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 ...

As an electric motor’s rotor turns in close proximity to the motor windings, a bucking voltage or back electromotive force (EMF) is generated. The back EMF (BEMF) generated across the start winding is ...

You hop in your Dodge diesel and turn the key only to be greeted with a click-click sound, instead of the more familiar whirring of your starter motor. Something is wrong. You somehow knew that the ...

Many single-phase compressors require a start capacitor to assist in starting the motor. These capacitors will occasionally fail, causing a compressor to fail to start. Overheating is a primary cause ...

BMW has issued a serious recall affecting nearly 200,000 vehicles in the United States. The warning is clear: owners should not park these cars inside garages or near buildings. The reason is a risk ...

Toyota is recalling the GR Supra over a starter defect that can overheat and potentially trigger an engine bay fire, and the company is bluntly warning owners not to leave affected cars parked in ...