Every one of us has his little ticks when it comes to his own car, ticks like: to have the front seats in the same position, to keep the speakers' volume on any other level than 13, to always have the ...

Dear Car Talk: What the heck is a throttle body? We have a 2007 Toyota 4Runner with 85,000 miles and a 2011 Toyota Venza with 45,000 miles. Our local Toyota dealer is pushing us to service the ...

When things are operating properly, most drivers don't give a second thought to what happens when pressing the accelerator pedal on a modern internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Whether ...

I have been experiencing delayed acceleration in my car, and it sometimes jerks while idling. A mechanic cleaned a part called the throttle body and said it was dirty. Since I have owned the car for ...