These guys bought an old Mercedes-Benz with over 542,000 miles on the clock and drove it across the US, even though the Check Engine light was on. They had to put it through an inspection, and ...

When the check-engine light snaps on, it is not a suggestion, it is your car’s way of saying something in the powertrain or ...

The owner of a 2014 Mercedes-Benz GLK recently brought his crossover to a mechanic after the Check Engine light came on, along with a few other issues. What was supposed to be a simple repair ...

When the check engine light comes on in a vehicle, it’s indicating that there is some issue with the car that should be checked out. It could be something minor, such as the gas cap not being screwed ...

When your vehicle's check engine light (CEL) comes on, it's often a sign that something needs attention. But with over 20,000 ...

As great as cars can be for getting where you need to go as quickly as possible, they have some drawbacks. Most notable are the repairs that tend to come along with them, which can be every bit as ...

Out of the many dashboard warning lights that illuminate when starting or driving a modern car, the service engine and check engine lights are most often misunderstood or intertwined. Compounding the ...

The costs of buying a new or used car have climbed in recent years, and so has the average repair bill. If a vehicle purchase or major repair isn’t in the cards (or budget), maintaining the health of ...

Today’s cars and trucks are literally rolling test beds of technology, which has tended to make the days of the so-called shade tree mechanic and eyeball diagnoses of what ails a given model a distant ...

You just know it’s going to be a bad day when the “check engine” light on your car’s dashboard—which usually looks like the profile of a vehicle’s engine—stays on after you’ve started it. That usually ...