Think your Toyota Highlander is invincible? Think again. Some owners are facing a $10,000 transmission nightmare, but a hidden warranty might save your wallet. Learn how to navigate the "free" ...

A transmission doesn’t just wake up one day and blow itself out. It wears down in silence. It warns you in whispers—until the whisper becomes a breakdown. Slipping gears. Delayed shifts. Rattles, ...

When a transmission fails without warning, it can turn a dependable daily driver into a financial crisis overnight. Some models have developed a reputation for abrupt gearbox trouble, with patterns of ...

Generally speaking, most automatic transmissions can take a beating, and will last many hundreds of thousands of miles, but that doesn't mean they are invincible. Much like any other part of your car, ...

In a perfect world, buying a brand-new vehicle with the latest and greatest technology would mean you've got a problem-free ride for the foreseeable future. However, as we're sure most folks are aware ...

The flywheel is an integral part of a manual transmission, and since it's subjected to continuous wear and tear, it will eventually fail, preventing you from shifting gears. Fortunately, that doesn’t ...

My wife's 2012 FZ Suzuki Swift Sport's transmission reacts like it's “slipping” from time to time and when going up hills it experiences high revving. Sometimes when in motion, taking the foot off the ...

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 ...

Mustang street enthusiasts like to debate which supercharger is best, drag racers are keen on internal engine parts, and road racers-strangely enough-seem fixated on limited-slip differentials. That's ...