Picture this — you're sitting in the airport parking lot waiting for a friend or loved one, fuming about all the gas you're wasting. Perhaps you're a new driver, or maybe you just never bothered to ...

Solenoids are everywhere. They open the water valve in your dishwasher, control the flow of gas in your stove, regulate ink delivery in printers, and play a crucial role under the hood of your car.

John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader who ran into trouble after installing a new ignition switch. The Car Doctor answers a question from a reader who ran into ...

Do you have several sets of keys and other items hanging from the keychain you use to start your car? Our sources agree that a heavy keychain can damage your car’s ignition over time. That’s because ...

There's nothing more frustrating than when you're rushing home to the sanctity of your own toilet and you're hamstrung by a seemingly simple snag like a car key that won't come out of the ignition.

Here's a frustrating hypothetical: you return home from a long day of work, turn your car off, and move to pull your key out of the ignition. Only, instead of the quick click and removal that usually ...

With all the recent uproar about thieves stealing Kias and Hyundais using USB cables, now is the time to discuss a good means of thwarting such thefts: the simple kill switch, which prevents a vehicle ...

Just like spark plugs, ignition coils can wear down and become faulty over time. There are many common signs that an ignition coil is getting bad, but one obvious sign is an engine misfire, typically ...