As I’m sure you’re aware, for many years, there was a rule for following distance — namely, you should leave one car length between you and the car in front of you for every 10 mph of speed. Now, ...

I recently visited a major, national oil-change business. I was shocked to see them run a hose down my dipstick tube and suck the oil out. This is instead of removing the bottom plug and letting the ...

Dear Car Talk: My ownership of cars has ranged from the Dark Ages ('66 Triumph Spitfire) to the space age ('20 Chevy Bolt, '22 Subaru Outback). Those later vehicles suit all the needs of my wife and ...

I suggest you buy a family-size pallet of Sominex at Costco, Vicki, because I’m not sure I can be much help. My best guess is that the behavior is related to the radio controls on your steering wheel.

Dear Car Talk: What good are the idiot lights on a dashboard anymore? I've had batteries die with no pre-warning, and now I discovered that my car was practically out of oil (it seems that at my last ...