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The alternator powers the starter motor for the engine and the various computers, lights, power windows and locks, wipers and other electrical accessories.
What Is an Alternator?
The alternator powers the starter motor for the engine and the various computers, lights, power windows and locks, wipers and other electrical accessories.
The folks at CarMD are back with their 2021 Vehicle Health Index, which documents what causes your car’s dreaded check-engine light to illuminate.
Is Your Check-Engine Light On? 5 of the Most Common Causes
The folks at CarMD are back with their 2021 Vehicle Health Index, which documents what causes your car’s dreaded check-engine light to illuminate.
VSA stands for vehicle stability assist, which is the proprietary term for the electronic stability control system used on Honda and Acura vehicles.
What Does VSA Stand For?
VSA stands for vehicle stability assist, which is the proprietary term for the electronic stability control system used on Honda and Acura vehicles.
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TCS is a feature on all vehicles that prevents the drive wheels from losing traction on slippery surfaces.
What Does TCS Stand For?
TCS is a feature on all vehicles that prevents the drive wheels from losing traction on slippery surfaces.
Once your car’s warranty expires, the cost of all repairs comes out of the pockets of owners, and nervousness about that prospect has made buying an extended warranty a popular option.
Are Extended Car Warranties Worth It?
Once your car’s warranty expires, the cost of all repairs comes out of the pockets of owners, and nervousness about that prospect has made buying an extended warranty a popular option.
Overfilling with oil can cause foaming, which turns a slippery lubricant into a sudsy fluid with air bubbles that diminish the lubricating and cooling properties.
What Happens When You Overfill Your Car With Oil?
Overfilling with oil can cause foaming, which turns a slippery lubricant into a sudsy fluid with air bubbles that diminish the lubricating and cooling properties.
What Do DOHC, SOHC and OHV Stand For?
The decision to grant the 2021 Ford F-150 our Best of 2021 award was a unanimous one among our editors, but we admit we had doubts when it quickly started acting up.
Our 2021 F-150 Had Problems After 9 Days, 242 Miles
The decision to grant the 2021 Ford F-150 our Best of 2021 award was a unanimous one among our editors, but we admit we had doubts when it quickly started acting up.
Browse options for products you can buy, and some you may already have at home, to get road tar off your car.
How to Get Tar Off a Car
Browse options for products you can buy, and some you may already have at home, to get road tar off your car.
Checking out issues of concern or safety is the main purpose of a vehicle safety inspection.
What Are Vehicle Safety Inspection Points?
Checking out issues of concern or safety is the main purpose of a vehicle safety inspection.