UPDATE 2-U.S. judge declines to order 'park it now' notices for GM cars

[Omaha Steve]

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Source: Reuters

By Jessica Dye

April 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid to compel General Motors Co to tell customers to stop driving millions of cars that have been recalled for defective ignition switches.

Attorneys representing Charles and Grace Silvas, the owners of a recalled 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, had sought an emergency order directing GM to issue "park it now" notices for the 2.6 million vehicles that have been recalled since February over the switches. The notices would have told owners that the cars were too dangerous to remain on the road.

GM opposed the motion, arguing that the vehicles were safe to drive as long as nothing extra was attached to the key while it was in the ignition.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos in Corpus Christi, Texas, denied the request in a ruling on Thursday, saying that she would defer to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a federal agency that oversees auto safety.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/17/gm-recall-ruling-idUSL2N0N91AJ20140417

[awoke_in_2003]

1. "as lonng as nothing extra was attached to the key while it was in the ignition"

yeah, that's realistic.

[fujiyama]

2. I had one of the cars on the recall list

I'm so glad I got rid of it several years ago and got some money from the dealer to trade it in. I absolutely hated that POS, mostly due to the terrible fit and finish. If I had waited, it would have been worth next to nothing. The resale value of these cars have likely plummeted.

What's sad is the car I had, had a decent engine and a lot of potential, but they just couldn't execute the package right.