General Motors is racing to replace faulty ignition switches in the 2.6 million cars affected by the recall, and the company is even offering dealers incentives to implement fixes sooner rather than ...

Q. I have a 2009 Chevy Cobalt. The car was running but had some fault codes, one being a faulty ignition switch. I replaced the switch and did a key relearn, and now the car will not crank or start.

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 ...