When the check-engine light snaps on, it is not a suggestion, it is your car’s way of saying something in the powertrain or ...

Out of the many dashboard warning lights that illuminate when starting or driving a modern car, the service engine and check engine lights are most often misunderstood or intertwined. Compounding the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The check engine light is one of those dashboard warning lights drivers dread to see suddenly come on in the middle of driving. First-time car ...

A car’s engine management light (EML), also known as the check engine light or engine warning light, is one of the most important dashboard warnings in your car. The engine management light is shaped ...

When the check engine light comes on in a vehicle, it’s indicating that there is some issue with the car that should be checked out. It could be something minor, such as the gas cap not being screwed ...

Here are 2025's most popular questions and answers from The Journal's Car Doctor column, from rotating tires to oil changes.

CARS are fitted with a range of dashboard warning lights that indicate when there might be a problem with your vehicle. If your engine management light comes on while you are driving, you should ...

07:59, Fri, Jul 21, 2017 Updated: 07:59, Fri, Jul 21, 2017 A recent survey has revealed a worrying percentage of UK drivers are ignoring a crucial warning light on their dashboard, which could prove ...

Long gone are the days when a car dashboard only provided speed, fuel and temperature readouts. Today’s models use increasingly sophisticated technology designed to deliver the driver ever more ...

You may not pay much attention to them, but dotted around your car’s instrument panel there’s an array of different coloured warning lights. Hopefully, your ...