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Cobalt that there was a problem with the torque of the switches. and at that point, the cars, as we know now, went into production in april of 2006 there was a change made to the switch, a change to the detent plunger which is the part we were just looking at. that additional length and force that that new plunger adds to the switch is what helps to hold the switch in the run position. >> while they didn't change a huge part of the piece, they did change it for a huge reason. and yet, when they did it, you were able to discover that they did not change the serial number, is that right? >> corr...

The particular mechanics inside the switch that holds the switch in the run position. after looking at switches, testing switches from brooke's vehicle, skem particular vehicles and new switches. i found the plunger in new switches was longer than in brooke's vehicle. >> do you have one in your position right now, and if so, can you hold it up so we can see what it looks like? >> i don't have them with me. i think those may be available, though. >> the original part differed from a store bought replacement? is that a way of stating what you detected? >> yes, that's correct. the plunger in the ...

>> we're the people left behind when a loved one got into what was supposed to be a safe car, gm car, car that gm knew for years was dangerous and defective. our daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, wives, and husbands, are gone because they were a cost of doing business gm style. >> it was not the only case in 2006, these teens, natasha and her friend amy were riding in a chevy cobalt when the car suddenly lost power and slam into trees. that was in wisconsin. investigators found the ignition was in the accessory position, not the run position, and that they air bags failed t...

Years earlier than the carmaker said. that defect has been linked to 12 deaths and at least 31 crashes over the past decade. what's this all mean? we bring in chief business correspondent christine romans. christine? >> it means big questions for gm, guys. we know this morning that in 2001, general motors discovered an issue with the saturn ion ignition switch during preproduction development. the federal filing says a 2001 internal gm report states an ignition switch design change was made that solved that problem. now, the issue behind the recall of 1.4 million cars in north america has led ...