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Airbag Defect Linked to Death Prompts GM Recall of 4M Vehicles

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4 million vehicles, most of them in the U.S., to fix an airbag software defect that has been linked to one death. The vehicles involved in the recall are all from the 2014-2017 …

Oil Leak Fire Risk Not Fixed, Leads to GM Recall of 1.4M Cars

For the third time in seven years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging garages and homes. The recall, which covers 1.4 million vehicles dating to the 1997 model year, is …

GM Ignition Switch Recall Costs Reach $2.7 Billion

General Motors Co. said recall and car-loan charges for this year rose 8 percent to $2.7 billion, as the company is hit almost daily with new lawsuits over the call-ins. The Detroit-based automaker spent $680 million to repair defective ignition …

CEO Says GM Vehicle Recalls Almost Completed

General Motors Co. has “substantially completed” its vehicle recalls, Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said. “We’re working hard to make sure that as new vehicles come out, they achieve even higher levels” of quality and safety, Barra told reporters in …

GM Faulty Ignition Victim Compensation Fund Accepting Claims

A fund set up by General Motors to pay for deaths and injuries caused by its vehicles with faulty ignitions is accepting claims. The five-month filing period that began Friday is part of the fallout from General Motors’ recall of …

Rental Car Agency Adjuster Alerted GM to Potential Defects Years Before Recall

More than seven years before General Motors Co. began the biggest wave of auto recalls in history, an investigator for Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc. contacted the carmaker about a fatal rollover crash in California. A driver in a new …

GM in China Announces Imported Cadillac, Camaro Recall

General Motors Co. and its main Chinese partner are recalling nearly 20,000 imported Cadillac SRX sport utility vehicles and Chevrolet Camaros to replace defective seat bolts. GM said Friday the defect might allow seats to descend to their lowest position, …

With Six Months to Go Auto Recalls Break Single Year Record

With six months left in 2014, automakers have already recalled more vehicles in the U.S. than in any other year on record. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists U.S. recalls for 37.5 million cars this year, topping the 30.8 …

Numbers Behind GM Faulty Ignition Switches Recall

Ignition switches have presented General Motors with significant safety issues of late. Here are details of the switch problems by the numbers: – 2.6 million: The number of older small cars that GM recalled earlier this year to fix faulty …

GM Offers Assistance in North Carolina Crash Investigation

General Motors has offered to help the North Carolina Highway Patrol in its investigation of a traffic accident that killed a high school teacher. The Fayetteville Observer reports troopers are considering a theory that the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by …