Most drivers assume they would know if something serious was wrong with their car. That seems fair. If a vehicle has a safety problem, surely someone would call, email, text, send a giant red enve
There are few sounds more discouraging than a car almost starting. The key turns. The dash lights flicker like they are thinking about it. The engine gives one slow, tired grind, then another
The average check engine light repair cost in the US just hit a record $554. That is up 33 percent in a single year, and it is the kind of number that should make every car owner pay attention. The
If your car is old enough to have a few parking-lot scars and one mystery rattle you’ve decided to ignore, go look at the headlights. There’s a good chance they’re not clear a
Car repossession numbers haven't looked this bad since the early '90s. Last year, 1.73 million vehicles were taken back by lenders across the United States, the highest total since 2009. And a
Summer AC problems always feel personal. You get in, the seat is hot, the steering wheel is basically a panini press, and you hit the AC expecting relief. Instead, the vents give you lukewarm nonse
Knowing how to jump-start a car is one of those skills everybody assumes they have until their battery actually dies. Then you are standing in a parking lot, hood up, staring at a pair of jumper cable
Most mechanics will tell you the same thing if they are being honest: a lot of the expensive repairs they see every week never had to happen. Not because people do not care about their cars. Usua
A lot of repair shops like to keep things simple. One fluid that works for everything sounds convenient, right? That is exactly the idea behind multi-vehicle automatic transmission fluid. But when it
A tragic accident in Ohio has pushed Hyundai to halt sales of certain versions of the Hyundai Palisade while it investigates a possible safety problem. The company has issued a stop-sale covering th