The future for backyard, independent and even multi-brand motorcycle mechanics may be a little brighter if the coming mandatory data sharing law is widened to include motorcycles. The law will allow ...

With all the recalls by automobile manufacturers in the news this year, it makes us wonder if automobile designs have become too complex to guarantee passenger safety. Are there just too many ...

Q: Greg, I enjoy your columns very much. I look for them every week. This situation is not something you can solve, but I feel it should be addressed and I would like your opinion. I have overhauled a ...

Greasy fingernails and skinned knuckles are a rite of passage for the backyard mechanic. But it’s worth it. For me, few things are more liberating than a mechanical challenge successfully met with my ...

Recalls at Toyota are further evidence, Dick Rogers says, that the days of backyard mechanics are long gone. Today’s auto repair world is computer-driven, says Rogers, a professor of automotive ...

My husband and I are both nurses, so we are trained to diagnose things. My husband is not only a great nurse but a fine backyard mechanic as well. But we have a problem with our 2015 Ford Escape that ...