Manual cars are a bit of a mystery to most Americans, with less than 20 percent of U.S. drivers capable of driving stick. But even for those familiar with a three-pedaled car, manuals come with their ...

The oil crises of the 1970s undoubtedly reshaped the direction of automotive history. The demand for more fuel-efficient ...

Gear grinding noise and the shifter not getting into the “Reverse” position? Yep, you lost that gear and until you fix the gearbox the only way to back up your car is by pushing it. Regret buying that ...

Almost every vehicle with an automatic transmission sold today uses letter codes to represent the different gear modes. Each mode is usually self-explanatory, such as “D” for Drive or “R” for Reverse.

Hello Paul, I have a problem with my 1995 first generation Toyota RAV4. When I engage the reverse gear, it is weak. But all the forward gears in Drive are okay. I have been advised to replace the ...

Many experienced off-roaders won't think twice about tearing down an axle to fix a broken axleshaft or even pulling down their rig's engine to change a worn-out timing chain or swap in a hottercam.

In conventional automatic transmissions, a delay when selecting gears (often reverse) indicates worn internals and the need for a rebuild. Your Nissan is fitted with a CVT transmission rather than a ...

I have a 1998 Ssanyong Musso, The gearshift cable broke, and I replaced it. All the gears work fine, but not reverse. It doesn't go into reverse at all, any suggestions. If the vehicle had all gears ...

A regular motorcycle has a 'sequential' manual transmission, meaning you can only shift up or down one gear at a time. A regular motorcycle has a sequential manual transmission, meaning you can only ...