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 Seeks Court Protection Against Ignition Switch Vehicle Recall Lawsuits
April 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Chrysler Issues Vehicle Recall for SUVs
April 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Chrysler’s Vehicle Recall Covers Over 850,000 SUVs for Braking Problem Chrysler Group LLC has issued a vehicle recall for 867,795 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs worldwide, due to a possible problem with the braking system. The vehicle recall covers Jeeps and Durangos from model years 2011 to 2014, which will be inspected for water corrosion on the brake boosters. The automotive manufacturer has said that it will install a special shield to protect the braking system from water corrosion. Reportedly, the company issued the … [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...]
Nissan Issues Second Vehicle Recall for Airbag Problem
March 31, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nissan Issues Vehicle Recall for Over 1 Million Cars Due to Continued Airbag Problem Nissan Motor Co. has issued a vehicle recall for the second time due to a problem with passenger-side airbags not inflating when a car accident occurs. The automotive manufacturer’s vehicle recall covers 990,000 cars in the United States and 60,000 in Canada. More specifically, the vehicle recall covers about 544,000 Altima sedans, 29,000 Leaf electric vehicles, 124,000 Pathfinder S.U.V.s, 183,000 Sentra compacts and 6,700 NV200 taxis from the 2013 model … [Read more...]
Shareholder Seeks Class Action Against GM for Vehicle Recalls
March 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Shareholder Files Class Action Lawsuit Against GM for Vehicle Recall Problems While GM faces a federal investigation and a personal injury class action lawsuit related to their long-delayed vehicle recalls, a shareholder in the company has also filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the automotive manufacturer failed to disclose the ignition switch problems that have led to financial losses for the board. “GM’s illegal and immoral activities during (2010 through March 2014) effectively eviscerated GM’s reputation for safety, quality, … [Read more...]
GM Issues New Vehicle Recall for 1.5 Million Cars
March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Issues Yet Another Vehicle Recall Due to Airbag Deployment Problems While General Motors faces personal injury lawsuits and a potential class action lawsuit for a delayed vehicle recall that, over several years, resulted in at least 13 deaths, the company has issued another vehicle recall for 1.5 million cars due to problems with airbag deployment. The latest recall will cost GM around $300 million to pay for repairs to the cars under vehicle recall. The GM vehicle recall covers 1.2 million 2008-2013 model Buick Enclaves and GMC … [Read more...]
GM Hit with Personal Injury Lawsuit After Major Vehicle Recall
March 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Proposed Personal Injury Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Related to Deaths and Delayed Major Vehicle Recall On Friday, March 14th, General Motors (GM) was hit with two personal injury/wrongful death lawsuits related to their recent major vehicle recall. The lawsuits are part of a proposed class action against the vehicle manufacturer for serious delays in the vehicle recall. Last month, when the first part of the ignition switch vehicle recall was issued, GM acknowledged that it knew about at least 13 deaths related to crashes. When the … [Read more...]
Congress Will Investigate GM Vehicle Recall
March 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Recent GM Vehicle Recall Leads to Congressional Investigation The House Energy and Commerce Committee has launched an investigation into the vehicle recall that covers 1.6 million older General Motors vehicles. In early February, General Motors issued a vehicle recall that covered 778,000 older model vehicles after complaints regarding ignition switch problems in some Chevys and Pontiacs. Later that month, the vehicle recall was expanded to 1.4 million older model cars and SUVs after the company stated that the problem had caused at least … [Read more...]
