Your car might start without complaint every morning and sail through its last inspection, but […] ...

Engine oil color reveals its age, contamination level, and operating condition. Fresh oil is amber or light brown. Oil darkened to black but still translucent after a few thousand miles is normal.

I had the radiator serviced on my car; just preventive maintenance. I noticed on the repair invoice I was charged for a cooling system additive.

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Q: Ira the Heat has needed shooting/scoring for multiple years. They seem to do OK when things are going well, but when they need a score they don’t seem to have anyone that can do anything – and that ...

Ford is top of the heap when it comes to a few things, pickup truck sales, and recalls. Yes, the heavyweight champ of automotive recalls is already back in the ring defending its title just a few ...

Kansas City, Kan. — Carolyn Knight, 68, knows how to work her heating unit inside her Cross-Lines Retirement Center home. “I’ve lived here for 7.5 years,” she said. Her thermostat is simple: pick the ...

Ford issued a recall for some of its model vehicles because of an engine block heater issue that could pose a fire risk. The automaker's recall involves certain model Ford Escape, Focus, and Lincoln ...

Ford nearly went three weeks without appearing on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall list for 2026, but today the automaker announced three separate recalls at once.

Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. He has written and edited for NBC News, Dow Jones and numerous radio stations and ...

The Ford Motor Company is recalling a staggering 116,672 examples of the Focus, Escape, and mechanically similar Lincoln MKC. Affected vehicles feature 2.0-liter EcoBoost inline-four muscle and the ...