If you can find a good, skilled locksmith, it’d be worth paying them to make a house call, to see if they can find a way to ...

There's nothing more frustrating than when you're rushing home to the sanctity of your own toilet and you're hamstrung by a seemingly simple snag like a car key that won't come out of the ignition.

Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple ...

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 ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11772584B2) describes a motor vehicle ignition switch with advanced features for detecting the angular position of a key in an ignition lock. The ...

Volkswagen is recalling over 47,000 Jetta sedans from the 2019 and 2020 model years because their ignition switches may fail, especially when temperatures are high. The recall includes only Jettas ...

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 ...