W hen Ami drove her newly purchased used car off the lot, she thought she was set. Instead, she ended up with a blown engine, a $30,000 loan and a $6,000 warranty that won’t pay up — and now she’s ...

Investigators say 19-year-old and 36-year-old, both from Fremont, poured oil onto a seller’s engine during a test drive. The point was to make it smoke like it was dying. When the car appeared to ...

The seemingly routine engine teardown uncovers shattered pistons, toasted bearings, and dealer trickery disguised as ...