Not everyone understands cars, and sadly, that makes them an easy target for dishonest auto mechanics. So when one honest mechanic met a woman who was about to lose thousands to a scam, he realized he ...

Summer heat turns your car into a rolling oven, and suddenly your mechanic diagnoses low refrigerant requiring a $150 recharge. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: you’re likely getting fleeced. This ...

It's unfortunate but true: Mechanics are known to take advantage of people (especially women) to make extra cash. Featured Video People are over it, but it's hard to know what to do or how to handle ...

There are very few, very specific instances that would require the labor-intensive and expensive cleaning of a car's fuel tank. In fact, most cars made in the last 20 or so years should hardly require ...

It seems as if everyone and their uncle has a story of a disastrous trip to the mechanic. There are tales of being overcharged, of mechanics not completing the repair they were asked to do, or just ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Like many of us, Shatara Johnson relies on her car to get her to and from work. One day the car started to sputter a bit, so Johnson had a mechanic look at it. “(He) told me it ...