Q: My sister has a new Hyundai or Kia (hope it doesn't make a difference). She does not have a garage and lives here in Minnesota. She had an engine block heater in her old car. She went to have one ...

All vehicles become less efficient in cold weather. In a recent study, researchers in freezing Finland focused on whether engine block heaters could help increase efficiency in internal-combustion ...

Anchorage auto mechanic Bret Moffet stood underneath a forest green pickup truck last week that was hoisted about seven feet in the air. He used a long wrench to unscrew a bolt hidden deep in a maze ...

DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 331,000 heavy-duty diesel pickup trucks for a second time because the engine block heater cords can short circuit and cause fires. The ...

Detroit — General Motors is recalling more than 331,000 diesel pickup trucks in the U.S. for a second time because the engine block heater cords can short circuit and cause fires. The recall covers ...

General Motors is recalling 2017-2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickup trucks equipped with an engine block heater due to concerns that the optional heater cord could develop a ...

We moved to Edmonton from London, Ont. The mechanic said I do not have a block heater on my 2017 Kia Rondo. It was suggested to get a “blanket heater” for my battery. I’m getting a new battery and am ...

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 13,800 model-year 2015-16 Ford F-150 pickup trucks equipped with engine heater elements and 3.5-liter GTDI engines The Problem: Depending on the heater element ...