It’s worrisome if your car doesn’t immediately start, especially if you’re in a hurry to get somewhere. The last thing you want is to be stranded because your vehicle won’t start, because sooner or ...

With temperatures plummeting to extreme cold across Wisconsin on Tuesday, drivers may be concerned about how often they should start their car to keep it running properly during winter. The AAA warns ...

Picture this: It's the dead of winter in Chicago, with a cold weather advisory in place, wind chills as low as -30 -- and your car won't start. Hopefully this isn't a familiar scene. But according to ...

Two days of bitterly cold temperatures are expected this week in the Chicago area, with predicted wind chills of between -25 and -30 degrees Monday night into Tuesday morning in some spots. For ...

In recent years, car key fobs have become less focused on the key itself and more focused on the technology that can be placed within the fob. Now, some key fobs don’t even have keys, with ...

With cold temperatures bringing ice and snow across the U.S., your first instinct before driving anywhere may be to let your car warm up. But that might not be a great idea, according to experts at ...

Both newbies and experienced drivers should know the basics of bump-starting or push-starting a car. If you have a vehicle with a manual transmission and a weak or dead battery, it's possible to start ...

Make sure you know what your positive (+) and negative (-) battery terminals are, as the jumper cables will have to attach to them. Jumper cables are red and black for a reason. The black wire ...

Those 12-volt car batteries under the hood of any gasoline or diesel car will not last forever. Symptoms like flickering cabin lights or headlights, hard starting, or heavy corrosion on the terminals ...

It's entirely possible to jump-start a car without using jumper cables, and it's what car enthusiasts commonly refer to as push-starting or bump-starting. However, not all cars are suitable candidates ...