Consumers saddled with sludge-clogged Toyota engines may soon get some help from the Japanese auto giant under the terms of a class-action lawsuit settlement that covers roughly 3.5 million Toyota and ...

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. has reached a tentative agreement to settle a nationwide class action by Toyota and Lexus owners who complained their car engines were damaged by oil sludge. A federal ...

Today's engines are more advanced than ever before, offering large horsepower numbers from small displacement engines. Seemingly, manufacturers have combined the best of both worlds: small economic ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it was sending letters to 3.3 million Toyota owners in the U.S. in hopes of resolving a potential engine problem. Faced with a small but steady stream of complaints ...

For people buying a used car, there is a very important but rarely checked factor to consider that goes beyond kicking the tires: original sin. Some best-selling models appear to have an increased ...

Skipping even one or two oil changes can trigger a chain reaction of internal damage that builds silently over thousands of miles. Motor oil does far more than lubricate — it transfers heat, suspends ...