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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGM Has Officially Recalled More Vehicles In 2014 Than It Has Sold In The Last 7 Years
Pretty soon there wont be any General Motors vehicles left on the roadways that havent been part of a 2014 recall. On Monday, the company announced the recall of 7.6 million vehicles in the United States 8.4 million worldwide most of them for the same inadvertent ignition key rotation that has been linked to at least three fatalities.
In the first campaign, GM is recalling 6.8 million sedans because the ignition switch may inadvertently move out of the run position if the key is carrying extra weight and experiences a jarring event such as hitting a pothole or crossing railroad tracks.
Affected vehicles include:
1997-2005 Chevrolet Malibu
1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrique
1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero
1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am
2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo
2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
The second announced recall includes 554,328 model year 2003-2014 Cadillac CTS and model year 2004-2006 Cadillac SRX vehicles for the same unintended ignition rotation issue.
Mondays additional recalls include:
181,000 model year 2005-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender, Saab 9-7x vehicles, and the 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL SUVs were recalled for a possible electrical short in the drivers door module. The short could disable the power door lock and window switches and, in rare cases, overheat the module.
In the first campaign, GM is recalling 6.8 million sedans because the ignition switch may inadvertently move out of the run position if the key is carrying extra weight and experiences a jarring event such as hitting a pothole or crossing railroad tracks.
Affected vehicles include:
1997-2005 Chevrolet Malibu
1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrique
1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero
1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am
2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo
2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
The second announced recall includes 554,328 model year 2003-2014 Cadillac CTS and model year 2004-2006 Cadillac SRX vehicles for the same unintended ignition rotation issue.
Mondays additional recalls include:
181,000 model year 2005-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender, Saab 9-7x vehicles, and the 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL SUVs were recalled for a possible electrical short in the drivers door module. The short could disable the power door lock and window switches and, in rare cases, overheat the module.
More:http://consumerist.com/2014/06/30/gm-has-officially-recalled-more-vehicles-in-2014-than-it-has-sold-in-the-last-7-years/#more-10171427
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GM Has Officially Recalled More Vehicles In 2014 Than It Has Sold In The Last 7 Years (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Jul 2014
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my car has been recalled for 3 different things! does it count as one or three cars? n/t
hollysmom
Jul 2014
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hollysmom
(5,946 posts)1. my car has been recalled for 3 different things! does it count as one or three cars? n/t
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. There is now a class action suit by GM car owners
who say all these recalls have cost them re-sale money.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)4. I plan to drive my car into the ground. -so no problem - how many more years can I drive?
truthfully I finally have the car working perfectly, I don't want to get rid of it. No dings in the plastic doors is an appeal.
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)2. Jeez