You can jump-start a dead car battery by using jumper cables to connect its terminals to the terminals of a functioning car battery or a standalone jump starter kit. However, if you don’t know how to ...

Some drivers have to jump start their cars regularly when temperatures drop. Here's why car batteries are so sensitive to low ...

Did Ohio's cold winter temperatures leave your car battery dead? Grab a friend, their car, and some jumper cables. Here's how ...

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Years ago when I still lived in a campus apartment at Ohio State University, I passed by two college kids cluelessly tinkering underneath the hood of a Hyundai Elantra. I had deduced that the car ...

If you know your car’s battery is on its way out, it’s best to replace it as soon as possible. You don’t want to get stuck on the side of the road because you ran out of juice. Thankfully, ...

All car batteries lose power over time. This isn’t a factor when the car is driven regularly, allowing the alternator to replenish the battery. But if the car is parked for an extended period, such as ...

Sooner or later, most drivers encounter the inevitable inconvenience of a dead car battery. You don’t need to be an expert auto mechanic to know that without a running battery, your car won’t start.

Charging your car battery is usually the first job you should perform if your car won’t crank when turning the key. You can easily do it from home, so don’t worry about calling a professional. Battery ...

While replacing a car battery used to be a fairly simple process, it’s often much more complicated in modern cars. After reading some of the potential problems noted below, you may decide it’s a chore ...