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 ...

Future generations of drivers may never know the feel of an engine rumbling through the key as they start their cars. Automakers are turning away from traditional turn-key ignition switches and ...

General Motors’ ignition switch recall prompted many analysts to believe the automaker would move exclusively to push-button start. But, that hasn’t been the case. Automotive News reported on Sunday ...

Technology has granted us plenty of ease and comfort when it comes to our daily lives. If anything, some would argue that it makes us that much more efficient while others would say that it makes us ...

Having a project take on a life of its own is a common thread in the custom truck world and one that we discuss fairly regularly here at CT. My 1968 Chevrolet C10 is the epitome of this it seems, as ...

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. today said it is recalling all Lincoln MKCs built through September to resolve one or two issues that can cause the engine to shut off while driving. One of the recalls, ...

Technology offers a modern approach to resolving life's classic rituals, and to be honest it makes life simpler. Emails have replaced snail mail, texts have replaced talking, and, oddly enough, social ...

Imagine Matthew McConaughey serenely cruising down a moonlit road in his brand-new Lincoln MKC when all of the sudden the crossover stalls, upsetting his suave mojo (and interrupting the conversation ...

DEAR CAR TALK: "Dad, my car won't start" were the first words of a phone call from my daughter who is 1,500 miles away. Her typically reliable 2015 Madza 3 with less than 25,000 miles had stopped ...

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 electrical ...