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 ...
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 ...
Naperville Park District will be testing the use of autonomous electric lawn mowers this month in three parks: White Eagle Park, 3140 White Eagle Drive; Kingshill Park, 4271 White Eagle Drive; and ...
What’s the fastest way to a mental breakdown in your garage, and why is it an ignition issue? No doubt, that stress headache comes on strong when your car was running a minute ago, whereas now it’s ...
Our testers, Bradley Ford and Colin Aylesworth, have many years of experience testing all types of gear for Popular Mechanics, including lawn mowers. Ford has used, maintained, and repaired all kinds ...
How did this happen? A scathing audit of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) by the Department of Transportation's Office of ...
General Motors is offering to pay as much as several million dollars each to the families of people killed and those severely injured in accidents caused by defective ignition switches installed in ...
GM received a report on Thursday critical of its handling of ignition-switch problems in Chevy Cobalt and related vehicles. With a slight nudge, the ignition switch could move from the run to ...
DETROIT - Inside General Motors (GM), they called it "the switch from hell." The ignition switch on the steering column of the Chevrolet Cobalt and other small cars was so poorly designed that it ...
The new head of General Motors, Mary Barra, goes to Capitol Hill Tuesday to begin two days of testimony. It's the first time she'll be questioned about a safety defect that's been linked to at least ...
For several weeks, CBS News has been reporting on its investigation into a General Motors recall. At least 13 people have died in accidents linked to an ignition-switch defect. CBS News' reporting ...
The demands for better emissions and fuel economy in the mid 1970s necessitated leaner fuel mixtures. These leaner mixtures required greater voltage and more spark to ignite. This challenge led GM ...
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