Transmission dipsticks used to be a basic tool of car ownership, as familiar as the fuel gauge or the hood latch. Now, more new vehicles arrive in driveways with sealed gearboxes and no obvious way ...

Auto repairs can be expensive, unpredictable, and complicated, especially when it comes to newer cars. Even the best independent mechanics sometimes struggle to get certain jobs done, and not for lack ...

John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, hears from a reader worried they may have waited a bit too long to have their car’s transmission fluid checked. The Car Doctor hears from a reader worried they ...

There are two schools of thought behind cars no longer including a dipstick. Removing it helps to deter less mechanically-inclined owners from using the wrong transmission fluid and ruining their ...