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For several weeks, CBS News has been reporting on its investigation into a General Motors recall. At least 13 people have died in accidents linked to an ignition-switch defect. CBS News' reporting ...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' safety crisis worsened on Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches. The latest recalls ...

At the heart of the G.M. recall of 2.6 million Chevy Cobalts and other models was a tiny metal pin called the detent plunger, which would normally serve to hold the ignition in the “run” position.

General Motors agreed Thursday to pay the federal government $900 million and appoint an independent monitor to oversee safety issues in a settlement with the Justice Department over the carmaker's ...

General Motors late Friday expanded its ignition switch recall to cover 824,000 newer models of the same cars in the U.S., and 970,700 worldwide. GM says it now will replace the ignition switch in all ...