If it is your first time dabbling with off-roaders, or big trucks and SUVs, chances are it is the first time you are hearing about a steering stabilizer. This is because steering dampers are only common on these types of vehicles. A typical steering stabilizer is a small horizontal shock absorber mounted very close to
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There is more to your vehicle’s HVAC system than the heater core, a fan, and the vents. The blend door plays a critical role in controlling how much hot or cool air blows through your AC vents. A while ago, when many vehicle controls were mechanical, there was a physical link between your AC controls
A well-serviced vehicle should accelerate smoothly and gradually. Even though the rate of acceleration varies with power, vibrations and jerks should never be part of the story. If your vehicle shakes, jerks, or vibrates every time you get on the accelerator pedal to pick up speed, you have a significant problem that you should address
Different states and countries have a way of marking vehicles involved in serious road accidents. In most cases, your vehicle gets a salvage title or a similar notice to indicate it was involved in a severe accident before. In most US states, you will get a salvage title when your vehicle sustains damage that requires
Car interior lights, also known as dome lights, get their on-off signal from multiple switches in the car. How they turn on depends on a setting switch on the dome light itself, somewhere on the dashboard, or in the car’s infotainment system. Ideally, the dome lights: Will go on when you flick a switch to
Putting your car into gear is the next natural thing to do after turning it on – unless you have no intention of going anywhere. What happens if you can’t shift it into gear? This is a crippling problem that car owners might encounter at a point. We will look at it in detail depending
A good driver can get up to 100,000 miles on a single clutch – as long as they don’t push their car too hard and do lots of starts and stop driving. Under normal circumstances, drivers get way less lifespan from their clutches. That is why one of the most prominent serviceable parts in a
While we all know that low oil levels are harmful to your engine, very few people, know the exact type of oil that goes into their car. Some drop the vehicle into a service center and let the mechanic handle the rest for them. If you like to be hands-on, you know there are oil
A drive shaft is a cylindrical shaft that shuttles RPM and torque from your gearbox to the rear wheel differential (or a transfer case). The drive shaft rotates at the same RPM as the transmission’s output shaft. Driveshafts are common in rear-wheel drive vehicles or four-wheel drive trucks with a transfer case. All front-wheel drive
The Honda Odyssey is a dependable family car renown for its electric sliding doors. The Honda Odyssey sliding doors are always convenient when they work well. However, when they start developing opening and closing issues, one might wish for regular car doors. Both manual and electric sliding doors develop similar problems, but the electric mechanism