Q. I enjoy both your column and Saturday morning talk show although I wish your radio station came in better in Rhode Island. I have a 1993 Buick with a 3.8 liter engine. I am having problems with a ...

In addition to indicating a possible problem, smoke from the tailpipe means dirty emissions. Most states and some municipalities mandate periodic tailpipe-emissions testing. If your car is emitting ...

DEAR CAR TALK: My 1997 Mercedes E420 sits in the garage for months before being called on for the occasional road trip. Lately, I've been experiencing a rough idle condition, where the engine rpm ...

A: The reader writes that his 1987 Mercury with a 5-liter V-8 has started to run rough at idle and under light acceleration. One dealer mechanic said the fuel injectors should be cleaned at a cost of ...

According toAutomotive News, the rough idle is linked to the boxer-four's electronic control unit, which will throw a fault code when it detects an anomaly in the variable valve timing's actuation ...

I have a 1993 Grand Am, SOHC 2.3L Quad4.<br><br>Two weeks ago, i drove to Iowa. Maybe it was the Iowa fuel or something, but my car has not been the same since.<br><br>It went the entire distance fine ...

My husband and I are both nurses, so we are trained to diagnose things. My husband is not only a great nurse but a fine backyard mechanic as well. But we have a problem with our 2015 Ford Escape that ...

Toyota and Subaru are grappling with reports of rough idle and stalling conditions on their new sporty coupes. The problems on initial batches of the Subaru BRZ coupe and its Scion FR-S twin--known as ...

With temperatures dropping and expectations of snow in the Louisville area, many car owners are asking: How often should I start my car to warm it up? Experts at AAA, a federation of motor clubs, say ...