Since modern automatic transmissions are generally seamless, any noticeable issues — such as slipping, delayed engagement, harsh shifting or a burning smell — are important warnings that should prompt ...

My firsthand experience dealing with used cars has led me on a long and arduous journey of diagnosing and troubleshooting various issues and faults. I've had my fair share of engine misfires, ...

Whether you've got a manual stick shift or an automatic gear selector, there are plenty of issues you can encounter with your ...

Manual drivers are constantly thinking about the state of our transmissions. Clutches, bushings, and synchros all wear out, and we adjust our inputs to ensure their preservation. Automatic gearboxes, ...

If you drive a car with an automatic transmission, chances are you're used to and fond of the seamless way in which these devices allow us to drive. There's no shifting manually, no need to perfectly ...

A slose up of a leak coming from under the carriage of an engine - Calvin Chan Wai Meng/Getty Images Modern cars can be quite good at letting us know when something is wrong. Perhaps it will emit ...

Transmission problems don’t usually show up right away. They creep in slowly—a hesitation here, a hard shift there—until one day the whole thing feels like it’s about to quit on the job. When that ...

We compare the different transmissions such as the automatic transmission, CVT transmission, DCT, and ECVT to see which is the most reliable. Are CVT transmissions reliable? How do you maintain a ...