‘303 deaths due to years of negligence GM’ [updated]
Posted on 14-03-2014 at 9:40 by sir_smokalot – 35 Comments”
The American General Motors is its domestic market, increasingly under fire. It would be since 2004, systematic shortcomings have ignored, causing many unnecessary deaths, says the criticism.
Recall
Last month, initiated the GM recall of 1.6 million models of the type of Chevrolet, and the now-defunct Pontiac and Saturn, all on the private market.
However, there is reason to believe that GM is already (very) long was aware of the shortcomings, that is why there is now an investigation of the late time of the recall:
“The complaints go back 10 years — drivers reporting that their GM vehicles simply switched off while on the road — turning off power brakes, power steering, and even the airbags’
A possible cause is that the ignition keys are too heavy, so that the ignition during the drive to the off shot (background here and HERE). GM speaks of ” as many as 13 deaths and 31 crashes, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the American verkeersveiligheidswaakhond, refers to numbers of 303 deaths. GM does this on his turn as ‘pure speculation’ … The media call it not respond in a timely manner GM a “business decision”, which the matter directly Fight Club-vibe, apart from the question whether it is true or not.
The gewichtsargument is in any case remarkable, since many have a whole pile of other keys with a ring on their ignition keys have confirmed, and not only GM drive.
Discount and free leenvoertuigen
GM offers owners of recalled vehicles in the meantime $500 in cash if they leave their car want to exchange it for a different model (“the cash offer is good toward any 2013-2015 model year Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac“), and ‘advises’ its dealers ‘ customers, meanwhile, a free own.
Research NHTSA and the Us Congress
The NHTSA has yesterday declared an ‘aggressive investigation’ to boot to the timing of the recall from GM, but is itself also not without blame. The U.s. congress launch an investigation, which the NHTSA is included, because of too lax to respond to the problems at GM. Also the veiligheidswaakhond was at the height, this is the opinion of some.
All in all, there is the threat of issue is a pretty hoofdpijndossier to be for the ‘new GM (after bankruptcy) and its current CEO, Mary Barra. There will be a lot of seem to be out of the closet cleared and have the time to see what the first female CEO of the group, exactly as a legacy of her predecessors on her plate.
Photo: crashed Chevrolet Cobalt, credit: The Cooper Firm
Update 17-03 – now also in Europe the recall: 2.300 Opel GT’s
Update 29-03 – GM announces a further 1 million cars with a potentially dangerous ignition switch recall. The total is 2.6 million cars worldwide.