When a gear lever suddenly feels stiff or refuses to move out of park, it is more than an annoyance, it is a warning that something in the driveline or its controls is not working as designed. I look ...

A sticking gear shifter sucks. You may be like us when this happens and immediately start fearing the worst. But don't panic. Yes, a sticking or stuck shifter could be a sign that your transmission is ...

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, ...

Electric vehicles have completely different powertrains versus combustion-powered cars, but that's not stopping automakers from trying to mimic the sensations that most drivers are used to. Case in ...

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 ...

One year ago, on September 29th, Kia America Consumer Affairs received a complaint involving a rollaway incident after a child moved the gear shifter from park with the engine off. The South Korean ...

Fiat Chrysler has been in the news lately, and not for good reasons. Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was killed this weekend when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee—a vehicle among a recall of more than 1.1 ...

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 ...

You may recall I had swapped out an old Hydromatic for a new Phoenix Transmission TH400 in the '60 Catalina I'm working on. Not long after the swap I decided to go a step further and switch the car ...