Quick Facts About Ventilated Seats Although a fundamental difference exists between ventilated seats and cooled seats, they are more alike than different. In fact, when checking out options lists, the term ventilated is sometimes misused like brand name Kleenex when referring to any facial tissue. For car shoppers, that misuse…

Fuel Pump Replacement Quick Facts A faulty fuel pump may be the reason for struggling to maintain speed, engine overheating, sputtering, or the “check engine” light illuminating. Fuel pump replacement is moderately complicated and may involve removing the fuel tank if no access panel exists in the passenger compartment. Parts…

“Following an extensive development and testing program, the new 911 – complete with a performance-focused hybrid system – is ready for series production,” Porsche has announced. The company promises the hybrid 911 is “8.7 seconds faster than its predecessor” around Germany’s famed Nürburgring nordschleife – a racing circuit automakers routinely…

Are you in the market for a full-size pickup truck and want a vehicle that’s a great all-rounder in everyday driving, along with the occasional rock-crawling adventure? The 2024 Ford F-150 and GMC Sierra 1500 deliver a lot for your money, not to mention a high degree of versatility. Fresh…

“The change that we’ve seen in the last five years is greater than we’ve seen, probably, in the last five decades.” That’s how Todd Dillender, chief operating officer of Caliber Collision, one of America’s largest car repair services, describes the rapidly rising cost of collision repair. Why? Because a fender…

Hyundai has issued a recall for 13,511 vehicles because an electrical problem can cause them to lose drive power. Recalled models include some, but not all, examples of the: Hyundai tells federal safety officials that a sensor in the cars’ exhaust system may have “contaminated with solder flux during supplier…

Cadillac has issued a recall covering 74 Cadillac XT5 SUVs from model year 2024 because their airbags can tear as they deploy, rendering them ineffective. Cadillac tells federal safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that an airbag supplier “made a design change affecting a brief production…

A little over a week ago, Tesla blindsided the auto industry with a sudden move to lay off the team building its nationwide charging network. With some time to adjust to the news, the electric vehicle industry and the press that studies it have come to…well, no firm conclusions about…

Nissan dealers may soon begin advertising substantially lower prices. Industry publication Automotive News (AN) reports, “With a nearly triple-digit days’ supply, Nissan is letting its retailers advertise vehicle prices below invoice — the first time the automaker has done so widely since before the pandemic.” Automakers don’t own the dealerships selling their…

What Is Flex Fuel: E85 Quick Facts Vehicles that can run on flexible fuel, a blend of gasoline and ethanol, also known as “flex fuel,” started becoming popular in the 1990s. In turn, manufacturers began producing new cars that could use this biofuel blend. But many motorists know little about…