Car owners dread few things quite as much as a vehicle's "Check Engine" light. However, the dreaded signal doesn't always foretell a worst-case scenario for motorists. They can even help prevent ...

This story appears in the March 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Truck technicians next year will have to deal with a pronounced increase in engine fault codes ...

The technology available to managers and service technicians on their smartphones continues to get better—now Cummins engine owners can use a mobile app to read prioritized engine fault codes and ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Your Check Engine light is shining like a beacon of bad news. What's going on? The ...

For all its '81 vehicles, GM introduced a computer-controlled engine-management system named Computer Command Control. It became known as CCC or C-3. The engine controller—first called an engine ...

GALESBURG, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced its IntelliConnect ™ remote diagnostic technology can now collect and analyze Cummins powertrain fault ...

We live in an age when dash cams have become a must-have, and while we’re not going to discuss the unfortunate reasons that made such equipment nearly mandatory, it’s pretty clear this market is ...

I think you could be looking in the wrong area. U2105 is an engine fault code, which perhaps helps explain why it comes on under heavy acceleration or travelling uphill. I would have a diagnostic ...

Engine fault codes P0251, P1211, P2288 showed up when my Mondeo diesel 2.0TDCI cut out a couple of months ago, three times within a mile after I had left the cross-channel ferry coming back from ...

If you've ever seen a port by your car's dashboard that can't charge your phone or provide auxiliary power from your vehicle's battery, there's a good chance that it is an OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) ...