GM Fires 15 Employees After Internal Investigation Reveals Reasons for Delayed Vehicle Recall General Motors, Inc, announced on Thursday, June 5th, that an internal investigation uncovered a “pattern of incompetence” that caused the ignition switch vehicle recall to be delayed by a decade. The automotive manufacturer announced that 15 employees had been fired in relation to the serious delays in the ignition switch vehicle recall, which caused at least 13 deaths in car crashes over a period of 10 years. “Repeatedly, individuals failed to … [Read more...]
Deaths Related to GM’s Delayed Vehicle Recall Likely Underestimated
May 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
NHTSA: GM’s Delayed Vehicle Recall May Have Caused More Than The Reported 13 Deaths The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on May 23rd that there may be more than 13 wrongful deaths caused by crashes because General Motors delayed a vehicle recall. The company began a vehicle recall in February of this year, which covered a few thousand older model 2004 and 2005 Cobalts, as well as a few other vehicle models. However, the vehicle recall quickly expanded to 2.6 million cars, and GM admitted that the 10-year-old cars, which had … [Read more...]
GM Hit with $35 Million Fine Over Vehicle Recalls
May 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Delays in Vehicle Recalls Lead DOT to Levy Highest Financial Penalty Against GM On Friday, May 16th, General Motors was hit with the largest civil penalty against an automotive manufacturer in US history, due to their delays in the now notorious ignition switch vehicle recall case. The Department of Transportation fined GM $35 million as the result of an investigation into the company’s vehicle recall that covered 2.6 million older model cars, most of which were 2004 and 2005 model years. The vehicle recall was a much-delayed response to 42 … [Read more...]
GM Issues Another Large Vehicle Recall
May 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
As GM Redoubles Safety Efforts, the Manufacturer Issues Another Vehicle Recall In an effort to cover all of its potential safety issues, General Motors has issued another vehicle recall, this time covering 2.7 million cars. GM added that it would take a $200 million charge to cover the cost of the vehicle recall. The automotive manufacturer has issued five other vehicle recalls in 2014 alone, the most notorious of which is the ignition switch vehicle recall, that covered 2.6 million older model cars, mostly from model years 2004-2005. The … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Shows Gaps in Airbag Knowledge
May 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Engineers Reveal They Knew Little About Airbag Properties Related to Vehicle Recall Last month, federal safety regulators told Congress that airbags in GM cars should have had 60 seconds to deploy after the engine stalled. Engine stalling was caused by ignition switch problems, which led to a massive vehicle recall covering 2.6 million cars so far, which began in February of this year. However, after looking into the 13 deaths and 31 injuries that finally led to the older model vehicle recall, federal safety regulators said that they … [Read more...]
GM Requests Protection Against Vehicle Recall Litigation
April 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Files Motion to Protest Itself in Ignition Switch Vehicle Recall Lawsuits General Motors filed a motion in US court to bar personal injury lawsuits against the company based on the automotive manufacturer’s 2009 bankruptcy case. GM claims that, although the current vehicle recall covers 2004 and 2005 model year cars, the lawsuits are against “new” GM for “old” GM’s mistakes. However, plaintiffs who have requested a class action lawsuit against the company on Monday, April 21st, sought an order that would force GM into court, stating that … [Read more...]
GM Seeks Court Protection Against Ignition Switch Vehicle Recall Lawsuits
April 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Requests Bankruptcy Court for Hold on Ignition Switch Vehicle Recall Lawsuits General Motors, which is in the process of a vehicle recall involving 2.6 million older model cars worldwide, has requested that a federal bankruptcy court car plaintiffs from proceeding with personal injury lawsuits related to the ignition switch recall. The company faces numerous lawsuits and investigations regarding delays in the vehicle recall which led to at least 31 injuries and 13 deaths. However, GM filed a request in the US District Court for the … [Read more...]
GM Faces Fines and Questions Related to Vehicle Recall Problems
April 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
General Motors Under Fire Again Due to Vehicle Recall Problems Documents filed as part of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce were opened on Tuesday, April 1st, as part of the investigation into GM’s delayed vehicle recall. The documents revealed that GM allegedly delayed the vehicle recall because fixing the faulty ignition switch would have raised the cost of the company’s vehicles by $1. Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette cited a General Motors document from 2005 that stated the fix would have cost 57 cents. A series of … [Read more...]
GM Faces “Park It” Order in Vehicle Recall Lawsuit
April 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Could Have to Tell Customers Not to Drive Cars Until Ignition Switch Problem Fixed in Vehicle Recall Case General Motors has issued a vehicle recall covering 2.59 million small, older model cars. The company faces numerous lawsuits and investigations regarding delays in the vehicle recall which led to at least 31 injuries and 13 deaths. Now, a judge has said that the automotive manufacturer will have to tell consumers to “park it” until ignition switches are finished, if plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit can convince the judge that … [Read more...]
GM Issues Another Vehicle Recall for Electrical Problems
April 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Latest GM Vehicle Recall Covers 1.5 Million Cars for Power Steering Problems On Monday, March 31st, GM announced yet another vehicle recall, this time covering 1.5 million vehicles worldwide for problems with the electrical power steering. The automotive manufacturer has issued vehicle recalls covering 6.26 million cars since just February of this year. "If power steering assist is lost, a message displays on the Driver Information Center and a chime sounds to inform the driver. Steering control can be maintained because the vehicle will … [Read more...]
