Flipboard 2025 Car Tips

Discover why extended warranties often refuse to cover known defects—and what you can do about it. This in-depth automotive guide breaks down warranty loopholes, TSBs vs. recalls, consumer rights, and effective strategies to get your repair approved. Learn how to fight back, document your case, and understand your true coverage so you’re never caught off guard at the service counter again.

A dealer says your car loan was approved, then calls back demanding new terms. Learn when financing can legally change, what yo-yo financing means, and how buyers can protect themselves.

You knew the new car had cameras, parking sensors, and a microphone for voice commands. You probably didn’t expect to discover an actual recording after somebody bumped it in a parking lot.

You signed the papers, pulled out of the lot, and barely had time to enjoy the car before the check engine light appeared. But the seller points to the words “as is” and says the problem is yours now.

Your EV charger works perfectly—until its app goes offline. Here’s why smart home chargers can become useless during software outages, what owners can do, and whether simpler charging hardware might actually be better.

A simple wheel alignment can now come with an unexpected sensor-calibration charge. Here’s why modern safety systems may need recalibration, what it costs, and when the extra work is actually necessary.

Automatic wipers struggling in snow even though the dealer says they are “working as designed”? Learn how rain sensors work, why snow confuses them, what problems to check for, and when your car may actually need repair or calibration.

Finding somewhere to park on the street is annoying enough. Finding an empty spot occupied by your neighbor’s traffic cone? Somehow more annoying. He apparently thinks the space outside his house belongs to him, and everyone else is supposed to agree. But does that little orange cone actually mean anything?

The car is not sitting directly across the driveway. But it is close enough that getting out requires backing up with such precision that being an inch or two off could mean scraping your car...or worse. The driver would probably say it is a public road, so the space is fair game. But is it?