Some recalls are voluntary, which means the automaker issues them without being compelled by the government to do so. Tesla's latest recall is one of those. Tesla issued a voluntary recall for ...

Q–I read your column weekly, but I don’t recall this question. On occasion, I need to use my parking brake but forget to release it when returning to my vehicle. I get frustrated when I realize I ...

My “wonderful” mother has expanded her range of helpful advice-giving to the manner in which I park my car on my steeply sloped driveway. She was deeply concerned about the order in which I engage ...

DETROIT — Mazda is recalling nearly 228,000 cars in the U.S. because the parking brake may not fully release or could fail to hold the cars, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain ...

Q: I am from the era when cars still had carburetors and was told that to avoid problems with my parking brake I need to use it — use it or lose it. I got into the habit. I park my 2012 Chevy Malibu ...

Tesla Inc. said Thursday it is recalling 53,000 Model S sedan and Model X sport-utility vehicles over an issue with electric-parking brakes that could prevent them from being released. The Silicon ...

My family had two cars when I turned 16: a brown Ford Taurus and a 1987 Ford Escort Pony -- we were a Blue Oval family, after all. Being the newest driver, I had access to the Pony after school and on ...