Dear Tom and Ray: I own a 1992 Honda Accord. About six months ago, I couldn’t get the car to start. Looking under the hood, I discovered that the clamp on the positive battery cable had completely ...

What to do when your car won't start on a freezing morning.

A dead car battery can happen to anyone. It can happen to you, too, if you forget to turn off your vehicle’s headlights or you accidentally leave accessories turned on like the car stereo. It usually ...

Rumor has it the Third Eye Blind song "Jumper" was originally an ode to jumper cables, but the record company executives made the band change the subject matter to appease "big car battery." Alright, ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. A jump starter can pay for itself the first time that you use it, without waiting around for a tow truck. Between ...

Your car won't start. You have a dead battery. We know, it's a pain! You'd like to pull it out and get it checked at an auto parts store or maybe even replace it—and you want to do it yourself to save ...

Has This Ever Happened to You? You jump in the car to run a few errands in your spare time……and nothing. The car won’t start… ...

Make sure you know what your positive (+) and negative (-) battery terminals are, as the jumper cables will have to attach to them. Jumper cables are red and black for a reason. The black wire ...