Every warning light on your car’s instrument panel exists because a federal regulation demanded it. Those small glowing symbols are not decorative; they are standardized signals tied to specific ...

As manufacturers equip cars with lots of features and technologies, even dashboard lights can become confusing to navigate. Plus, different car makers can put their own spin on these indicators, ...

Car Care is a twice-monthly series offering maintenance best practices and DIY tips for car owners. Dashboard warning lights work with your vehicle’s onboard diagnostic system to identify various ...

Nothing can fill a motorist with dread quite like seeing something on their vehicle's dashboard light up. Well, ideally, everything will light up when you first start your vehicle, but after a couple ...

The Dashboard Dilemma We’ve all been there: cruising down the road, music blasting, and suddenly […] ...

Imagine driving down the road when a light suddenly appears on the dashboard. For some, it is easy to figure out what the symbol means and what action to take next. But many are unclear on what ...

Every car has its own language of light-up hieroglyphics on the dashboard. They’re your car’s way of asking for help. But those lights are not always easy to interpret. What it means: Typically red, ...

Uh-oh. A light has turned on in your car. This can never be good, right? And now what should you do? Thankfully the Car Doctor, John Paul from AAA Northeast, has the answers. We've rounded up some of ...

From the fiery Ferrari to the plain Prius, all cars are mechanical marvels. Many drivers have little idea of the complex inner workings that keep these machines moving. While it's not necessary to ...

When most of us have a warning light appear on our dash, the first instinct is to ignore it and hope it goes away. While this might be ok for a low wiper fluid alert, most warning lights require ...

Like many things, cars are not perfect. It is fair to assume something is eventually going to break or stop working no matter what sort of car you buy, and no matter how reliable it is rumored to be.