The automatic transmission in a typical car or truck handles multiple driving modes, like D for Drive, R for Reverse, or N for Neutral. The system also includes a parking mechanism, often marked P, ...

More than 116,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks are being recalled for a problem with the right-hand gear shifter stalk. The right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors on 116,343 trucks from model year ...

Over 850,000 vehicles sold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be investigated by the NHTSA because of around 300 complaints regarding the gear shift selector. Initially, the NHTSA was only ...

Around 116,000 Peterbilt and Kenworth semi-trucks were recalled because of improperly crimped connectors in the gear shifter. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that ...

Unless you can shift like Ronnie Sox, automatic transmissions are simply more consistent when racing on the dragstrip. When it comes to street driving, however, most will agree that there's no better ...

Engineers and automotive designers have done their best to make sure the complicated machinery we call cars are easy to drive and understand — especially the parts that are important to our driving ...

The owner of a Ford Maverick has swapped out the truck's dial-type gear selector with a proper lever-type shifter from a Ford F-150, and it's a surprisingly simple modification. The dial-type shifter ...

When it comes to new car innovations, it’s clear that the gear shifter is undergoing a dramatic overhaul — but drivers aren’t thrilled with the results. In recent years, carmakers have embraced the ...

Personalization of one's classic Mustang or Ford is one way to make your ride entirely yours. From wheels and exterior trim to underhood wiring and the interior, there are literally dozens of ways to ...

The clutch is one of the major wearing parts in manual transmission equipped Corvettes. In part 1 of this series we showed the tranny removal. Now let’s take a look at parts options, important ...

Many things have changed since the first automobiles rolled off of the production lines. In the beginning, most cars followed a relatively similar formula in terms of design both inside and outside.