Automatic gearboxes offer comfort and convenience, but the myth that they’re maintenance-free can lead to serious and ...

The best transmission additives for performance and efficiency. Unfortunately, we’re all guilty of letting the health of transmission fluid slip our minds and failing to change it or top it off when ...

Many automatic vehicles have their transmission cooled as part of the car's engine cooling system. The transmission fluid passes through plumbing that takes it through (usually) the bottom tank of the ...

DEAR CAR TALK: We love our 2000 Volvo V70 and know she’s getting old and in need of some TLC. We use her mainly as an in-town second car, and as a tow vehicle when traveling. Her transmission, a ...

Q. I have a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited edition which has 249,000 miles on it. I recently had the transmission serviced, (drained old fluid, replaced the filter and added new fluid) and replaced ...

Few of us understand how automatic transmissions work nor do we know what it means when they suddenly don't. We slip the selector into Drive, feel the tug of torque, press the accelerator, and get on ...

No one likes to look clueless and it seems few situations provoke a bluff more than taking your car to a mechanic. A new survey by FixMyCar found that 44% don't understand what’s being said to them.

Mini USA announces the availability of a limited slip differential and an automatic transmission as new options for the 2005 Mini Cooper S. In addition, a number of product enhancements and price ...