Q: I have a Ford Flex with relatively new Firestone tires. Ever since I purchased them, I need to add air about once a week. The old tires were on the car for 49,000 miles. Other than during oil ...

For a tire to hold its inflation, a clean, smooth rim surface is essential. Environmental factors, salt, lubricants, water and other contaminants can cause damage to the rim’s surface area over time.

CARS.COM — In many parts of the country, a bent rim is the most common problem drivers experience with wheels, especially during the late winter/early spring pothole season in the snow belt. That’s ...

DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said it has a repair about 600,000 Sienna minivans recalled in the U.S. three months ago for possible corrosion in a cable that holds the spare tire. The ...

I saw this useless rim on the tire machine at my local shop. Regular washing of the car might have kept salt and road dirt from eating away at it. (Photo by James Westman) I've seen plenty of corroded ...