Regarding “The next EV challenge: How to create character, personality,” autonews.com, Nov. 21: Modern designs are already bland, and the lack of engine “noise” adds to the problem. I put noise in ...

Our cars can make some pretty strange sounds. If you drive them for long enough, you'll most likely experience some fairly unsettling noises at some point or another. While any unusual sound coming ...

Engine knocking can result from one of several issues involving your engine. Whatever is causing it, it must be dealt with immediately so it doesn't become any worse. The knocking is a warning sign ...

A car engine is a piece of heavy machinery, and it isn’t surprising for it to make all kinds of sounds. The rotating shafts, the moving pistons and valves, the combustion process, and other engine ...

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) was a welcome miracle when they arrived on the scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Since then, the tech has evolved into the more mature OBD-II, which can more accurately ...

Hearing a rattle as you drive is irritating. What makes it more annoying is that a rattle can indicate a simple-to-fix problem that will cost almost nothing to repair or a significant issue that could ...