Akerson Claims Barra Didn’t Know About Problem
Former General Motors CEO Dan Akerson came to the defense of his successor, Mary Barra, saying he doesn’t believe she knew about the ignition switch problem that kicked off the recall of more 2.6...
View ArticleDeath Toll from GM Defect Expected to Rise
Warnings have been issued expecting the number of recalls from General Motors to rise this summer. Now, critics are claiming the number of fatalities blamed on an ignition-switch defect that forced...
View ArticleDeath Toll Could be 74 Due to GM Ignition Defect
According to new research, the faulty ignition switch that caused General Motors to recall 2.6 million small cars since January may be responsible for as many as 74 deaths, not the 13 reported by the...
View ArticleData Doesn’t Back $10 Bil GM Class-Action Lawsuit
Calling it "potentially precedent-setting," a Seattle law firm has filed a $10 bil class action suit against GM claiming owners have suffered lost value on GM vehicles because of the maker's recall...
View ArticleSix New Recalls at GM – All-Time Record for US Industry
Hours after the details of a new compensation program was announced for victims of an ignition switch defect, General Motors has revealed it will stage another six separate recalls covering 7.6 million...
View ArticleChrysler Recalls Nearly 700,000 Minivans and SUVs
General Motors isn’t the only automaker watching its recall count rise fast, Chrysler saying it will also take action to fix nearly 700,000 faulty minivans and SUVs. The announcement capped one of the...
View ArticleCalifornia DA Targets GM with New Lawsuit
The legal morass surrounding General Motors continues to get deeper, the DA of California's populous Orange County filing a new lawsuit accusing GM of hiding defects and engaging in false advertising...
View ArticleMy Car’s Been Recalled: Now What?
Due to the sheer number of vehicles recalled in the United States this year – in excess of 40 million – you very well may have a vehicle that is involved in some sort of safety-related service action....
View ArticleGM Smacked with New Lawsuit Alleging 29 Deaths
General Motors’ ignition switch recall has triggered a new lawsuit in which the plaintiffs are claiming that 29 people have died and 627 were injured in accidents in which the defective part was a...
View ArticleChrysler Recalls 349,000 Vehicles for Ignition Switch Defect
General Motors isn’t the only automaker facing problems with ignition switches. Chrysler is recalling 349,442 older sedans, wagons and SUVs because of a problem that could inadvertently lead vehicles...
View ArticleGM Gets Deadline Flurry of Compensation Claims
The Jan. 31 deadline for claims to General Motors’ victim compensation fund spurred a flurry of 1,100 new filings, including more than 100 new claims for death benefits. The total number of claims is...
View ArticleAutomakers Blow Away Recall Record by 100 Percent
It wasn't a matter of if automakers would break the previous record of 30.4 million recalls in a single year, it was by how much. Now we know: by more than 100%. Automakers recalled 63.95 million...
View ArticleGM Engaged in Cover Up of Ignition Switch Problems
Lawyers handling a potential class-action suit claim that documents show that General Motors actively engaged in a cover up of the problems with its faulty ignition switches that caused 67 deaths and...
View ArticleGM Death Toll at 107 as Feds Find Criminal Wrongdoing
The official death toll from faulty General Motors ignition switches has jumped to 107. At the same time, federal prosecutors have reportedly found criminal wrongdoing in the way the maker handled the...
View ArticleLawyer Plans to Depose Former GM CEO Wagoner
The net cast by lawyers directing the class-action lawsuits against General Motors related to the faulty ignition switches just got a little wider as they announced former CEO Rick Wagoner will be...
View ArticleGM Reportedly Set to Settle Justice Dept. Case Over Faulty Ignition Switches
GM may be ready to pay the US Justice Dept. as much as $900 million to settle an investigation into its handling of a deadly ignition switch recall now linked to at least 124 deaths, reports...
View ArticleAs GM Closes Out Ignition Investigation, CEO Barra Says Maker Learned its Lesson
GM has reached a deal with the US Justice Dept to settle the ignition switch investigation. It will pay $900 mil and go on three years of probation. The controversial settlement does not charge any...
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