Vehicle owners need to keep maintenance on the mind to ensure their cars and trucks are operating at peak capacity. Various components should be checked and serviced at key intervals. Oil changes and ...

Q–We have a ’96 front-wheel-drive car with anti-lock brakes. The owner’s manual states tire rotation every 5,000 miles using the “X” pattern. My national-chain tire retailer rotated my tires twice ...

One of the most common recommendations from mechanics and car experts is tire rotation — the practice of periodically moving each tire from one position to another on the vehicle.The idea is simple: ...

CARS.COM — Virtually every vehicle manufacturer, tire manufacturer and tire dealer recommends you periodically rotate your tires so they wear evenly and last longer, but is rotation really necessary?

Adding tire rotation to your maintenance routine probably sounds like a nuisance. But even when alignment is kept up to snuff, tires do wear unevenly. Add to this the tendency for parts to wear and ...

Now that the ski season is over, it's time to take off my winter wheels and tires and put the summers back on. The summer tires are non-directional and I want to rotate them from where they were ...

Rotate my tires? But they rotate every time I drive? Yes, your rubber donuts go round and round every time you drive your car, truck, or SUV, but actually rotating them means putting them on a ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

Q. With respect to your column on tire rotation (Transportation, June 26) and specifically for front-wheel-drive vehicles, you wrote: ” … crisscross the rear tires onto the front.” This is the first ...