An Indiana man is suing Valvoline after his 2025 Sorento was filled with the wrong viscosity oil twice
A routine service visit at a Mercedes dealer takes a strange turn when a customer’s sedan appears at local bars instead of the repair bay
A mechanic fixed an Aventador’s EVAP leak for $100 by using a $40 Ford Focus part where Lamborghini wanted over $1,200
A rethink of EV manufacturing at Ford may mean fewer parts, simpler repairs, and less financial sting when something inevitably needs fixing
A man survived after a jack collapse pinned him under his own car in a Massachusetts parking lot
A failed seal turned one M4 laser headlight into a shockingly expensive problem, proving modern lighting tech is brilliant until it breaks
A technician’s high-speed “test drive” in a customer’s minivan ended with the employee losing their job
Drivers of VW and Audi models say routine oil top offs masked a larger defect, and now a court will decide what happens next
Study says drivers wildly underestimate ownership costs, often by thousands of dollars
Blue Oval pushes dealers toward same-day repairs with new Uptime Assist program
Even mainstream cars are frighteningly expensive to repair in some cases
Repairing minor dents on a Rivian isn’t getting any cheaper, and that could become a serious problem for the more mainstream R2
Difficulty finding low-cost stock has tempted some to offer cars without clean titles, even salvage vehicles
The cost to fix a repairable EV dipped in the US last year, but repair complexity remained higher than gas-powered vehicles
A new study explains how the design of modern cars means once simple, affordable repairs are a thing of the past
In a technical bulletin to dealers, GM swaps high-performance Supercar oil for the more accessible FS blend in its problematic L87 V8 engines
A dealer estimate twice the car’s value shows why older luxury sedans can become financial traps
Kia initially denied an Optima engine warranty claim over oil change receipts, then reversed course after scrutiny
