Q: I notice rust forming on disc brake rotors quickly — especially after damp or rainy days. I am concerned about my RV rotors rusting during storage. How much of a problem is this? What should I do ...

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A General Motors’ team of global brake experts is helping to make rusty brake rotors history. They have changed the chemical makeup of the components using a process that could double the life of ...

Q: I have a 2006 Mustang GT convertible that I bought new. Prior to this year, it was stored inside over the winter. This past winter, I had to store it outside, under a car cover. I noticed this ...

Thanks to its toughness, durability, and heat-handling properties, steel has long been the material of choice for building automobile braking system components. In fact, steel is used to create many ...

DETROIT, Michigan - A global General Motors’ team of brake experts is helping to chuck rusty brake rotors into history books. The plan: change the atomic make-up of the rotors (discs) using a process ...

Brake rotors are one of the most integral parts of a modern vehicle. Without them, you’re hitting a tree, a mail carrier, or Timmy’s dog Spot. Too often do we overlook brake rotor wear, only to the ...

Brake rotors are nothing new -- the technology was popularized in motorsport throughout the early 1950s, on models such as the Le Mans-winning Jaguar C-Type, before being introduced to mainstream ...

All-electric vehicles have quick acceleration and are heavy. A brilliant braking system is paramount. But EVs also have a clever thing called regenerative braking. It puts the electric motor in ...

Q–We have a ’94 Honda Accord, which sat in our driveway for about three weeks undriven. When I went to drive the car, it sounded terrible, something was rubbing and making a clunk noise. The Honda ...

One thing I've learned after spending too much time and money at car auctions is that the brakes on vehicles I've purchased this way often need replacing. It's striking to see the condition of some ...

Brakes locking up without warning? Congratulations, you've just experienced the automotive equivalent of your pants getting caught on a doorknob. One minute you're cruising along, singing off-key to ...