When I first started fixing cars over 50 years ago, there were only a few dashboard warning lights, such as low oil pressure, overheating engine, or a faulty charging system. They were all vital to ...

Your dashboard is not trying to nag you, it is trying to keep you alive. Yet one of its most important warnings, the little amber “check engine” symbol, has become background noise for millions of ...

As manufacturers equip cars with lots of features and technologies, even dashboard lights can become confusing to navigate. Plus, different car makers can put their own spin on these indicators, ...

Automobile dashboards have come a long way since Carl Benz invented the world's first car. Analog gauges and mechanical knobs and switches have given way to touchscreens, pushbuttons, and voice ...

Nearly a third of U.S. drivers are unsure they can identify warning lights on their car dashboards, and about a fourth of them would keep driving after a light came on in hopes the problem would go ...

The dashboard provides drivers with an assortment of valuable information while on the go, including the array of symbols that light up for various reasons, which often become victims of being ...

I’ve been driving for nearly two decades, however, there are some symbols on my dashboard and console that I don’t have the faintest idea what they represent—including, but definitely not limited to, ...

THERE are 64 different symbols that can pop up on your car’s dashboard to let you know when something is wrong. How many can you identify? And you wouldn’t be alone as research has revealed that ...

There’s nothing quite so panic-inducing for drivers as when a strange and unfamiliar dashboard light switches on. What does that squiggly line mean? That one sort of looks like a light bulb… but it ...

The easiest way to avoid a costly repair job on your vehicle is to take it in as soon as warning lights pop up on your dashboard, but that assumes you understand what each dashboard symbol means—and ...

With countless different symbols illuminating contemporary car dashboards, it's hardly surprising that drivers can feel bewildered. From battery alerts to boot ajar notifications, the vast array of ...

I’m pretty sure we’ve all had that moment where an unusual-looking warning symbol pops up on your car’s dashboard and you have no idea what it means. For folks that regularly wrench on cars, it’s ...