If you own a newer car, you may be wondering what that little button on your door handle is for. Here's what it is and why ...

Back in the day, car doors were like normal doors—you could only open them with a specific key. Then, in the 1990s, the key fob emerged. Suddenly, you could conveniently aim a piece of plastic ...

Some fobs have a physical key built in that you can pop out and use to open the door lock manually. Sometimes that lock is clearly visible, other times it may be hidden under a flap. Remote ...

that have to receive the correct antitheft code from a key fob transmitter before they’ll send electrical current to unlock the doors. Each door has its own power lock actuator, and the motor ...