The term "bigger is better" echoes in the minds of most diesel owners and usually goes hand in hand with making more horsepower and torque with their truck. Unfortunately, when the factory automatic ...

Dear Car Fix: I have a 2011 Ford Escape with 13,500-plus miles on it. Every once in a while under heavy braking, it feels like the transmission is banging twice to down shift. It doesn't do it all the ...

The entire reason you drive an automatic transmission instead of a manual one is that it's much easier overall in terms of actual driving and caring for it — not to mention that stick shifts are a ...

The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

Dear Doctor: I have a 2009 Honda Accord V-6 automatic transmission. Lately, it seems to be hard to shift out of park. The dealer looked at it and said there’s nothing wrong, but I still think it ...

You know that gut drop when your car starts to sound or feel off. Maybe it's a strange shudder, a delayed shift, or that dreaded warning light on the dash. You take it to the shop, hoping it's just a ...

Your car's transmission is one of its most important components, which means you'll want to take good care of it. Like most of your vehicle’s mechanical systems, a transmission requires quality, ...

In a perfect world, buying a brand-new vehicle with the latest and greatest technology would mean you've got a problem-free ride for the foreseeable future. However, as we're sure most folks are aware ...