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mike65

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GM recalls 1.5M vehicles

No. 1 automaker says recall includes almost 1M SUVs because of taillights that can loosen, flicker.


DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. has recalled nearly 1.5 million vehicles in North America, including 946,817 sport utility vehicles, to fix tail lights that could loosen and flicker, the automaker said on Thursday.

Also included in four separate recalls are 204,317 mid-size cars for an accelerator that could stick, causing the car to continue speeding and possibly result in a crash.

General Motors (Research), the world's largest automaker, has recalled a total of 10.47 million vehicles in North America this year through the end of October, above the total of 7.8 million for all of 2003, spokesman Alan Adler said.

Despite the high number of recalls this year, GM repeatedly cites independent studies that show its quality improving. The higher recalls stem partly from the recall in March of more than 4 million full-size pickups to replace a tailgate support cable that could corrode and fracture. In addition, the growing number of vehicles using common parts also raises the number of car or trucks subject to a recall, Adler said.

The recall of nearly 1 million SUVs includes the 2002 to 2004 model-year Chevrolet TrailBlazer, TrailBlazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL and Oldsmobile and the 2004 Buick Rainier.

Vibration and heat may cause the rear brake and turn signals to stop working, Adler said. The recall includes 871,473 of the SUVs in the United States. GM had given owners a six-year warranty to cover that particular problem before issuing the recall, he said.
Sticky throttle

The recall of the mid-size cars with the sticky accelerator includes the 2003 model-year Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am. Four owners have complained about a problem with the throttle, Adler said.

Dealers will inspect, and if necessary will replace the accelerator and brake pedal assembly, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site.

A third recall includes the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire small cars for faulty rear brake and turn signals that could fail due to inadequate contact between the bulb and socket.

Dealers will inspect the light sockets and fix the problem by applying grease or replacing the assembly if necessary, the NHTSA said.

GM knew of five crashes and two possible injuries that could possibly be due to the faulty brake and turn signal lights on the SUVs and the small cars, Adler said.

Lastly, GM recalled a total of 5,914 of its 2004 to 2005 Cadillac XLR and new 2005 Chevrolet Corvette sports cars to fix a brake line that could leak. GM discovered the problem internally, and has no reports of customer complaints, Adler said.

Mike.

shagman

I'd much rather buy from a company that recalls without hesitation (even stuff spotted internally which the media and public didn't alert them to) than a company that makes mistakes and doesn't admit to them and lets the bodies mount up before having a class action taken against them forcing them to pay damages and recall their dodgy product. Wasn't that Ford and firestone ??
Everyone makes mistakes but don't ya hate the people who won't admit to or even deny theirs!

mike65

shagman wrote:

I'd much rather buy from a company that recalls without hesitation (even stuff spotted internally which the media and public didn't alert them to) than a company that makes mistakes and doesn't admit to them and lets the bodies mount up before having a class action taken against them forcing them to pay damages and recall their dodgy product. Wasn't that Ford and firestone ??
Everyone makes mistakes but don't ya hate the people who won't admit to or even deny theirs!

True but its still a lot of failures and yes it was Firestone tyres on the Ford Explorer.

Mike.

Seth Brundle

I think it was more Firestone than Ford who still let the Pinto disaster happen as design changes would have been more costly than paying out! The Pinto's problem lay in the fact that the fuel tank was at the back of the car and would rupture quite easily when rear ended and subsequently go up in flames. Also the car had been designed so that the doors were likely to join shut!
Ford knew of this problem when they were designing the car but as the assembly line had been prepared they decided to go ahead with it! Just looking at a website now, it was estimated that 9000 people were burned alive by 1972 and the recall was made in 1978 (with presumable thousands more dying in the meantime)!

alias no.9

I'm afraid it was more ford than firestone. Can't remember the full details but IIRC ford were recommending that tyre pressures be reduced to counteract some other complaint that customers were experiencing and this is what lead to the blowouts.