After an automatic transmission fluid change, some cars shift harsher or hesitate. Common reasons include fluid level or ...

Consumer Reports' transmission maintenance FAQ on how to tell when your car's transmission needs servicing and what the ...

Automatic transmissions are highly complex automotive components. They're significantly more complicated and challenging to work on than manual transmissions, which means expensive repairs and ...

I have a 2010 Mazda BT-50 with an automatic gearbox. When starting and driving from cold, it tends to slip in second gear and clunk into gear also. It also randomly drops out of gear sometimes. All ...

The story behind GM's Turbo-Hydramatic THM400 transmission – used in everything from classic muscle cars to luxury supercars.

FOURTEEN years ago, a mother-of-six set out to help her husband in his work as a mechanic. Now, she has become increasingly ...

One of the most fulfilling parts of driving a car is shifting gears. Enthusiasts like us yearn for open, twisty roads, going through the gears and surfing a wave of torque. Yet, most of us are stuck ...

This brand has experienced various transmission issues for over a decade, so it's no surprise Consumer Reports ranks it as the least reliable used car brand.

For a couple of decades, the Ford Focus stood as one of the most popular compact cars in the United States. It was introduced in 1999 as a replacement for the Escort, which was axed just a few years ...

An automatic transmission is one that doesn’t require the driver to shift gears manually. There are more types of automatic transmissions than ever before, including conventional torque-converter step ...