Over time, worn surfaces on keys and internal switch components can mean switch positioning errors and unintended engine startups, the National Transportation Safety Board warns. Switches and ...

If you’re driving a car that uses a physical key and it seems to be stuck in the ignition, the first thing to do is make sure your car’s in park—it won’t come out if you’re still in drive. If that’s ...

We're not completely certain where the first key-operated ignition switches appeared. However, we are certain they've made the world safer for our automobiles. Think of the ignition switch as your ...

General Motors said on Monday that it will recall 3.16 million midsize and large cars to modify their ignition keys to prevent the problem that triggered a recall of 2.19 million U.S. small cars in ...

The top component is the switch detent plunger of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is one of the seven GM models that have been recalled over problems with the vehicles’ ignition switches. The bottom ...

There's nothing more frustrating than when you're rushing home to the sanctity of your own toilet and you're hamstrung by a seemingly simple snag like a car key that won't come out of the ignition.

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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' safety crisis worsened on Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches. The latest recalls ...

Every month we receive a substantial number of technical questions, many of which deal with electrical problems. Recently we were in Texas visiting the folks at Painless Performance and had the ...

A federal judge has thrown out two cases considered legal bellwethers of what claims will be allowed against General Motors in federal lawsuits over flawed ignition switches linked to more than 100 ...