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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The automatic transmissions found in many modern vehicles are marvels of engineering. They rely on a huge number of internal parts, like clutch packs, various gears, solenoids, a valve body, hydraulic ...

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 ...

Excess heat from stop-and-go driving, hauling heavy loads and towing is the biggest killer of your transmission and its fluid. It’s important to check and likely change your transmission fluid at ...

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 ...