Most of us take the ignition system for granted, ignoring it when it's working and treating it to plugs, points, condensor and rotor when it fails. Considering the job ignition systems are assigned, ...

While many drivers will be changing their spark plugs more often than ignition coils, some might wonder if both should be ...

The intermittent stalling problem was solved by replacing the distributor. This is the sequel to troubleshooting my ‘86 Dodge Aries that defied logic and baffled my mechanic. To be sure, electronic ...

"It's not a heap, dad. It's a classic." That's harder to justify when your classic muscle car won't start. Nothing like a high-compression V8 combined with a battery that hasn't seen a charge for a ...

DETROIT - General Motors (GM) says it needs to change or replace the keys for about 3.4 million cars because they could cause the ignition switch to move out of position if they're carrying too much ...

A pre-production report for the 2003 Saturn Ion identifies problems with the ignition switch, which can unexpectedly shut off, and will eventually lead to a recall of 2.6 million cars including the ...

In the continuing story on defective ignition switches, General Motors has been dealt another lawsuit demanding that the company be held liable for knowing about and concealing the problem before 2009 ...

Automobile ignition systems have never been more reliable, but when not, how does one troubleshoot? and is it really an ignition issue? This simple test setup costs only about $1 and may easily be ...