DETROIT - General Motors' (GM) deadly ignition switch flaws emerged from an effort to improve its cars. As the company began developing new small cars in the late 1990s, it listened to customers who ...

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 ...

It’s a busy day for the automotive team of a tier-1 company. Engineers are rushing to complete the modules assigned to them so that the unit testing can be performed. The engineers are worried about ...

Every month we receive a substantial number of technical questions, many of which deal with electrical problems. Recently we were in Texas visiting the folks at Painless Performance and had the ...

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 ...

At least one GM engineer had the problem while testing the new car%2C which went on sale in 2004 GM advised dealers in a 2005 technical service bulletin to install the part if owners complained In the ...