leave it to GM
WASHINGTON (April 25) - General Motors Corp. is recalling more than 2 million vehicles, including nearly 1.5 million sport utility vans and pickup trucks that have problems with their seat belts.
The company said Monday a few minor injuries were associated with the six separate recalls and owners would be notified of the problems by mail.
Among the vehicles affected were 1.48 million SUVs and pickups from the 2003-2005 model years, including the Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, Suburban, Tahoe, Avalanche; Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT; GMC Sierra Crew Cab, Yukon XL, Yukon; and the Hummer H2s.
The recalls represented the latest challenge for the world's largest automaker, which last week reported $1.1 billion in losses in the first quarter, its largest quarterly loss in more than a decade.
GM has cited the financial burdens of providing health coverage for its workers and retirees amid lackluster car sales. Sales of the automaker's popular SUVs and large trucks have been off, in part because of high gas prices.
As for the recalls, spokesman Alan Adler said the center safety belt in the second row of the SUVs and pickups, typically used for child seats, was riding high on the occupant's stomach or abdomen. Although no injuries have been connected to the problem, Adler said, there could be a reduced protection in that portion of the body in the event of a crash.
Bob Lange, GM's executive director of structure and safety integration, said fixing the seat belts in the SUVs and trucks was ''an important precautionary measure.''
''Our commitment to promoting safety and reminding everybody to buckle up properly on every trip led us to this decision,'' Lange said.
The company announced recalls for the following vehicles:
- More than 330,000 1500 Series Chevrolet Suburban and Yukon XL from the 2000-2001 model years for potential overheating of fuel pump wires that could lead to engine stalling. There were no known crashes or injuries related to the problem.
- More than 142,000 1500 Series Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups from the 1999-2002 model years and 2500/3500 Series pickups from the 2001-2004 model years with manual transmissions for parking brake friction. Adler said 26 crashes and one minor injury were connected to the problem.
- More than 69,000 Buick Lacrosse and Buick Allure 2005 models from Canada for a bent clip that holds part of the brake. If the clip comes off, it would lead to brake loss and a crash, Adler said. There has been one minor crash from the issue.
- More than 39,000 Buick Rendezvous and Pontiac Azteks from the 2004 model year for intermittent stalling or failure to start because of a faulty ignition relay. GM said it was aware of one minor crash but no injuries.
- More than 22,000 Saturn L Series Wagons from the 2002-2004 model year because they were built with a center and passenger side rear seat belt anchors that do not comply with U.S. and Canadian safety standards.
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Hairy Blackdude wrote: leave it to GM
Leave it to every other auto maker too. Every Auto manufacturer has or will recall every model type they've made for something or other.
wow
people got hurt from seatbelts
precautionary thats all
you didnt kill yourself yet?
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^^^my thoughts exactly....
What a waste of a post, and a pathetic attempt to make GM look bad as usual.
If you don't like the General
get off the site, recalls happen every day to every automaker, its not an uncommon occurance to have a minor recall
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Yes, Here's the kicker: Honda, Nissan and Toyota keep their recalls quiet. GM & Ford don't have that luxury because, frankly, you're never going to see the Honda Ridgeline as a fleet vehicle.
BTW, no-one's been hurt yet, GM is being pro-active. find another site Troll.
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paging overly dramatic RoNuS20 on this one
at least GM is recalling their cars some of the f'ing companies don't recall them cough... cough Honda or Toyota. I hear people that want recalls on their cars for safety issues.
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at least GM is recalling their cars some of the f'ing companies don't recall them cough... cough Honda or Toyota. I hear people that want recalls on their cars for safety issues.
I used to work for Honda at one time.......they did quite a few recalls....fuel issues i believe, and the Oddessy/Piloit recall for transmissions.....they dont publicize their recalls though, they just send letters to their owners stating its in need of recall work....
And maybe, just maybe, those other manufactorers who dont recall cars all the time are actually getting the job done right the first time?
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^^ every company makes some mistake or the other...its part of business. its almost impossible to catch every little thing in the design process because its so intricate. like was said it was precautionary, it shows how much GM cares about their customers...
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kyle wrote:paging overly dramatic RoNuS20 on this one
funny?
Must drive one of those imports that the recalls get hushed about right?
Yup, I'm right.
LMAO, end yourself troll....now.
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I dont know why everyone bashes GM when theres a recall. If you ask me there are automakers out there that have more recalls a year that you can count and there far worse then the ones GM has. I work for BMW and trust me everyday it a different recall. Im glad i own my cavalier and not a BMW.
