DETROIT -- The General Motors engineer who approved modifying a faulty ignition switch design in 2006 without changing the part number or pushing for a recall told congressional investigators this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The problem: In vehicles with a gate-type shifter, pressing the Start/Stop button may not turn off the ignition. Even if the shift lever is in Park and the engine shuts off, the ignition may stay on.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced last week a voluntary recall of certain Honda and Acura models to replace an ignition switch which may cause the engine to stall. The recall involves about 1.3 ...

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 ...

Do you remember Raymond DeGiorgio? He was the General Motors engineer who was directly involved with the faulty ignition switches, and ultimately the whipping boy for the ignition switch recall having ...

General Motors recently issued a recall for several different models due to an ignition switch issue similar to the one that plagued 2.7 million of its small cars and resulted in the deaths of 13 ...