Rebecca Brown

1 week ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Did you know that car lasers can wreck your iPhone? It's never a good idea to point a camera at them. Read on to find out why! If you spend time in online car enthusiast spaces, you may have come across an intriguing video of a Volvo's lidar sensors wrecking a camera. The original post is simple footage of the vehicle. It seems innocuous at first, but as the camera focuses on the lidar, something happens. More and more colorful dots start to fill the screen.

1 week ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Unfortunate news for Toyota owners: There's a new recall that may impact you. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that hundreds of thousands of Toyotas have lighting issues. The unlucky owners have vehicles that are dangerous to drive. With the cars' lighting systems malfunctioning, the vehicles are less visible on the road. Find out if yours is one of the faulty vehicles and how to remedy the problem if it is. Why Is Toyota Recalling These Cars?

1 week ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Are all gear shifts the same? Most cars have the same main drive functions, so you might be fooled into thinking that every make's gear shift options are identical. But you'd be wrong. While some settings are the same across nearly all cars, others, such as the B setting on your gear shift, may be unfamiliar to you. What exactly is this setting? How is it different from your other standard options? And when should you use it? What Do the Letters on My Gear Shift Mean?

2 weeks ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Hundreds of Hyundai Palisades pose a fire risk to drivers. Find out if yours is one of them and what to do to protect yourself. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reporting that hundreds of Hyundai Palisades are being recalled due to a fire risk. The vehicles are in danger of catching fire whether they're driving or parked, so mitigating this danger and scheduling repairs quickly is a must.

2 weeks ago | familyhandyman.com | Rebecca Brown

Bad news for those who own 2024 Ford Broncos: your vehicle may have a serious child lock defect. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a brief warning about this issue recently. If the problem sounds familiar, then you have a good memory. This current recall is an expansion of a previous Ford recall, so even if you didn't get an owner letter last time around, you're not out of the woods yet. Your vehicle may have been missed the first time around.