Cars are supposed to start when they are in park or neutral gears. They will not start when the gear is in drive or another gear due to safety features within the transmission. However, a car that won’t start in either park or neutral could signal a serious problem. The most common reason why car … Read more
A car that won’t accelerate is no good to you at all. You want a car that will go. Besides the aggravation of driving at a slow speed, a non-accelerating car can also be dangerous. You will find it hard to merge into traffic when you can’t move along with the flow. Many reasons exist … Read more
Imagine you’re driving along and all of a sudden your speedometer stops working and your transmission refuses to shift gears correctly. In such circumstances, you might think that some kind of catastrophic failure has happened in your car. However, the actual cause of the problem is likely not too serious. If both your speedometer and … Read more
Cars these days are equipped with a myriad of different computers and sensors. Most of the time, these components are very helpful and allow the ECU (engine control unit) to help the car run smoothly and efficiently. However, if one of these sensors stops working for whatever reason, it can greatly affect the performance of … Read more
Those that own a Toyota vehicle no doubt love all the safety and fuel efficiency features that come with the vehicle. However, they may wonder about some things like what the letters VSC mean on a button on their car. They wonder even more what it means if the VSC light comes on. The VSC … Read more
Toyota Camrys, for all the accolades it has received, had some serious acceleration problems. A class-action lawsuit identified issues with the car model suddenly accelerating. However, other Camry owners have asked about deceleration or loss of power too. Acceleration problems fall into two categories. Those with sudden acceleration were under a recall while those facing … Read more
One of the problems reported with the Toyota Corolla over the years is that it sometimes won’t shift correctly. It appears this isn’t likely a design issue from the manufacturer but is probably a maintenance issue for the driver. One of the biggest problems associated with the Toyota Corrola not shifting is a lack of … Read more
Drivers have many choices of vehicles to buy today and one of those is all-wheel-drive vehicles. An AWD vehicle can provide power and traction no matter what kind of road you are driving on or the weather you are driving in. Есть преимущества и недостатки AWD по сравнению с FWD, включая более высокую стоимость покупки … Read more
All-wheel-drive has become a popular option on many vehicles in recent years. And why not? AWD can help you drive more safely and with more control in bad weather, even in heavy rain, snow and ice. While AWD was once found only on trucks, it has been expanded as an option on a variety of … Read more
Manual transmissions are a bit of a dying breed these days, but there are still at least a few modern cars where a manual is still available and plenty of older cars still on the road that use manuals. Even though dual-clutch automatic transmissions shift way faster than manual transmissions, a manual is still considered … Read more