Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Ever wonder how your car knows it’s raining—and even how hard? Most rain-sensing wipers use a sensor that’s mounted behind ...

You may not realize this, but there's an elaborate linkage just below the base of your windshield that allows your car's wipers to move back and forth and, in some cases, up and down—and it is ...

Windshield wipers are such a simple little thing on the front of your windshield, that it can be easy to underestimate their importance—that is until you get stuck in a rainstorm. In bad weather ...

Windshield wipers are something we never think about until they stop working in a rainstorm. Classic Mustang wiper motor operation is through a simple high-torque electric motor that runs a jackscrew ...

The gas station squeegee has nothing on this. Jeep has developed a new type of windshield wiper designed to clear dirt and mud from the glass in just one wipe. The Clean Sweep: Jeep is a new accessory ...

Cars are packed to the gunwales these days with sensors, hand-holding driver-assist systems, and various arcane doodads that serve to isolate the driver from the actual physical act of driving. The ...

Driving in snowy weather is hard, and clearing snow and ice off the car is a chore. It's a tedious though necessary process that can take a good chunk of time. But while you have to push snow off the ...

Changing your own wipers is quick and easy. Save time and money changing them yourself instead of going to the dealership. Windshield wipers are one of the most important parts of your car. If you've ...