Repairs

We’ve already racked up more than 4,000 miles on our 2020 Palisade. That drew a maintenance reminder, courtesy of the Palisade’s companion phone app.

Ford is currently piloting a program that installs digital kiosks at dealership service departments, enabling customers to check in and select services via a touchscreen.

Despite being in court last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk managed to attract attention by driving the Cybertruck to a Los Angeles restaurant. And that’s not all in Tesla news.

Approximately 394,000 Nissan Muranos, Maximas, Pathfinders and Infiniti QX60s are being recalled for their antilock brake systems.

Cars.com had to replace a tire on its long-term test vehicle, a 2019 Genesis G70. It wasn’t as straightforward as you might think.

According to a new study by CarMD, the District of Columbia has the highest check-engine-light-related repair costs of any district or state in the country for 2018.

Cars.com has owned a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica for more than two years, and one recurring problem — rough shifts from the automatic transmission — finally landed the minivan in for dealer service.

Hyundai’s budding luxury brand, Genesis, promises electronic records will appear in your online portal after your car goes in for service. Most dealers, however, don’t have the infrastructure in place to automate the process.

Like many vehicles, Cars.com’s long-term 2019 Genesis G70 comes with an owner’s portal where the luxury brand will post maintenance records, issue service reminders and more. Ours hasn’t worked so well.

Spare tires are diminishing in availability, and their replacement — tire-repair kits with sealant and a compressor — are a poor substitute.