General Motors is recalling select 2018-2019 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks due to potential airbag malfunctions. This safety concern could affect your driving experience—learn what it means for you and your vehicle.
A number of GM recalls and stop-sales materialized over the weekend, to no one’s surprise. I’ll save you the time of having to endure my now trite cynicism of The General, and just go ahead and tell you why your cars might kill you this time around: General Motors recalled 117,000 various vehicles in North…
The 2014 Chevy Silverado is one of the latest models to be recalled by GM in March. To General Motors, vehicle recalls for safety-related issues may well be the equivalent of Pringles: “Once you pop, you can’t stop.” Except in this case, their reward is not the salty goodness of potato chips, but rather the…
Mary Barra says recalls are “substantially completed,” then GM recalls nearly 50,000 vehicles less than a week later. ©GM Remember last week when Mary Barra said that GM recalls have been “substantially completed?” Apparently, she does not. General Motors has just recalled 48,114 models for defective seatbelts. Reportedly, the pretensioner cables might not lock in…
The Saturn ION was involved in yet another GM recall on Monday This afternoon, General Motors announced…yeah, you got it…another recall. This time, they are calling back 1.3 million vehicles due to a potential sudden loss of electric power steering assist. Per General Motors’ press release, the following vehicles are involved in the company’s latest…
The 2007 Saturn Aura was one of the numerous models recalled by General Motors today General Motors this morning announced five new recalls totaling 2.7 million vehicles. This brings the total number of vehicles recalled by GM in 2014 past the astounding total of 10 million. The largest of the five recalls is for 2.4…
Despite Barra’s promise that GM recalls have been “substantially completed,” we’re met with yet another GM recall. ©GM Despite the fact that Mary Barra promised us that General Motors recalls have been “substantially completed,” here we are again with another GM recall. And this isn’t even the first one since Barra made that statement. This…
Yesterday, General Motors announced that it is expanding its previous recall of compact cars, which initially concerned the safety of 778,000 Chevy Cobalts and Pontiac G5s manufactured between 2005 and 2007. The expanded GM recall now includes Saturn Ion, Saturn Sky, Pontiac Solstice, and Chevy HHR models built between 2003 and 2007, bringing the recall…
GM recalls 717,960 more vehicles, including that lovely new Impala Guess what?! Nope, you’re not getting a Ferrari (complete with luggage) to call your very own. But General Motors is recalling hundreds of thousands more vehicles. That’s right; just when you thought GM had run out of vehicles to recall, the automaker announces another 717,960…
The 2007 Saturn Aura Announcer: Today is a day that ends in the word “day,” which means it’s a perfect-enough day for another round of…more GM recalls! *game show music plays* *crowd applauds* Host: Who are our lucky contestants today, Rich? Announcer: Why, we’ve got 56,214 Saturn Auras from the 2007-2008 model years! *crowd applauds*…
This morning, General Motors announced yet another safety recall affecting 2.1 million vehicles after only just recalling 1.3 million vehicles more last evening. This brings the total number of vehicles affected by numerous GM recalls issued since the beginning of March past the staggering total of 8 million. This latest news comes mere hours before…
An email reveals that GM CEO Barra was informed of issues plaguing the Saturn Ion as far back as 2011. This weekend’s GM recall roundup sees a number of documents coming to light and a number of signs pointing to the conclusion that GM and Delphi both knew that something was wrong with their ignition…
A number of GM recalls and stop-sales materialized over the weekend, to no one’s surprise. I’ll save you the time of having to endure my now trite cynicism of The General, and just go ahead and tell you why your cars might kill you this time around: General Motors recalled 117,000 various vehicles in North…
A number of GM recalls and stop-sales materialized over the weekend, to no one’s surprise. I’ll save you the time of having to endure my now trite cynicism of The General, and just go ahead and tell you why your cars might kill you this time around: General Motors recalled 117,000 various vehicles in North…
General Motors has announced a recall for a small contingent of its 2014 model year Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs to repair a potential issue involving loose rear brake caliper bolts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report states that up to ten vehicles may be affected by…
