General Motors said last week that it was recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because of a problem with the ignition switch. GM said six people had been killed in accidents. But CBS News has learned ...

(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it had placed two engineers on paid leave as part of an internal investigation into defective ignition switches linked to 13 deaths and the global recall ...

We recently took a quick trip to a junk yard to get a steering column from a 2007 Chevy Cobalt. The steering column, of course, also comes with the ignition switch that is the source of GM's recent ...

WASHINGTON -- Tuesday was the deadline for General Motors and the government's auto safety agency to tell Congress what they knew about a deadly defect in some GM cars. At least 12 people have died ...

A man walks past a row of General Motors vehicles at a Chevrolet dealership on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan April 1, 2014. A man walks past a row of General Motors vehicles at a Chevrolet ...

A 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The 2005 to 2007 Cobalt has been most associated with GM's fatal ignition switch flaw. A used Cobalt (or a used Pontiac G5, which is very similar to the Cobalt) has lost ...

At least one GM engineer had the problem while testing the new car%2C which went on sale in 2004 GM advised dealers in a 2005 technical service bulletin to install the part if owners complained In the ...