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 ...

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.

Lighten the load of your key ring to reduce extra stress on your vehicle's ignition switch. As a general guideline, a total of up to around four keys is considered acceptable for an ignition key ring.

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 ...

General Motors is replacing ignition keys in its newest trucks because it's possible for the gearshift lever to bump the key out of position. The move isn't a recall, though, so GM doesn't provide a ...

They’re in fobs or on phones, and digital or “smart,” and they can do far more than just open doors and start the engine. By Stephen Williams Call them what you want: digital keys the shape of a ...

Help. My brother has a 2010 Saab with a replacement key that broke off in the ignition. We can’t get it out, so we can’t start the car. What should we do? The man who made this replacement key for us ...

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