[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Diesel-fired engine pre-heaters can help ensure reliable engine starts in cold-weather conditions while reducing engine wear, preventing ...

Q: When I start my Honda CR-V anytime the engine is cold, I get this horrible noise, same as what you’d get if you would turn the ignition key after the car was already started. This started occurring ...

Why are cars sometimes harder to start when the weather is cold? Why does using the choke help? My car doesn’t seem to have one. --Bernard. Mechanical things are profoundly unamused by the cold. As a ...

If you woke up Wednesday morning and your car wouldn't start, you are not alone. As record-smashing cold enveloped much of the country, many drivers found themselves with dead batteries. When it gets ...

With winter’s icy hand slapping a third or more of the nation across the face, stinging with wind chills in negative double digits from the central states to the eastern seaboard, it’s a safe bet that ...