There are few things more panic-inducing than turning your key or pushing your start button and hearing something that doesn't sound quite right. It could be clicking, grinding, or worst of all, ...

Modern starter motors make getting on the road as simple as turning a key or pressing a button — until they stop working. When a starter fails, your car won’t crank at all, leaving you stuck and ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

BMW has issued a recall spanning seven of its models lines, though only certain model variants built between the 2019 and 2021 model years are affected. The cause of the recall, which affects 105,588 ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

Most modern cars have auto start-stop systems to reduce fuel consumption, but while some might worry about wear and tear, car ...

BMW is recalling more than 145,000 vehicles because their starter motors may overheat, risking a fire. The recall involves a number of sedans, coupes, and SUVs that were part of a previous recall for ...