If you've ever wondered what would happen to your car if you shifted into park while cruising along, we have the answer for ...

Hearing a strange noise when you shift your car into “Park” can be worrying, especially if you’re not sure what it means.

The emergency brake can help save your transmission over time, but did you know that it's actually better to use the E-brake before shifting to park?

"If you want to grenade your transmission, keep doing what you're doing." ...

How Park Mode Works in an Automatic Transmission Under normal circumstances, setting the transmission to P engages a component inside the gearbox called the parking pawl. This mechanism fits into one ...

The parking pawl (the tab that locks the vehicle in place when “park” is selected on the transmission) is reportedly getting caught on other components in the gearbox, preventing it from fully ...

“If the parking pawl does not engage, an affected vehicle may move after placing the shifter into ‘Park,’” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report said.

In setting the parking brake first to immobilize the vehicle, there will be no pressure or leverage on the parking pawl, which physically locks the transmission.

This will ensure the parking pawl is only acting as a fail-safe should the handbrake fail - which is unlikely - and you could save yourself thousands.

That device, known as a park pawl, is inserted into the teeth of the transmission’s final-drive gear when you select park on your gearshift. Why does my car roll when I put it in park?

Four examples of the 2022 Isuzu FTR Class 6 are called back to replace the automatic transmission with the correct unit, which features a parking pawl ...

Automobile maker Nissan JP:7201 is recalling 203,223 pickup trucks over a parking issue that may lead to cars shifting gears and rolling away while parked. “The transmission parking pawl may not ...