Picture this — you're set to go out, and you try to start your car, but all you hear is a clicking noise. Even worse, nothing happens. Such a situation leaves you with two options. The first is ...

Cars don't like the cold. Frigid temperatures weaken batteries, but they also affect other automotive systems that can keep an engine from starting.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We depend on our cars in our everyday lives to the point that when they fail to start under any conditions, it can immediately signal the ...

Even when it's cold, you still have places to be. When Knoxville temperatures are in the low teens and 20s, car troubles could easily arise. A polar vortex this past week has been sending arctic air ...

A decade ago, smart drivers would always carry jumper cables and maybe a tire patch kit in their trunk. Now, in 2025, I’ve made sure that our vehicles carry two cheap but critical gadgets instead. I ...

Loose or corroded battery terminals restrict electrical power from reaching the rest of the vehicle, making it difficult to start even with a jump. Remove the cables from the terminals and clean them ...