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 electric ...

Very little time remains for owners of affected GM vehicles to get their part of the settlement the automaker agreed to, covering dangerously faulty ignition switches in certain Buick ...

During pre-production testing, GM engineers experience problems with ignition switches on the Ion. At issue: A mechanism that is supposed to hold the ignition key in place. According to GM ...

It’s mounted inside the ignition switch, the electrical component that locks the ignition and “reads” anti-theft coding in the key to allow the vehicle to start. Worn keys can damage ...

"GM had its engineers determine, with certainty, that there were 13 deaths caused by the ignition switch defect. The program we are administering is much easier to satisfy," Feinberg said to CNN Money ...