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 ...

Volkswagen is recalling over 47,000 Jetta sedans from the 2019 and 2020 model years because their ignition switches may fail, especially when temperatures are high. The recall includes only Jettas ...

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 ...

Q. I have a 2009 Chevy Cobalt. The car was running but had some fault codes, one being a faulty ignition switch. I replaced the switch and did a key relearn, and now the car will not crank or start.

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 ...

A faulty GM ignition switch linked to 13 traffic deaths was a component worth just 57 cents, members of U.S. Congress noted Tuesday as they demanded answers from General Motors' new chief executive on ...

How do I know if the car’s starter is about to fail? The starter is basically an electric motor that provides torque to the flywheel to turn the engine. In the conventional starter (as opposed to ...

Kenosha, Wisconsin's Dave Miracle has been into cars since high school. Like many of us, he took time off to raise three kids—that is, until he discovered a bare-bones 1966 Chevelle that had laid ...