This morning, General Motors issued another recall for 355 vehicles. The latest GM recall affects certain 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave models; 2014 Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse models; and 2014 GMC Acadia models. This latest GM recall looks to address only vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, wherein a shift cable adjuster…
Welcome to In the Rearview, where I bring you the week’s car… Last week, we found out that GM is going to offer $25… This has not been Mary Barra’s year. At the very beginning of… Just when you thought it was safe to get back behind the… GM CEO, Mary Barra, was not the…
Was Mary Barra set up to take the fall for the ignition switch recall? Back in December, Mary Barra made history when she took over for the outgoing Dan Akerson and became the first female CEO of an American automaker. What should have been a momentous occasion—with early projections of success at NAIAS and plenty…
GM CEO Mary Barra is at the forefront of the GM ignition switch recall firestorm. Everybody loves Friday. Everybody, it seems, except for General Motors. First, news broke that they had ordered that dealers stop all sales of 2013-2014 Chevy Cruze models fitted with 1.4-liter turbo engines, leading many to suspect that Chevy’s top-selling vehicle…
General Motors is hoping to avoid a 2014 Silverado and Sierra recall having to do with an issue with the instrument cluster. While General Motors is following through with a massive recall that includes 1.37 million American cars, the American automaker is seeking to skip a potential 2014 Silverado and Sierra recall. Reportedly, this potential…
2011 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Photo: Wilson County Chevrolet Buick GMC General Motors has issued a recall on approximately 49,000 of its vehicles. The recall impacts those who own a 2011-2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD or a GMC Sierra 3500HD equipped with dual fuel tanks. The low fuel level sensor for the front fuel tank has the capacity…
Boy, did GM step in it. Last week, General Motors expanded its recall (you know, the one that has been ten years in the making) to nearly 1.37 million vehicles after 13 people have reportedly died as a result of faulty ignitions. Now that the American automaker has at long last issued the recall, the…
The 2020 Silverado is one of two GM pickups that’s being recalled next month Photo: Chevrolet When it comes to vehicle manufacturing, safety and functionality are always of the utmost importance. Sometimes, however, issues slip through the cracks. Recently, GM ordered a recall for 2020 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles. The reason? A…
A month or so ago, Chevrolet announced that it would be calling back certain early 2017 Chevy Bolt EVs because of a “condition where the calibration will not detect the difference in the state of charge between the cell groups of the battery. This condition may not provide sufficient warning prior to a battery cell…
Over 100,000 Mazda vehicles are being recalled due to a faulty fuel gauge that can mislead drivers and cause unexpected stalling.
Over 103,000 Ford F-150s are recalled due to a serious axle hub bolt issue, risking rollaways and power loss. Don’t wait until it’s too late—discover the details and ensure your safety on the road.
Despite the popularity of ride share services, it’s surprising how few people… In general, it seems that we Americans aren’t all that good at… Lately, it feels like we live in the era of the recall—we… In recent weeks there has been growing controversy and concern about the… It sounds like the National Highway Traffic…
Sales of GMC trucks and SUVs were up 8% in June with… The Dubai Police Department is far from alone in the United Arab… GMC continued its incredible roll in April, moving 47,194 units in the… General Motors is allegedly weighing the expansion of its Arlington, Texas, assembly plant to… Developers behind the 2015 GMC Yukon and…
If you get your recall issues fixed quickly you can leave happy! ATTENTION: If you own a car in these weird and wild times, there is a distinct possibility that your vehicle might be involved in a recall (particularly if your car was manufactured by a company whose name rhymes with Femoral Boaters). According to…
Sierra Heavy Duty Chief Engineer Marissa West recently gave an inside look at the brand’s goal for the 2020 Sierra HD, as well as some distinct style and mechanical elements that give it an advantage over the competition. Here are just some of the insights she shared with GMC Life about the new Sierra HD….
