My wife drives our 2002 Toyota Tacoma V-6 with 180,000 miles. She reports that the engine will sometimes die when shifting from park to reverse. It seems to be worse in hot weather, and usually ...

Within the Pontiac community, there are many who are very good at physically working on their cars. Changing parts, swinging motors, and the like comes very naturally to them. But when chasing a ...

The Ford Godzilla V8 engine was supposed to be a reliable powerhouse with throwback technology, but a lack of oil pressure at idle has some owners upset.

Manufacturers have confirmed there is a rough idle problem with a small number of 2.0-liter Boxer four engines and traced the problem to the engine's ECU. Automotive News reports while they have both ...

Today’s cars, trucks, and SUVs are equipped with onboard diagnostic systems that can detect when a problem occurs and will flash an alert to the driver that a glitch exists. A vehicle’s brakes, ...

Cold weather exposes every weakness in an engine, but one habit stands out as the quickest way to finish it off. Mechanics increasingly warn that the real damage is done in the first minutes after a ...