Car air conditioning reduces humidity and keeps drivers cool while they drive, but wear and tear eventually catches up with these climate systems. Problems such as a refrigerant leak, blower motor ...

The heater core is located inside the vehicle between the instrument panel and the firewall. It looks like a miniature radiator minus the fill neck and cap. The purpose of the heater core is to ...

Heating and air conditioning systems are maintenance-free for the most part, so when something bad happens, it’s seldom because the owner neglected to have it serviced. The systems just wear out over ...

That “Harmless Puddle” Could Cost You You’ve probably seen a puddle under your car on a hot day and shrugged it off as ...

Vehicle air conditioning is typically one of a car's most durable systems. Though it is often in use every day, a modern air conditioning system just keeps humming along providing cool air when you ...

Caring for a car air conditioner is nothing short of a breeze. Unlike most car parts, either it works or it doesn’t. According to Ronnie Smith, manager of Bill Smith’s Auto Air Conditioner Inc. in ...

Viewer-submitted questions for The Car Doctor: Q: I love my Genesis GV 70, except for one issue that may lead me to sell it. I hear a random, intermittent whirring noise that seems to come from the ...

This is an annoying but relatively common problem in many cars, not just the Isuzu. Because a car’s air-conditioning system dehumidifies the air (as well as cooling it) the water that was suspended in ...

The 2015 GMC Acadia is among the vehicles most likely to experience air conditioning problems at some point in its lifecycle, according to the auto experts over at Consumer Reports. The chief mechanic ...

Let’s start at the start. The SVS light on your car stands for 'Service Vehicle Soon'. Fundamentally, it’s telling you that something is not right somewhere on the vehicle and the computer has logged ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Car air conditioning reduces humidity and keeps drivers cool while they drive, but wear and tear eventually catches up ...