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G.M. to Expand Small-Car Recall to 1.4 Million Vehicles – 2/25/14

February 25, 2014

General Motors will more than double the size of a recall issued this month for an ignition switch defect in some of its small cars, the automaker said in a news release Tuesday. The expansion brings the number of vehicles covered by the recall to nearly 1.4 million in the United States.

The recall is aimed at vehicles with ignition switches that could inadvertently turn off the engine and vehicle electrical system – disabling the air bags – if the ignition key is jarred or the vehicle’s operator has a heavy key ring attached to it.

Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow on GM President Alan Batey Apology Over Expanded Chevrolet Cobalt Recall

February 25, 2014

GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall – 2/25/14

February 25, 2014

                                                      GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall

    ∙    Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice, and Saturn Ion and Sky included

GM expands ignition switch recall to 1.4 million vehicles – 2/25/14

February 25, 2014

by David Shepardson

Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire

February 25, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis woman says her car caught fire just minutes after she got her 9-month-old baby out.
Michelle Shetler contacted the Call 6 Investigators after she discovered her 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer had been recalled, along with more than 300,000 other Trailblazers across the country.
Shetler was headed to her grandmother’s house in Brownsburg when it happened Dec. 7, 2013.

NHTSA Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Report – 2005 Chevy Cobalt Crash, Maryland

February 25, 2014

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Amended GM Part 573 Defect Information Report – 2/24/14

February 25, 2014

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NHTSA Inquiry and Early Warning Reporting Record for 2006 Wisconsin Chevy Cobalt Crash

February 24, 2014

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NHTSA Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Report – 2005 Chevy Cobalt Crash, Wisconsin

February 24, 2014

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Manufacturer denies claim after mother’s recalled SUV catches fire – 2/21/14

February 22, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis woman says her car caught fire just minutes after she got her 9-month-old baby out.

Michelle Shetler contacted the Call 6 Investigators after she discovered her 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer had been recalled, along with more than 300,000 other Trailblazers across the country.

Shetler was headed to her grandmother’s house in Brownsburg when it happened Dec. 7, 2013.