Modern vehicles with automatic transmissions typically have a 'shift lock' feature to prevent unintentionally moving the gearshift lever from park (P) to reverse (R). The shift lock is a small button ...

Automatic gear selectors look fairly simple from the outside. There's a lever with a release button that when pressed, allows the user to move between Park, Neutral, Reverse, Drive, and sometimes a ...

CARS.COM — Vehicles with an automatic transmission might not have a clutch and a stick shift, but they can still have trouble shifting. At times, drivers may have trouble getting the car out of Park ...

Ever wonder how your transmission knows to shift gears? Why is it that when you stop, the engine doesn't die? We're here to show you how cars work. We recently looked at manual transmissions. This ...

Because we use them every day, the operation of a car seems simple, but a car is a very complex machine. One of the most complex systems in the typical vehicle is the automatic transmission. This ...

There's nothing more frustrating than fighting a balky O.E.M. shifter. But you can improve your gear changes with a hi-po aftermarket shifter like B&M's new Street Shifter. These high-quality units ...

QUESTION:I own a C5 Corvette and I need some help. I just became a victim of the dreaded broken shift cable. I actually had to manually shift the transmission linkage into Drive the other day just to ...

Q: What do the numbers and letters mean on an automatic transmission: 1, 2, D, L, S, etc? A: That’s what’s known in the automotive world as the “prindle,” the pronunciation that engineers bestowed on ...