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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

General Motors is expanding its vehicle recall. A 2006 Chevrolet Impala LTZ is seen in this image. Tom Drew/GM — -- General Motors announced today another ignition-switch recall for an additional ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...