The ugly missteps of US automaker General Motors Inc are resurfacing following yet another massive vehicle recall. The latest recall issued today by GM involved 2.7 million cars, covering eight models that were build in over a decade, Yahoo News said. GM clarified, however, that there were no deaths linked to the safety issues it is fixing today, but that it has been the source of hundreds of complaints and several injuries.
It is to note that GM is currently the subject of a federal probe and four defect probes by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with authorities asking the question on behalf of consumers on why the automaker decided to delay to take action on the defects.
Today's recall, according to GM, involved its 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibus, 2004-2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxxes, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6s and 2007-2010 Saturn Auras. The automaker said that a bad control module in the affected vehicles could cause the cars's tail lights to either fail to turn on manually or on brake. The company also added that the defective part could also cause problems with cruise, traction and panic braking assist controls.
The said defect in the said car models are linked to over a thousand complaints and three injuries from crashes, GM said. Aside from the control module defect, GM also said today that they are recalling 2005-2007 model year Chevrolet Corvettes, Chevrolet Malibus from the 2014 model year with 2.5L engines and stop/start technology, Cadillac CTS cars from the 2013-2014 model year, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light duty pickups and 2015 model year Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs over various reasons ranging from low-beam headlights to brake technology failure, Yahoo News said.
In light on the massive recall issued today, the new safety and recall chief of GM Jeff Boyer assured that this was a good sign that the automaker is moving faster to spot and repair problems with its cars.
