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GM Expands Shift Cable Recall from 56k to 1 Million
This latest GM recall – and by no means the last coming this year – is its another reputational hit in a safety defect / cover-up fiasco that came to light with the ignition switch recall made public in February of 2104. Thus far, GM sales have not been measurably affected. Continue reading
GM Recalls another 2.4 Million Vehicles for Safety Defects
The beleaguered General Motors Company announced four new recalls of 2.4 million cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles, for a staggering year-to-date total 13.5 million recalled vehicles, clearly the largest in the company’s history. Continue reading
NHTSA Fines GM a Paltry $35 Million for Ignition Switch Fiasco
GM also faces billions in criminal penalties. Recently Toyota Motor agreed to pay a $1.2 billion fine in a controversial plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice whereby Toyota Motor Corporation admits to lying to consumers and U.S. safety regulators about unintended acceleration in its cars during the fall of 2009 and early 2010. Continue reading
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Safety Recalls Galore! The Toyota and GM Effect Has Industry Scrambling as BMW, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes and Saturn Join the Defect Parade
A reinvigorated NHTSA – called the lapdog of the auto industry during the Toyota hearings – along with automakers who are now all too well aware of the large fines – civil and criminal – and lawsuits that derive from stonewalling safety defects has resulted in a seemingly unending list of recalls that occur almost daily. Continue reading
While Under NHTSA Investigation, Three New GM Recalls
Already enmeshed in safety investigations and employee resignations over failing to recall defective ignition switches, there are now three new GM recalls. Continue reading
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Asleep at the Switch! Head of NHTSA Friedman, GM CEO Barra Duck Tough Questions at House Hearing
The ‘we’re still looking at it’ excuse was particularly lame in front of grandstanding Congresspersons, many of whom were clearly ignorant of the technicalities surrounding the issue. Lost in the hype is the fact that people die from airbag deployment if they are not wearing a seatbelt and as a result are moving forward during the explosion. Continue reading
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GM Files $750 Million Q1 Earnings Charge with SEC
The three-quarters of a billion dollar expense to stockholders includes yesterday’s safety recall of electric power steering assist affecting approximately 1.3 million vehicles and other safety recalls announced in the three months ending 31 March 2014. Continue reading
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GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall Yet Again
This is the third expansion of a safety recall the GM initially denied a problem existed, then recalled some cars, then recalled more cars, and now recalls even more. In baseball, three strikes means you’re out. Whether GM is out remains to be seen. Continue reading
GM Recalls More Vehicles, Some for Airbag Failures
GM did not provide a timeline explaining how long it has known about the latest safety defects. U.S. regulations only give a manufacturer five days after it discovers a safety problem to submit a recall plan to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, something GM did not do in the now notorious ignition switch recall which saw GM first deny a safety defect existed, and then issue a recall as well as an apology, and then expand the recall to cover more cars. Continue reading
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CAS Says GM Ignition Switch Airbag Failure Caused 303 Deaths
These explosive allegations from an organization that is funded by product liability lawyers is the latest negative development in the ongoing GM ignition switch controversy, which has seen GM first deny a safety defect existed, and then issue a recall, as well as an apology, and then expand the recall to cover more cars. Continue reading
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NHTSA Opens Investigation into GM Ignition Switch Recall Delay. 13 Deaths Attributed to Defective Design So Far
At least 13 deaths and 31 wrecks are alleged from the safety defect that GM has known about since 2004, even as it refused to recall the vehicles, according to a timeline GM released early this week. GM knew of 10 accidents where Cobalts were in front-end crashes but the air bags did not inflate in 2007. GM even went so far as to approve a redesign of the switch in 2005, but never put a revised version into production for reasons that remain uncertain. Continue reading
CounterFeit Chinese Pedal Causes Aston Martin Global Recall of All 2007 and Later Sports Cars
Aston specified a certain DuPont plastic, but got counterfeit parts from China instead. Testing conducted by Aston Martin has now revealed multiple failures and that includes cars already repaired with the bogus gas pedal. Aston now says it is bringing the molding back to the UK as soon as possible. Continue reading
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NHTSA Probe Forces Ford Focus EV Recall for Stalling
Once again, sloppy computer programming is responsible. The powertrain control module simply shuts off the Focus EV, just like a Microsoft operating system locking up your computer, but with potentially far dire consequences. Continue reading
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NHTSA Opens Tesla Model S Battery Fire Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today officially opened a preliminary investigation into 2013 Tesla Model S battery fires. The probe safety affects more than 13,000 of the $70,000 to +$100,000 Tesla EVs sold in the U.S. Continue reading
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Accidents, Injuries prompt 1.2 Million Ram Truck Recall
Chrysler Group is now in the process of organizing three Ram truck recalls affecting 1.2 million vehicles after six accidents and two injuries involving model-year 2008-2012 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks. Continue reading
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