CARS.COM — Why does your automatic transmission act funny? The most common causes include leaking seals, mechanical damage, worn-out transmission fluid or inadequate transmission fluid level, but we ...

Car makers are removing the transmission dipstick to deter owners from using it incorrectly, and to allow transmissions to ...

CARS.COM — Vehicles with an automatic transmission might not have a clutch and a stick shift, but they can still have trouble shifting. At times, drivers may have trouble getting the car out of Park ...

A “Check Engine” light on your dashboard could mean anything from a loose gas cap to a wallet-destroying repair in the offing. For [Dean Segovis], his CEL was indicating a fairly serious condition: a ...

Your car's transmission is one of its most important components, which means you'll want to take good care of it. Like most of your vehicle’s mechanical systems, a transmission requires quality, ...

The modern automatic transmission is a wonderful thing with efficiency that is now as good as a conventional manual, but with all the refinement and convenience that automatics have traditionally ...

General Motors is facing a new class-action lawsuit over claims the automaker shipped vehicles with faulty eight-speed automatic transmissions. This class-action suit was filed against GM in the U.S.

General Motors has recalled 426,240 of its 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 vehicles equipped with 4-speed automatic transmissions, because the parked cars can ...

If you’ve ever driven a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, chances are good you’ve been in command of a torque converter. At the risk of oversimplification, a torque converter transfers ...

Transmission dipsticks used to be a basic tool of car ownership, as familiar as the fuel gauge or the hood latch. Now, more ...