Recalls for Maverick, Transit, and Granite commercial vehicles focus on preventing crashes from brake overheating, panel ...

Sudden brake failure is, fortunately, a fairly rare occurrence. When it happens, it’s usually due to catastrophic loss of ...

Electronic parking brakes have quietly become one of the most common features in modern cars, including the best electric vehicles, replacing the familiar handbrake lever with a small button tucked ...

You approach a traffic light, tap the brakes, hear a shriek that sounds like a screaming fox, and suddenly your day gets interesting. The shop says you need new pads at all four wheels. You're ...

Few lineups have run the gamut of cars and trucks like Mercedes-Benz over the decades. That three-pointed star has graced everything from luxurious coupes to tiny compacts to buses, semis, and why not ...

The Acura ILX is now under investigation by the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) after a series of reports from owners describing a troubling loss of braking performance. Read: Acura ...

STUTTGART, Germany—They’ve been there in emergencies, when times are tough and when we’ve truly needed a hand. No, they are not our closest friends — they are the cargo vans used by carpenters, police ...

JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - A fatality inquiry heard Friday the driver of a tour bus complained about his brakes just days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three ...

A fatality inquiry heard Friday the driver of a tour bus complained about his brakes just days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three people. Court also heard the ...

Brakes are an important component of your car, as they allow you to stop safely and in time. However, brake components wear over time, especially brake pads in the case of disc brakes and brake shoes ...

Kyle Larson experienced brake failure at Watkins Glen, forcing him to exit the race early. Larson lost control of his No. 5 Chevrolet due to the brake issue, impacting his chances in the regular ...