There are about a thousand and one sounds a car can make when it’s deteriorating toward failure. You’ve got clunks from broken suspension parts, the hiss of a spent radiator, and brop, brop, brop of a ...

If you’ve ever accidentally left your car’s lights on and come back to a dead battery (guilty) you understand the annoyance of waiting for a towing company or friend to jump the battery for you. It’s ...

My 1991 Cadillac Eldorado with 140,000 miles on it began having starter problems about a year ago. When I would try to start the car, sometimes it would fire right up and other times the starter would ...

Portable jump starters have become an essential part of modern car care and support kits, offering a reliable solution for ...

Some problems mean your car is past the save point. These twelve warning signs signal it is time to move on: unsafe repairs, major rust, constant breakdowns, failing transmission, overheating, ...

Car batteries are a crucial component, yet they are often neglected by owners until the car fails to start. Therefore, proper ...

Consumer Reports no longer updates this product category and maintains it for archival purposes only. It used to be that a set of jumper cables (and an obliging fellow motorist) or a call for roadside ...

There is no worse feeling than getting in your car, turning the key, and realizing with agony that it won’t start. That’s why it is important to have the right devices and products to help you when ...

Portable jump starters have become an essential part of modern car care and support kits, offering a reliable solution for dead car batteries without the need for another vehicle or professional help.