![]() ![]() "GM will be dealing with the repercussions for an extended period of time," Wowak says. The recall is a black eye for GM, just as it is rebuilding its image now that the government no longer owns any of its stock and its new CEO is the first woman to head a big automaker. The cars were discontinued years ago but still can be found as cheap used vehicles for low-budget shoppers. GM said it knows of at least 22 accidents linked to the ignition switches in the nearly identical Cobalt and G5. "GM is going to spend a considerable amount of time, money and effort locating and fixing the defective cars," says Kaitlin Wowak, University of Notre Dame assistant professor of management, who specializes in supply chain risks. Industry and safety officials' experience shows that many subsequent owners don't register with automakers, so it's tougher to find them with notice of a recall. It will be difficult to get done because the cars are old enough to be in the hands of second, or even third owners. ![]() This recall is for switches that can shut off the car if jarred and the remedy is to replace the switch. Recalls rarely involve flaws that kill people many are linked with no accidents or injuries.īut some notable recalls in recent years have been connected with deaths, including a Jeep recall last year, Toyota's "sudden acceleration" recalls in 2010 that were blamed in part on driver error and a Honda multiyear recall for faulty airbags. This expansion represents an additional 823,788 vehicles.At least six people have died because of accidents involving faulty ignition switches in General Motors compacts, prompting the big automaker to recall 778,562 of its 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007 Pontiac G5 compacts in North America. On March 27, 2014, GM notified the agency that the defective ignition switches may have been used as service replacement parts on other vehicles, and as a result GM will be recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and 2008-2011 Chevrolet HHR vehicles. ![]() In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine. On February 25, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 748,024 model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR and Pontiac Solstice vehicles and 2003-2007 Saturn Ion vehicles and 2007 Saturn Sky vehicles. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on Februthat they are recalling 619,122 model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. ![]() This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Note: Until a vehicle has been remedied, owners and operators are advised that when exiting, to be sure that the vehicle is in "Park," or in the case of a manual transmission, that the vehicle is in the "Reverse" position and the parking brake is engaged. General Motors' number for this recall is 14113 for the ignition lock cylinder and key replacement, and 14133 for only key replacements. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-80, Pontiac owners at 1-80, and Saturn owners at 1-80. For vehicles that were built with the redesigned ignition cylinder or had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. General Motors will notify owners, and for vehicles that were built with the defective ignition cylinder and have not previously had the ignition cylinder replaced with the redesigned part, dealers will replace the ignition cylinder and cut and, if necessary, re-learn two ignition/door keys for each vehicle. ![]()
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