Ford Motor Company has recalled more than 100,000 vehicles because the engine block heater can short circuit and cause a fire. The recall involves 119,075 vehicles. They are 2,403, 2016-2018 Focus, ...

A Ford recall tied to engine block heaters matters now because winter habits—plugging in overnight—can quietly create the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Blue Oval vehicles are being recalled in the US and Canada over engine fire risks ...

Humans use hot cocoa, coffee, tea, whiskey, and chicken noodle soup to warm up their insides and defrost from the cold abyss known as winter. Cars use engine block heaters. For the most part, modern ...

Ford is recalling 119,075 vehicles in the United States after identifying a defect that could increase the risk of an ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Diesel engines, known for their great fuel efficiency, are sensitive to cold temperatures. Instead of using spark plugs, as gasoline-powered ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This is an electrical device designed to warm up your vehicle's engine and its fluids in cold weather, giving you smooth starts. It also ...

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 ...

The introduction of the three way catalyst (TWC) has considerably reduced emissions from gasoline fueled cars. Most of the pollutants from these cars are emitted during the cold start period. At lower ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For much of the U.S., the concept of an engine block heater is a foreign one. Even areas like the mile-high city (Denver), which faces its ...