Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple ...

There's nothing more frustrating than when you're rushing home to the sanctity of your own toilet and you're hamstrung by a seemingly simple snag like a car key that won't come out of the ignition.

Nowadays, electronic car keys have become the norm, a massive shift from just a few decades ago when anyone with a little know-how could turn over the ignition on a car with some crossed wires and a ...

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 ...

If you can find a good, skilled locksmith, it’d be worth paying them to make a house call, to see if they can find a way to ...

Nissan is recalling 2014-2020 Rogue SUVs and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport SUVs with a folding ignition key. The folding key—also known as a “jackknife” or “switchblade” key—may fold while it is in the ...

Apple has quietly turned the iPhone into a car key, but the feature is buried behind jargon, scattered settings, and ...

They’re in fobs or on phones, and digital or “smart,” and they can do far more than just open doors and start the engine. By Stephen Williams Call them what you want: digital keys the shape of a ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11772584B2) describes a motor vehicle ignition switch with advanced features for detecting the angular position of a key in an ignition lock. The ...