Idling is when you leave your car’s engine running while not moving. Long thought to be better for your car than shutting it down, idling actually gets you nowhere. Here’s why you should turn off your ...

When temperatures plunge, a frozen car can feel less like an inconvenience and more like a mechanical emergency. Handled ...

Experts warn that older cars and electric vehicles may need some extra care before hitting the road in frigid temperatures.

When a car keeps cutting out at red lights, the problem rarely feels minor to […] ...

Sure, Chicago is used to cold winters -- but an extreme cold warning with wind chill values as between -30 and -40 degrees ...

Once upon a time, it was considered good practice to warm up your engine by letting it idle for a little while before setting off. These days, however, people tend to just jump in the car and go. Is ...

My 2012 Holden Barina runs rough at idle, like it's running on three cylinders, but runs normally at higher revs. This could simply be a case of the engine’s idle speed being set too low. If that’s ...

Why does my diesel VW Caddy idle at around 1000rpm every 300km for several minutes, with no DPF warning lights? Could this be ...

A truck idles when its engine runs without moving the vehicle. Trucks idle regularly throughout the course of a haul, and more than one million long-haul heavy-duty trucks idle during rest periods ...