An estimated 575,000 vehicles are being recalled worldwide to replace B48 starter motors that may overheat and catch fire ...

There are few things more panic-inducing than turning your key or pushing your start button and hearing something that doesn't sound quite right. It could be clicking, grinding, or worst of all, ...

A worn internal component in the starter motor can overheat and potentially spark a fire. Here are the models affected and ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

BMW has issued a recall spanning seven of its models lines, though only certain model variants built between the 2019 and 2021 model years are affected. The cause of the recall, which affects 105,588 ...

Back in the day, you had to hand-crank your engine to start it. Thankfully, Charles Kettering and Cadillac gave us the electric starter motor in 1912, and we’ve started our engines from the comfort of ...

BMW is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles in the United States due to concerns over a starter motor that can overheat, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday. The recall is ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

BMW and Toyota recall 87,000+ vehicles for fire-risk starter motors that overheat during engine startup, affecting 2021-2024 ...

A global recall has been issued by BMW over a potential issue with the starter motor in more than half a million vehicles ...