If you remove whatever cap or plug has been put on there and reconnect that hose to the booster and the manifold, the power ...

I’m hearing a whining noise from my car. It’s a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. I hear the noise all the time when the car is running. But if I turn the steering wheel — even while I’m parked — the whining ...

I’m 80 years old and purchased my 2004 Toyota Corolla new. Now, I drive mostly around town, so it just has 145,000 miles on it, and I’ve been very diligent with the maintenance over the years. When I ...

My wife and I are driving a couple of well-used cars. One is a 17-year-old Infiniti G35, and the other is a 12-year-old Toyota Camry. We are considering purchasing a new car: a 2025 Camry. After doing ...

DEAR CAR TALK: We recently had my parents' 2013 Honda Odyssey minivan in the shop for a state inspection. It passed with flying colors, but the shop recommended that my mom replace the timing belt and ...

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2022 Ford Explorer Platinum with the 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6. It has 15,000 miles on it. When I start it up cold, it blows a cloud of white smoke out the tailpipes — a very ...

Dear Car Talk: I understand that most modern cars have electronic speedometers and odometers, and that the odometer mileage is stored in some sort of flash (non-volatile) memory, so it’s not lost if ...

Learn about the most important issues facing Massachusetts from the people in charge and the people most affected.

In a curious case of car vs driver, Esther is convinced that her Mercury Sable is to blame for several recent speeding tickets she's received. Traffic court with the dis-honorable Click and Clack ...

Is there anything more depressing than the customer waiting room at your local repair shop? Well, Sarah has found a repair place that will fix her Nissan while she waits -in her car! The view from the ...

The BMW M3 Touring is fun to drive and has room for the family and plenty of room for groceries in the back. One of the frustrations that I frequently run into as a car guy in the US is that we miss ...