Cylinder misfires can turn a smooth commute into a rough, fuel‑wasting slog, and they almost always leave a trail of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. This article is more than 4 years old. According to CarMD.com, the national ...

Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

The costs of buying a new or used car have climbed in recent years, and so has the average repair bill. If a vehicle purchase or major repair isn’t in the cards (or budget), maintaining the health of ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

Today’s cars, trucks, and SUVs are equipped with onboard diagnostic systems that can detect when a problem occurs and will flash an alert to the driver that a glitch exists. A vehicle’s brakes, ...

General Motors is facing a unified federal legal challenge as multiple lawsuits tied to failures in its 6.2-liter V8 L87 ...

The 2024 GMC Sierra HD is include in an urgent service update recently issued by GM, which offers a fix for an engine coolant contamination problem that leads to certain units of the truck needing ...

The owner of a 2022 Hyundai Elantra N took his car to the dealership to solve an engine issue. The car was still under warranty, but the dealership voided it and told him he would have to pay for the ...

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