For as much technology that is packed into the modern vehicle, some things have stayed very much the same for a very long time. Think windshield wipers, tires and other essential systems. There isn’t ...

A hissing sound when braking indicates a vacuum leak in your car's brake system, requiring immediate inspection and repair to ...

The disc brake as we know it was first patented in 1902, but it failed to gain acceptance in the U.S. until the early 1960s, when vacuum-assist power brakes made the pedal effort acceptable for the ...

Q I have a 2001 Ford Escape with the V6 engine. When it gets below zero I lose hydraulic assist on the brakes. The brake pedal becomes hard to push, as if you had turned the engine off. If you pump ...