Rear-wheel drive cars with just a gas engine either use a propeller shaft that runs from the transmission to the rear differential to power the rear wheels, or a rear-mounted transaxle ...

For a car designed for safety and efficiency, FWD offers quite a few advantages over rear-wheel drive (RWD). For a front-engine car, having the front wheels driven means no bulky driveshaft taking ...

Rear-wheel-drive vehicles have universal joints (or U-joints) at both ends of the drive shaft. U-joints connect to yokes that also allow drive shafts to move fore and aft as vehicles go over bumps ...

Kia is recalling over 300 examples of its EV9 SUV because they could lose drive power. The issue is related to an improper weld and dealers will replace the rear gear drive unit. Ten incidents have ...

A recall has been announced for certain 2025 Kia EV9 vehicles due to a potential manufacturing defect in the rear gear drive unit (GDU) motor shaft. This i ...

Kia has announced the recall of 342 units of its EV9 2025 electric SUV due to a power loss problem linked to a welding weakness. The defect could prevent the vehicle from accelerating normally and, in ...

Owners may encounter driveline noise and a warning message for an issue in some of the initial EV9 EVs made at Kia's Georgia ...