The phrase "an ignition switch" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a component in a vehicle or machinery that starts the engine.
Example: "The mechanic diagnosed the problem as a faulty ignition switch that needed to be replaced."
Alternatives: "a starter switch" or "an engine switch".
Her pay was higher than her compensation target of $14.4m, despite an ignition switch safety defect which caused 87 deaths according to an independent compensation fund.
The Cobalt in the model years 2005-2010 was equipped with an ignition switch that, under certain conditions, shut off in mid-operation, disabling the air bags and the power assistance on the steering and the brakes.
Yes, you do flip an ignition switch.
The chief executive of General Motors has apologised for an ignition switch fault in some cars linked to at least a dozen deaths in road crashes.
Last week GM's chief executive Mary Barra apologised for an ignition switch fault in some cars linked to at least a dozen deaths in road crashes.
"Publishing Garage is a Facebook-led initiative for brands to optimise their performance on Facebook, an ignition switch to make the participating brand one of the best publishers on Facebook," notes a news release on the program.
General Motors will not have to face dozens of lawsuits accusing it of concealing an ignition-switch defect that has been blamed for more than 200 deaths and serious injuries, a US bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday.
And there are more recalls to come, predicts Brian Johnson, an analyst at Barclays Capital GMM is under heavy pressure from regulators after admitting that it waited a decade to act on an ignition-switch problem linked to at least 13 deaths.
And 13 people have died as a result of a faulty ignition switch in GM cars, a problem the company's executives knew about for a decade and ignored.
Why is it almost unheard of for a corporate figure to make the moral case, that pushing bad product---salmonella-tainted food, a faulty ignition switch, a cheat emissions device---is simply wrong?
For Mary Barra, the chief executive of General Motors (pictured), these two words sum up the findings of an outside investigation into the carmaker's safety issues, in particular a problem with a faulty ignition switch linked to the deaths of at least 13 people.
