Most drivers think of the ignition switch as the slot where they insert the key to start their car, but that’s actually the ignition lock cylinder. The ignition switch is a more complex electrical ...

At the heart of the G.M. recall of 2.6 million Chevy Cobalts and other models was a tiny metal pin called the detent plunger, which would normally serve to hold the ignition in the “run” position.

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 ...

Newly released internal GM documents reveal that the company in 2001 considered -- and rejected – an ignition switch design that two prominent safety advocates say could have avoided the problem that ...

Volkswagen is recalling 47,651 Jetta sedans from the 2019 and 2020 model years to solve a problem with the ignition in vehicles with a traditional ignition switch. According to a filing with NHTSA, ...

General Motors recalled every 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro ever built last month due to a faulty ignition switch which may allow the key to be knocked loose if it is bumped by the driver’s knee.

DETROIT - Ignition switches once again are causing problems for General Motors. This time the company is recalling nearly 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars from the 2010 to 2014 model years because ...

On Thursday, General Motors chief executive Mary Barra met with employees and journalists before they had seen the company's report to federal regulators outlining the problems that led to its ...

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Honda Motor Co. is recalling the popular Accord and Civic passenger cars to address problems with an ignition switch that could allow the key to be removed without the transmission ...

The GM engineer who approved production of a faulty ignition switch implicated in at least 13 deaths was the only person within the company who knew prior to 2013 that the part did not meet ...

The number of people killed in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches was raised to 51 today, as the victim's compensation fund began final evaluations of thousands of claims. Deadline ...