful evidence. The window has p

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Found Every Window Open? The Culprit May Be Sitting in Your Pocket

Few things make a car owner question reality quite like finding every window open in the morning. The doors are still locked. Nothing appears to be missing. There is no broken glass, no damaged wea

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Stop-Start Worked Yesterday but Refuses Today. Your Car May Know Something You Do Not

Automatic stop-start has a peculiar talent for irritating drivers both when it works and when it does not. At one traffic light, the engine shuts down the moment the car stops. At the next, it keep

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Your Turn Signal Started Clicking Frantically, and It Is Probably Trying to Warn You

A turn signal normally keeps a relaxed, predictable beat. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Then, without warning, it sounds as though someone has doubled the tempo. The arrow on the dashboard flashes furiously

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Your Seat Belt Moves Freely Until You Tug It. Here Is What Happens Inside

Pull a seat belt slowly and it follows without complaint. Lean forward to adjust the radio and it gives you room. Tug it sharply, and the belt becomes rigid before moving another inch. Nothing el

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Most People Blast the AC the Wrong Way, and It Makes a Hot Car Take Longer to Cool Down

A car that has been sitting in the sun does not feel “warm.” It feels angry. You open the door and get hit with that thick wall of heat that makes the steering wheel untouchable, th

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An EV Road Trip Can Go Great. It Can Also Go Sideways Faster Than a Gas-Car Driver Expects

A long road trip in a gas car is mostly about endurance.nA long road trip in an EV is about logistics. That is the real difference, and it is a bigger one than a lot of people realize until the

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From Vacuums To Hypercars: Dreame Moves Fast Into Autos

Have you noticed how some brands show up out of nowhere and suddenly act as if they’ve always been part of the car world? That’s Dreame right now. Not long ago, it was known in China fo

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