When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...

If the car battery keeps dying, your problem might actually be the alternator instead. By learning how to test a car alternator, you can figure out what’s going on, so it can be quickly fixed. In this ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

All batteries need to be charged at some point and, for most cars, it’s the alternator's job to do it. Sooner or later, every car will have a failing alternator, which means drivers could be stranded ...

Your alternator is arguably one of the most important parts of your engine. Usually found attached to the front of the block, it’s responsible for keeping your battery charged as you drive down the ...