DETROIT - In the latest example of Volkswagen of America Inc.'s quality woes, the automaker is warning 426,000 VW Passat and Audi A4 owners of an engine oil sludge problem. Affected are 1.8-liter ...

Consumers saddled with sludge-clogged Toyota engines may soon get some help from the Japanese auto giant under the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement that covers roughly 3.5 million Toyota and ...

DETROIT -- An inexpensive device that checks the condition of engine oil and warns the driver when it's time for an oil change could help Volkswagen of America Inc. and the Chrysler group avoid future ...

DETROIT - In the latest example of Volkswagen of America Inc.'s quality woes, the automaker is warning 426,000 VW Passat and Audi A4 owners of an engine oil sludge problem. Affected are 1.8-liter ...

While fresh oil is generally transparent and amber colored, black oil may mean it's time for a replacement and frothy oil can ...

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has announced a new so-called “customer satisfaction programme” that extends to 2002 models and eight years the coverage of a “Special Policy Adjustment” (SPA) announced in ...

We all fear heart attacks and take several precautions, but when it comes to cars, we turn a blind eye. When we know that engine is the heart of the car, how many of us think what’s going on inside it ...

Dear Car Talk: Am I negligent? I assume so, since I have not had the oil changed in my 2011 Hyundai Tucson since 2015. I put lots of short trips on this car, and it doesn't even have 40,000 miles on ...