Here's a frustrating hypothetical: you return home from a long day of work, turn your car off, and move to pull your key out of the ignition. Only, instead of the quick click and removal that usually ...

DETROIT -- General Motors is offering to repair customers' Chevrolet Cobalts and other older small cars to prevent keys from getting stuck in the ignition, but the company said it isn't issuing a ...

Dear Doctor: A couple of weeks ago I put the key in the ignition and I could not turn the key. I called for road service and the serviceman used a small piece of wire and banged around the key ...

Question: It is becoming increasingly more difficult to turn the key of my 2003 GMC Sierra pickup into the start position. A certified auto technician advised me to have the ignition switch replaced ...

DEAR CAR TALK: I have a Pontiac G5, and my key got stuck in my ignition. I believe my battery is dead. If I replace the battery, will the key be released from the ignition? - Linda RAY: I'm not sure ...

Though old cars have issues, sometimes the simpler mechanics have their perks. Newer cars are becoming increasingly digitized and require advanced diagnostic tools to interact with the various ...

The U.S. government fined General Motors Co. a record $35 million for waiting too long to tell safety regulators about a problem with ignition switches in small cars. Here are key events in GM’s ...

General Motors was the subject of multiple government investigations and hundreds of civil lawsuits for taking more than a decade to recall 2.6 million cars with a deadly ignition switch defect. Under ...

A car key is still an essential item in many vehicles, and one common mistake with how they're carried on various keychains ...

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 ...