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 - 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For people buying a used car, there is a very important but rarely checked factor to consider that goes beyond kicking the tires: original sin. Some best-selling models appear to have an increased ...

The color of your car's engine oil can tell you a lot about its overall health, including alerting you to potentially dangerous problems.

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 ...