We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We depend on our cars in our everyday lives to the point that when they fail to start under any conditions, it can immediately signal the ...

Most of us aren’t going to try to turn off a car at 70 miles per hour on the highway. But what would happen if you accidentally bumped the push-button starter or experienced a mechanical failure while ...

Toyota cars and SUVs with push-button ignitions will now turn themselves off after being parked for a period of time, even if the driver didn’t hit the “Engine Off” button. Cars that can be left ...

If you've ever wondered how you can start a car without using the starter motor, allow me to demonstrate the art of the "push-start," also called the "bump-start" or "roll-start." It's a way to use ...

If you leave your key fob behind, the car will keep going, but if you idle very long some models will turn it off. And you won't be able to restart it.