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This article was updated in August 2025 with new products and information. That little yellow check-engine light is sneaky. Most of the time, you forget it could be there. But when it detects an issue ...

There it is. On your dashboard. Staring at you, mocking you, making you plot insurance fraud: your car’s check engine light. That little bugger has been on your dash for weeks now and you haven’t been ...

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Sponsored Content. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Let's replay a scenario that is likely rather well known among the automotive inclined. You are driving your 2005 Cadillac ...

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