DETROIT -- The furor over General Motors' deadly ignition switch has the potential to doom the antiquated car key, a technology drivers have been using -- and complaining about -- for 65 years.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, displays a GM ignition switch similar to those linked to 13 ...

We're not completely certain where the first key-operated ignition switches appeared. However, we are certain they've made the world safer for our automobiles. Think of the ignition switch as your ...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The furor over General Motors' deadly ignition switch has the potential to doom the car key, a technology drivers have been using for 65 years. Testifying before Congress this ...

"The ignition switch is a very fussy, electro- mechanical part that's seen as less reliable." Drivers were complaining about key ignitions long before GM discovered switches in the Chevrolet Cobalt ...