Most modern systems also include keyless entry, allowing you to enter the car without inserting a key or hitting a button on the fob. The newest systems take entry and ignition a step further.

After her car key broke, Betsy Cornwell was stranded and all alone. Then the unlikeliest of heroes came to her aid.

I’ve left the car for a couple weeks with the entire ... that allow me to re-enable the standard key ignition in case of an emergency.

The ignition lock cylinder is a mechanical part where the ignition key is inserted to start a vehicle. It’s mounted inside the ignition switch, the electrical component that locks the ignition ...

Most drivers think of the ignition switch as the slot where they insert the key to start their car, but that’s actually the ignition lock cylinder. The ignition switch is a more complex electric ...

In 1976, Betsy Cornwell's key broke off as she tried to start her car. It was late at night, and she was in an empty parking lot. Someone stepped in.

GM will alter the Camaro key to a more standard design, and will notify car owners with a recall notice in the mail. In an announcement, the company said the ignition switches on the Camaros are ...

It can then slip back to the "Accessory" position and shut the car off. If this happens ... Vehicles equipped with a FOB key may experience inadvertent ignition switch displacement from the ...

One night, she finished work and went out to her car as usual — only to find herself stranded when her key broke off in the ignition. "If you've ever worked that 3 [p.m.] to midnight shift ...