Service

The evening of March 10, Cars.com editors found a crack forming on the passenger-side windshield of our long-term vehicle, a 2020 Hyundai Palisade.

Each vehicle has a VIN, and it’s made up of 17 characters, using numbers and capital letters.

We reached out to automotive service experts to understand the biggest potential problems with unused cars and what steps you can take to prevent them.

Here are our five suggestions for things you can do to maintain your car while still practicing good social distancing.

By government mandate, facilities that repair or maintain vehicles are considered essential services, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Hyundai is tacking on three years, or 36,000 miles, of complimentary maintenance for model-year 2020 vehicles sold on or after Feb. 1. Here are the details.

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.

In the wake of transmission concerns in its Fiesta and Focus sedans and hatchbacks, Ford announced plans to extend warranty coverage on key hardware.