The gas cap is one part of your vehicle that we bet you don’t give much thought to in spite of how often you use it. The thing is, a gas cap does a lot more than simply close off your vehicle’s filler ...

Q: I had a full tank of gas the other night and discovered the next day, while driving on the freeway, that it was empty. Thieves had siphoned all the petrol from my SUV. Thank God there was a gas ...

For a component that’s not much different from the lid of a jam jar, gasoline caps inspire lots of passion. Why doesn’t a new Toyota Sienna minivan have a lanyard so you don’t drive off and leave the ...

Most of us grew up with gas caps. Getting your driver's license and learning how to pump gas is a rite of passage for many in the U.S. — and a big part of that is twisting off the gas cap or at least ...

Since at least as far back as 2011, the Internet has been plagued by a viral warning about a danger to car owners, who supposedly create a significant risk of explosion by filling their vehicles' gas ...

Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert ...

SAN DIEGO — Drivers in North Park are dealing with a new and damaging method of gas theft- one that’s leaving vehicles in the shop and car owners with hefty repair bills. Instead of siphoning fuel ...