Brake troubles often remain invisible until the problem shows up in an unusual circumstance, such as a full-pressure panic stop, or a situation where a fast release is needed, but the brakes just ...

Trailer brakes don't always work as they're designed to. When they don't, overall braking forces are reduced and vehicle-stopping distances increased. The Canadian Maintenance Council noted that the ...

There are two things to know if you’re going to tow a trailer: Towing is never a trivial matter, and you can never have too much brakes. If you can't pull a trailer over a hill because you don’t have ...

If you are towing a trailer weighing more than 1,650 pounds (750kg), it is likely a braked trailer. These heavier trailers, often with two or more axles, have their own electric brakes, which are ...

The 2024 GMC Sierra HD is included in a new customer satisfaction program issued by General Motors, which includes a fix for a problem that can cause intermittent loss of trailer brake function in ...

It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with four wheels. Prior to joining the Roadshow team, he was a freelance contributor for Motor Authority ...

Bendix is making available information pertaining to its voluntary recall of some 200,000 of its SR-5 trailer spring brake valves. That May 17 action has prompted recalls of over 30,000 trailers by 11 ...

Ford is issuing two recalls covering over 737,000 vehicles to fix oil leaks and trailer braking systems that won’t work. FORD MUSTANG AND CHEVROLET CAMARO PRODUCTION SUSPENDED The oil leak recall ...

GM has issued a service bulletin for certain units of the GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon and GMC Hummer EV due to an issue with the brake control switch. The problem: affected vehicles equipped with the ...

We take it for granted that our braking distances extend when towing a trailer—especially a heavy one. But does this have to be the case? General Motors aims to challenge that paradigm by making the ...