After 5 Fires, GM to Recall 1.365 Million Vehicles

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GM recalls 1.365 million vehicles
DETROIT
Tue Jun 8, 2010 11:53am EDTDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co GM.UL on Monday:

* Recalled 1.365 million U.S. vehicles, from model years 2006-2009 including Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer and Saturn models - US regulator

* GM recall to address problems with electrical system that could lead to fire in heated washer module

* GM recall fix is for dealers to remove heated washer fluid module, safety recall to begin mid-June

* GM recall involves five Chevy models, five Cadillac models, two Buick models, four GMC models, and one hummer and one Saturn model

* GM says recall involves 1.5 million crossovers, trucks and cars, mainly large vehicles, from model year 2007 to 2009

* GM says it will disable heated fluid washer, and as compensation give each consumer affected $100

* GM< says there have been no reports of injuries or crashes related to the heated washer issue

* GM says recall involves 1.365 million U.S. vehicles, about 98,800 in Canada, and another 64,000 in Mexico and elsewhere

* GM says it knows of five fires resulting from overheated washer units since June 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6573J020100608

[blondeatlast]

1. FWTP

(First with the :popcorn:)

[DoBotherMe]

2. I love my Prius!

:popcorn: Dana ; )

[postulater]

3. 50.3 mpg on a road trip over the weekend.

Never a problem with our 2006 at 84K miles.

:toast:

[AndyA]

4. Until it speeds out of control and can't be stop, crashing into something.

Hopefully, no one will be hurt.

Toyota lied to people and sold dangerous cars.

Buy American. Support America. If people had done this, we wouldn't be in such a mess.

[enlightenment]

14. Looks like GM wasn't precisely honest about this little problem

were they? Were they telling potential buyers, "oh, by the way, this particular piece of equipment may catch on fire"? I doubt it.

They knew there were problems in August 2008; said they fixed it and the government 'shut down' their investigation. GM, though, 'kept monitoring' - which kind of tells you that they knew their fix wasn't really a fix - and continued to sell the vehicles with the module. Now they admit that they can't fix it because the manufacturer has discontinued the module (probably because it was fatally flawed) - so folks can have it removed.

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/money/auto_news/Copy_of_USGM-Recall_00153022-ews-wxyz-20100608

Since it's a high end accessory on high end models, do you think that they might have figured that the potential risk wasn't as important as the potential for using it as a selling point?

Toyota screwed up. GM and Ford and every other auto maker in the world screws up. Buying American won't change that.

[blondeatlast]

15. Yup--they all screw up. They all do recalls.

I'd love every auto maker to be union, but until they all are, I'll stick with the quality I know (as I say upthread, I've a '99 Camry.)

[AndyA]

16. GM did a recall in August 2008 and replaced wiring harnesses, which

it had determined was the likely problem, working with the washer fluid heater manufacturer. That manufacturer is now out of business.

No one has been injured or killed due to the defect, according to reports.

How many people have been killed by the runaway Toyotas now? 37? And cars with this issue go back as far as 2001, which means Toyota has been selling dangerous cars for 9 years. Sure, everybody loves their foreign corporation Toyotas until they careen out of control, then they don't like them so much. If they're still alive to talk about it. :eyes:

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18. Does GM routinely use vendors that are so financially unstable?

:scared:

[AndyA]

19. I don't know. GM didn't pay them for the units once it was discovered they were defective.

If you're not an oil company, Halliburton, or Goldman Sachs, aren't all companies financially unstable today? (Thanks to the Bush/Republican policies that took America to its knees. Please, President Bush...may I have another whack? Thank you, sir. May I have another?) :puke:

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20. It just seems strange to me that the only solution that GM could come up with

Was disabling a component and writing a $100 check to its customers from the US Treasury's checkbook.

[postulater]

17. I bought American cars for my daughters.

But GM just sold Saab to some foreigners.

If GM would have sold reliable high-mileage cars starting in the 70s and developed the electric car they wouldn't be in this mess either.

But then again Hummers are cheap nowadays.

[DoBotherMe]

8. '07 13K

I don't drive much. Gets 45 mpg in the city. Still I am concerned about the reports of sudden acceleration. Dana ; )

[blondeatlast]

6. '99Camry, 106K. I have no plans whatsoever to get rid of it,

even after I buy my little Miata droptop soon!

[leftofcool]

5. I love my Toyota, Yaris!

[Obamanaut]

7. Imagine that! nt

[blue_onyx]

9. I bet this thread...

will get a lot more attention than most of Toyota recall threads.

[LisaM]

11. Exactly

GM recalled the cars after 5 incidents and didn't lie about.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. I wasnt' flush enough to go with the heated wiper fluid on my Outlook; it's all good.

Best car I've ever driven.

[SidDithers]

12. Was the option worth more than the $100 GM is offering as compensation...

when they disable it?

Sid

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. I have no idea. It wasn't a part of the purchase price of my vehicle and

I wasn't looking for untested "bells and whistles".