An Orlando Chevy Silverado owner faces a $3,200 repair bill for a failed 8-speed torque converter just 1,300 miles after ...

An automatic transmission is kinda like a parent of a three-year-old child; it does everything for the driver. Want to reverse? Just move the shift lever to R. Want to drive? Put the lever in D, and ...

If you’ve ever driven a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, chances are good you’ve been in command of a torque converter. At the risk of oversimplification, a torque converter transfers ...

Just like the foot bone's connected to the leg bone, it's only natural to think that a car's engine is connected to its rear wheels. This seemingly reasonable assumption would be wrong—at least in ...

Torque converter gearboxes are automatic, but not all automatics are torque converters. Some cars use something called a dual-clutch gearbox, while others use a continuously variable transmission (CVT ...