Modern vehicles can contain around 100 Electronic Control Units (ECUs). An ECU is a minicomputer that collects data and determines whether to activate a function based on the information received.

It might sound odd to say so about an inanimate object, but cars are pretty clever devices. Your car is almost certainly more sophisticated than anything else you own, designed to operate in all ...

We get asked a lot of questions about the bits and pieces of cars that squeak and rattle and break—everything from why is my wheel going clickety-clack to how do I get rid of this rodent smell. But ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) – There are a lot of mechanical ...

Continuous damping control is an electronic system that can adjust the tension in a shock absorber to create a more dynamic ride for the vehicle. Delphi Corp. uses a special fluid that can be made ...

New cars are confusing. With all the computers, sensors, and gadgets, it may seem like there's some sort of magical witchcraft taking place under the hood. We're here to show you how modern automotive ...

The ignition control module is a crucial component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is a control unit responsible for regulating the ignition timing and generating sparks to ignite the fuel-air ...

Its great to open the hood of your car and see nothing but the motor staring back at you. Move up a few generations on any vehicle, though, and youve got miles of wiring snaking through every nook and ...

Chrysler Corp. upstaged GM, Ford, and AMC with the unveiling of the U.S. auto industry's first mass-produced, magnetic-trigger, breaker-less electronic ignition system in 1972, a full three model ...