Unless you've got a lemon, most vehicles can continue to run well past 100,000 miles if they are well maintained. That means changing the oil at recommended intervals and making sure your transmission ...

Next to the engine, your vehicle’s transmission is the most complicated piece of gear (some would argue it’s even more detailed than the engine). And though the transmission may not figure in the ...

Modern automakers have turned transmissions into high-tech showcases, chasing smoother shifts, better fuel economy, and […] ...

Ford's Automatic Overdrive (AOD) transmission arrived in 1980 in full-size Fords, Mercurys, and the Lincoln Continental. As the AOD became available in more applications during the 1980s, including ...

An automatic transmission is kinda like a parent of a three-year-old child; it does everything for the driver. Want to reverse? Just move the shift lever to R. Want to drive? Put the lever in D, and ...

Engineers are just wizards with college degrees. No, I take that back, they're powers are stronger than mere magic. I don't care what spells Harry Potter knows; nothing in his wizarding world is as ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. American trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte established Lucas Oil Products Inc. in 1989 to develop new oils, lubricants, and ...

Few of us understand how automatic transmissions work nor do we know what it means when they suddenly don't. We slip the selector into Drive, feel the tug of torque, press the accelerator, and get on ...

Here’s the bad news: If you need to replace your transmission, it’s not going to be cheap. The average transmission replacement costs between $5,749 to $6,303. For a lot of cars, the parts are priced ...