How reliable are General Motors’ electric-vehicle batteries? Extremely reliable, if GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra is correct. Last week, as Barra was speaking at the Automotive News World Congress event, she did some serious bragging about the longevity of GM’s batteries. GM has sold 200,000 electric cars, and according to Barra, not one of…
GM isn’t completely sold on the remix to ignition Just a few years ago, General Motors had to initiate a rather extensive ignition switch recall due to complications with the system that were linked to several major accidents. Therefore, it might be easy to assume that GM is entirely invested in push-button start. Yet, recent…
Takata’s airbag inflators have been in question since 2000, but this large recall is happening only now Forget the GM recall debacle of 2014; the Takata airbag recall is the big story that has drivers everywhere pissed off, and rightly so. The issue dates back a whole 15 years, and only now is it starting…
The potentially-disfiguring, life-threatening, and eviscerating 2006 Chevy Cobalt General Motors says that it is facing no less than 79 lawsuits from customers seeking upwards of $10 billion for the loss of value in their recalled cars. 20 class-action lawsuits have been filed since the beginning of May, many of which use the concept of successor…
The photo above—which appears to show Davey running into traffic, presumably in defiance of his dog Goliath’s warnings—is actually a shot of the new $14 million Active Safety Test Area that General Motors has just opened at its famous Milford Proving Ground. Partially in response to the ignition switch recalls, GM has been making a…
General Motors told federal regulators on Friday that the number accidents related to ignition switch defects is 47 and not 32 as they had previously told NHTSA. GM is otherwise unwavering when it comes to their fatality count, sticking with the company line that only 13 people died behind the wheels of vehicles such as…
No, GM, suddenly warning dealers to stop selling 2013-2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles is in no way nefarious-sounding given your otherwise pristine record of transparity. Boy, just when you start thinking GM couldn’t possibly have a worse March, there’s today’s news that General Motors has ordered dealerships to stop delivering 2013-2014 Chevrolet Cruze models equipped with…
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) asked Barra: “Is The New GM Responsible?” Mary Barra’s testimony before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight is still going on, and we’ve only just now had some of the more important questions asked. After enduring a yes/no question barrage from John Dingell (D-Michigan) and the perpetual…
According to a new study, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class had a higher average recall rate than any other vehicle from 2013 to 2017 While recalls don’t always involve dangerous problems, fixing them with a trip to the dealership is a hassle for car owners — and it becomes even more of an annoyance when the vehicle…
The 2003 Honda Element, one of the vehicles affected in the Honda airbag recall After stating their intentions to do so in a congressional hearing last Friday, Honda has now officially and voluntarily expanded its recall of vehicles which contain faulty Takata airbags. Today the once-regional Honda airbag recall expands nationwide to cover approximately 5.4…
CEO Mary Barra called putting two GM engineers on paid leave a “difficult decision.” Heads have begun to roll at General Motors after Anton Valukas’ independent investigation into just how deep the incompetency that led to 2.6 million recalls and at least a dozen deaths runs. As a result of the investigation, Mary Barra is…
Robert E. Ferguson ©GM Robert E. Ferguson, former Senior Vice President, Global Cadillac, has been appointed to Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, effective immediately. In this position, Ferguson will be reporting directly to Mary Barra and will take control of federal, state, and international government relations and public policy activities for GM here in…
Jeffrey Massimilla (left) and Jeffrey Boyer (right) General Motors on Friday announced that Jeffrey Massimilla will assume the role of Vice President, Global Vehicle Safety and Cybersecurity, effective following the retirement of current Vice President of Global Vehicle Safety Jeffrey Boyer on September 1st. Massimilla is the current head officer of GM’s cybersecurity department, a…
Mary Barra says recalls are “substantially completed,” then GM recalls nearly 50,000 vehicles less than a week later. During the past few weeks, General Motors CEO Mary Barra has had to make quite a few tough decisions regarding the automaker’s future moving forward. Her leadership during this time is evidently being recognized. Automotive News recently…
A couple of weeks ago, reports hit the news that multiple automakers were recalling vehicles for faulty airbags made by Japanese company Takata. Of all the brands affected, Honda was by far the hardest hit. And now, the Honda Takata recall is expanding to include vehicles in seven states, including more of the brand’s most…
It’s been a while since our last a significant recall post, in a year that’s so far been pretty quiet on the recall front when compared to 2014. But this week, Toyota announced it was planning to recall around 112,500 vehicles for various potential safety issues. The 2015 Toyota Camry is included in this latest…
Mary Barra makes a statement following the release of the Valukas report. The General Motors ignition switch recall has plagued new CEO, Mary Barra, ever since her appointment in late January. In the latest turn of events, the company has received the “Valukas Report,” the findings of an investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney, Anton…
Recalls are never really a good thing. They have hit the industry hard, from ignition switches at GM, to widespread airbag problems, to diesel engines from VW that are made to trick emissions tests. However, in the case of General Motors’ latest recall, it could be a perfect demonstration of the automaker’s commitment to the…
After 2014—also known as the Year of the Recall—automakers are likely to be a lot more proactive when it comes to notifying customers of potential issues with their vehicles and fixing them before they cause accidents or injuries. After all, no one wants a repeat of the never-ending GM recall, or the Takata recall that…
GMC is pushing the buttons of transmission traditionalists The current automotive industry seems determined to do away with the traditional gear shifter, whether drivers like it or not. So far, the results have been, shall we say, less than stellar. With the debut of the 2018 GMC Terrain, GMC is up next to introduce a…
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