Over the years, I've had a few cars with a remote start feature. While many new cars come equipped with remote start these days, adding remote start to your car before winter sets in is a cost ...

From Alexa-equipped Fords to blind spot monitoring, today's cars come with a lot of features, so many, in fact, that it can often be hard to keep up with all of them. Remote start is one of the most ...

Dear Car Talk: I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood. My neighbor has a remote starter he uses with his car. Annoyingly, when he remote starts it, the car horn honks first. Is the honk supposed to wake ...

In theory, the ability to remotely start your car without leaving your home by pressing a few buttons on your key fob seems like a win-win proposition. But like many things that seem too good to be ...

Remote start wastes fuel if you idle too long. Modern engines need 30 seconds, not 15 minutes. Here's how to stay warm without burning cash.

A Toyota salesperson documented issues with the brand’s remote start functionality in a viral TikTok. Adam (@adamoftoyota) accrued over 2.5 million views with his video that appeared to resonate with ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s compilation of anti-idling regulations, dozens of states and localities ...

Certain combinations work, like chocolate and peanut butter or Black Sabbath and eardrums. Other combinations don't, like orange juice and toothpaste or remote starters and manual transmissions. Well, ...

Mazda recently surprised customers by requiring them to sign up for a subscription in order to keep certain services. Now, notable right-to-repair advocate Louis Rossmann is calling out the brand. He ...