You turn the key on your Jeep and are greeted with a clicking sound, or maybe only silence. Whether you’re running late for work or headed out for weekend wheeling, that’s a situation that can ruin ...

What’s the fastest way to a mental breakdown in your garage, and why is it an ignition issue? No doubt, that stress headache comes on strong when your car was running a minute ago, whereas now it’s ...

Wish you could have a quick-reference checklist for those perplexing problems that crop up from time to time? Engine won't start. Battery won't stay charged. Transmission slips. Clutch chatters.

Kenosha, Wisconsin's Dave Miracle has been into cars since high school. Like many of us, he took time off to raise three kids—that is, until he discovered a bare-bones 1966 Chevelle that had laid ...

How do I know if the car’s starter is about to fail? The starter is basically an electric motor that provides torque to the flywheel to turn the engine. In the conventional starter (as opposed to ...

"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...

Solenoids are everywhere. They open the water valve in your dishwasher, control the flow of gas in your stove, regulate ink delivery in printers, and play a crucial role under the hood of your car.

For several weeks, CBS News has been reporting on its investigation into a General Motors recall. At least 13 people have died in accidents linked to an ignition-switch defect. CBS News' reporting ...

With all the recent uproar about thieves stealing Kias and Hyundais using USB cables, now is the time to discuss a good means of thwarting such thefts: the simple kill switch, which prevents a vehicle ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should have known a faulty General Motors Co. ignition switch was cutting off power to air bags in its vehicles as early as 2007 but either ...