The transmission is a vital component of the car that needs to be regularly maintained. If not, you might be stuck with the high cost of an automatic transmission repair. To avoid an expensive visit ...

Your car's transmission is a vital part of its anatomy. It's responsible for taking the raw power created by the engine and scaling it down to various driving situations. The transmission is what ...

Alright, so I was into the dealer the other day, having a warranty item fixed on my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback. This was the selling dealer, whom I rarely visit, since they're 4hrs away from where I now ...

Some people like to gamble. But when it comes to an automatic transmission, we like to play it safe. Change the fluid and filter regularly and reduce the odds of a breakdown and costly repairs. Some ...

What does the user manual recommend. Keep in mind that the manual is written by the manufacturer, while the dealers are totally separate companies. They are going to push anything and everything they ...

There was a time when real wheelers supposedly only drove stick. Automatic transmissions were some mysterious slushbox positioned between your engine and transfer case. Hit a rock with the ...

Q: I have a 2002 Dodge Dakota 4.7-liter V-8 with 105,000 on the clock. It has been about 80,000 miles since my last transmission fluid/filter change. I was going to do this job myself. But then I ...

I have a 2006 Toyota RAV4 that was due recently for the 60,000-mile maintenance. Toyota recommends that the transmission fluid be checked, but I told the independent shop that, since it had never been ...

If you take your car to a shop for a routine oil change you have a high probability of being told your car needs one or more of its critical fluids flushed, changed or serviced. This started ...

Question: I have a 2001 Chevrolet Venture minivan with a 3.4-liter V-6 engine and an automatic transmission. It has 66,000 miles. I recently went to a chain-store garage to have preventive maintenance ...