DETROIT (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 331,000 heavy-duty diesel pickup trucks for a second time because the engine block heater cords can short circuit and cause fires. The ...

As essential as cars are in the modern world, vehicles and their engines have been regular sources of financial, and thus emotional strain for owners since the very first automobile was invented.

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 ...