General Motors is recalling another 2.42 million U.S. cars, trucks and SUVs as part of four new, separate safety recalls. GM said it would fix its recall processes and put a more strict safety approach in place to help better catch and fix problems after it was late to recall 2.6 million cars with a faulty ignition switch.
The problem: Four separate safety recalls are involved in GM’s latest announcement. The first is for certain Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia crossovers built between 2009-2014 and for 2009-2010 Saturn Outlooks, because the seat-belt cable in the front seats may wear out over time and break, resulting in an increased risk of injury during a crash.
2004-2008 Chevrolet Malibus and 2005-2008 Pontiac G6 sedans are recalled because of a shift cable in the automatic transmission which may wear out. This recall is an extension of one which was announced earlier this month for 2007-2008 Saturn Aura sedans, which shares a common transmission with the Malibu and G6.
Also recalled are 2015 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV models due to a passenger side airbag issue which may result in only partial deployment during a crash.
Lastly, 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD full-sized pickups are recalled for a fire risk. According to GM, retention clips which attach the truck’s generator fuse block to the body may become loose and lead to a fire.
Number of vehicles affected: In total, 2.42 million vehicles are affected in this recall, bringing GM’s total amount of recalled cars this year to 13.2 million. The recall of the Enclave, Outlook, Traverse and Acadia encompasses 1.3 million vehicles, while the Malibu and G6 recall includes 1.1 million. The remaining vehicles include 1,402 2015 Escalades and 58 Heavy Duty pickups.
The fix: For seatbelt repairs, GM said a fix “is currently being developed. Parts needed to complete this repair are not available at this time.”
Owners affected by the Malibu and G6 recall will likely have their vehicle’s transmission cable and mounting bracket fixed. GM has yet to say when parts for this fix will be available.
2015 Escalade owners should have received a letter, call, or email from GM notifying them their car is affected. Dealers were told not to sell 2015 Escalades and instructed 224 owners to not let anyone occupy the passenger seat until the car has been looked at by a dealer.
Contacts:Â Owners may contact one of the following numbers for more information:
Chevrolet: 1-800-222-1020
Cadillac: 1-800-458-8006
Saturn: 1-800-553-6000
Pontiac: 1-800-762-2737
GMC: 1-800-462-8782
Comments
Maybe GM should recall every car they built from 2000 to 2015. I’ve read GM is also recalling cars in Brazil due to risk of fire.
I hope GM gets back on track soon.
It’s honestly getting a little rediculous at this point. Almost every manufacturer is posting a recall for things that normally aren’t recalled. I think they are all just really paranoid after seeing the hammer come slamming down on GM. The same goes for GM. I think having this much pressure on them is making them paranoid, it’s good to see these things fixed but it’s just hurting everyone’s reputation.
…well, not everyone, since many recalls don’t seem to be getting the same level of publicity.
Now maybe if they’d recall the Grand Prix GXP, Impala/Monte SS and LaCrosse Super for defective transmissions, that’d be great. Losing all gears on the freeway presents somewhat of a safety hazard and is a common problem with these LS4 models.
They should’ve stuck a 6-Speed Auto and Manual in the GP and Bonny GXP’s. What horrible transaxles!
Well GM is in a place where they are recalling anything that even hints as a defect to clean the slate this year. Note most of the recalls are pre 08 and are left over sins of the previous GM when money was tight. The media also has not been fair on this as they do not always report all the facts and have been sensationalizing this to a point well beyond what the real factors are.
Right now if Mary farts the media will report she has added CO2 to the air.
As for the other MFG they all are watching and nervous as they know they could be the next one to get hit with the media blitz once they are done with GM. Toyota has taken hits as well as Ford so anyone else could be in play at any time.
The media has a agenda here and they are attacking large corporations and the auto makers are one of their favorite high profile targets.
It is sad the media is so controlling for their own agendas we can not get all the facts anymore to just let us decide what is right.
Case in point I have only seen one media outlet report that of the 13 deaths in the GM case at least 6 of the deaths also involved high speed, no seat belts and driving under the influence. And wen I say high speed I am speaking of 2 and 3 times the speed limit including one car I know that got airborne before going off road and impaling a tree. Sorry but no air bag as going to save anyone there and even then did the ignition turn off before getting airborne, after hitting the ground or hitting the tree since it was in the front windshield?
The days of true journalism are over as the media is owned buy those marketing their own agendas. Just look at all the global warming marketing they have been doing of late. It is not just by chance all these reports are hitting at the same coordinated times. No matter if you believe in it or not the reality is the media is promoting it and not reporting it.
Scott, you know I come here largely to read your insightful comments. And you never let me down. Day in, day out, you have a way of rewording the same post and point so that it never becomes tiring. Never! Bravo, my friend, you make Deliverance-style, backwoods, far-right gospel, and truly stomach turning world-views, almost Stephen Colbert like!
OK what part that was presented here is not true? Just because you do not agree does not change the truth.
If you do not believe the way to control people is to start through the media then why did Germany and Japan start this in the 30’s.
They why are people still thrown in Jail in China and Korea when they speak or print the truth?
It is well documented in history that to gain control with out firing a shot in anger is to take the minds and input of information. This has been done in the past very effectively through the media and educational
systems.
History will back it up and we still fail to learn from it.
So mock all you like it is your right to choose but it is up to you to chose wisely as you may not get a second chance with out a fight. Find someone that survived Germany in WWII and they will tell you this in a first hand account.
My point is The media should hold people, government and Companies responsible with the truth and the whole truth. Responsibility is on all of us not just one side. We are a society that needs balance as even our government was set up with checks and balances to keep them honest but yet today there are those in government removing these balances for their own agenda.
The Media should hold GM accountable but they should do the same for all MFG but they should do it with the entire truth and not just the short bits and snippets they like to give to sway opinion. If the other side of the story is not held to account for their actions if they did not fully fall in line you have only gotten part of the story and not the truth.
If someone was Drunk, airborne and hit a tree they should be held in account for part of the results too. This is not a way to let GM out but the reality all those with skin in the game being held accountable for their actions. In some of these cases we have some victims but in some of this we had folks that were a part of their own demise. It is time we report and get the facts on both.
A little more self accounting for our actions on all levels today would make for a better society all around.
Personally I am feed up with normal wear issues being recalls. When does liability end. At some point people should have to use common sense but these days I guess that is asking for to much !
Aside from the twenty people who read gmauthority, in the real world, there is a nasty rumor going around that THIS many recalls might be indicative shoddy quality. But hey, what do they know, right?
It is very indicative of the shoddy quality of 2001-2008.
But who did not know that?
Also there are more than 20 people here as you often get nearly twice that many thumbs down here. This may indicative of how shoddy your troll based observations are. But hey why should we expect you to have a clue, right?
Sales are up over Ford so at least the majority of the public does have a clue of what has really transpired.