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...]
Ford’s Power Steering Vehicle Recall Covers 1.4 Million SUVs and Cars
June 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Autos for Power Steering Problems Ford Motor Co. has issued two vehicle recalls related to complaints about power steering problems that can cause an accident. The company announced the vehicle recalls on Thursday, May 29th. The larger of the two vehicle recalls covers 915,216 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from model years 2008 through 2011. Reportedly, a defect can turn the power steering off, increasing the risk of a crash as the vehicle becomes harder to steer. The second vehicle recall involves 195,527 … [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 Vehicle Recall leads to Personal Injury Lawsuits
May 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Faces $10 Billion in Lawsuits Related to Delayed Vehicle Recall General Motors Co., which has issued numerous vehicle recalls in 2014 alone, now faces 79 personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, which could cost the company $10 billion. The GM ignition recall covers 2.6 million older-model cars from years 2004 and 2005. While in US bankruptcy court, the automotive manufacturer told government officials that an additional 20 lawsuits have been filed April 30th. Several of the personal injury lawsuits allege that the “Old GM” – the … [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...]
Yet Another Vehicle Recall from GM
May 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Issues Another Large Vehicle Recall for Saturn Aura General Motors has issued another vehicle recall, this time for older model Saturn Auras that have a shift cable defect. On Tuesday, May 6th, GM announced a vehicle recall for 56,000 of its 2007 and 2008 model year Saturn Auras, because a shift cable could wear out and break. The problem can make the shift lever look like it is in one gear, while actually being in a different gear. According to a statement from the manufacturer, the transmission shift cable can wear to the point that it … [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 Does Not Need to Park Cars in Vehicle Recall
April 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Judge Rules GM’s Cars in Vehicle Recall can Stay on the Road U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos in Corpus Christi, Texas, suggested earlier in April that GM might have to “park” all of their cars that are part of the massive ignition switch vehicle recall if the cars are deemed too unsafe to drive. Now, however, Judge Ramos ruled that she will not issue a “park it” order for the older model GM vehicles. Plaintiffs Charles and Grace Silvas, who owned a Chevy Cobalt in the 2006 model year, originally sought an emergency “park it” … [Read more...]
