my regular place to get oil changes has been dependable for nearly 10 years for me (full service auto shop as well). but when they brought out one of those little comparison charts and showed me my ...

Have you ever stopped and wondered why it’s so effortless to turn a 5,822-pound Cadillac Escalade using a single finger? It’s not the result of your semester stint as a high school athlete, it’s the ...

DEAR CAR TALK: I added a little bit of water to my power-steering system on my 2008 Ford Ranger. Did I do any damage? I removed as much as I could, and it seems to work fine. But what about long-term?

Q I have a 2001 Silverado 2500HD with a 6.0-liter V8. The power steering works just fine, but it "howls" or whines all the time. The noise changes with RPM; the pitch goes higher. I do not have to be ...