The top component is the switch detent plunger of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is one of the seven GM models that have been recalled over problems with the vehicles’ ignition switches. The bottom ...

At the heart of the G.M. recall of 2.6 million Chevy Cobalts and other models was a tiny metal pin called the detent plunger, which would normally serve to hold the ignition in the “run” position.

A GM engineer who approved a change to faulty ignition switches in models that have now been recalled also appears to have signed off on not issuing a new number for that changed part, according to an ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Among the most critical unanswered questions in General Motors' mounting crisis over a defective ignition switch that led to crashes and at least 13 deaths is who, eight ...

Volkswagen Group of America is issuing an extension of recalls for ignition-switch defects in 20,676 Routan minivans for the 2009 and 2010 model years. The automaker is calling back the minivans built ...

Volkswagen is extending a recall for 20,000 Routan minivans. It affects certain vans from the 2009 and 2010 model years. The issue is with the ignition switch, which can inadvertently switch the ...