A small but familiar piece of hardware is disappearing from modern cars. Once a routine checkpoint for owners, it’s being ...

Transmission dipsticks used to be a basic tool of car ownership, as familiar as the fuel gauge or the hood latch. Now, more ...

A dual-clutch transmission, or DCT, functions like two manual transmissions in one package, with two independent shafts and clutches for odd and even gears. However, DCTs function similarly to an ...

Your car's transmission is one of its most important components, which means you'll want to take good care of it. Like most of your vehicle’s mechanical systems, a transmission requires quality, ...

For us, there really isn't a maintenance job we like doing less than changing the fluid and filter in an automatic transmission. Even if you're blessed with an automatic that has a transmission pan ...

The transmission is a vital component of the car that needs to be regularly maintained. If not, you might be stuck with the high cost of an automatic transmission repair. To avoid an expensive visit ...

A transmission is a vehicle’s gearbox. It’s roughly analogous to the gear shifter and chain system employed in bicycles. Transmission components are always mounted straight on the engine so that their ...

A number of GM Authority readers recently reached out with an identical question regarding this widely used nine-speed automatic transmission: when does it actually shift into ninth gear? These ...