While many car owners trust dealerships for quality repairs, aftermarket shops remain a popular alternative due to lower ...

A class action lawsuit filed in 2022 by farmers against John Deere (Deere & Company), alleging that the agricultural equipment giant violated federal antitrust laws by withholding vital repair tools ...

• California police are warning of a surge in high-tech auto thefts targeting key-fob signals and onboard computers. • Thieves are now using tablets, antennas and signal boosters to unlock and start ...

A 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N owner was venting on Reddit recently about not being able to change his brake pads without specialized computer equipment. It sounds insane, but this is what new-car ownership ...

Fixing your own truck can save you thousands of dollars over time. While some trucks are complicated machines packed with advanced electronics and hard-to-reach parts, others are built with simplicity ...

Right to Repair: The Car Hacker’s Guide to Freedom—or Felony? For decades, car enthusiasts popped open hoods with little more than a socket wrench, a Chilton’s manual, and some elbow grease. Tuning a ...

Think of your Volvo like a finely-tuned orchestra. When it refuses to start, it’s often a single instrument out of tune. Your job is to find that one note—be it a dead battery, a faulty sensor, or a ...

If you drive a relatively modern vehicle, chances are that it has an integrated tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). These systems work with the car's central computer and are designed to monitor ...

Modern cars can do a lot of impressive stuff. The onboard diagnostic (OBD) system can tell us when there's a vehicle malfunction by activating the check engine light, while advanced car safety ...

Imagine this: you bring your truck to your trusted neighborhood mechanic, expecting a quick fix. But instead of grabbing a wrench, he’s staring at a computer screen—locked out of your vehicle’s ...

According to a recent Consumer Reports newsletter, their team of automotive analysts personally charge car batteries thousands of times to find out how long they’ll last: “The tests are tough by ...

Electronic car keys, also called key fobs, are useful for controlling your car’s doors, trunk, and alarm and can sometimes even remotely start your car from a distance. Like any other electronic ...