Loose or corroded battery terminals restrict electrical power from reaching the rest of the vehicle, making it difficult to start even with a jump. Remove the cables from the terminals and clean them ...

Consumer Reports no longer updates this product category and maintains it for archival purposes only. It used to be that a set of jumper cables (and an obliging fellow motorist) or a call for roadside ...

Portable car battery jump starters can be essential in case of a battery emergency. If your car refuses to start from a weak or dead battery, these compact devices can jump-start your car wherever you ...

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 ...

Picture this. You're ready to drive around town in your hybrid car and realize you left the headlights on — oops. This could mean a couple of things, but there's a pretty good chance that the battery ...

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 ...