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General Motors recalling 1.4 mn cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

For the third time in seven years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging garages and homes.

Oct 27, 2015, 18:28 PM IST

GM recalling 81,000-plus vehicles over steering problem

General Motors Co on Saturday recalled 81,123 cars because of concerns about their electric power steering systems.

Feb 15, 2015, 00:31 AM IST

GM adds another 92,000 vehicles to ignition switch recall

General Motors Co began the new year by announcing three new vehicle recalls on Thursday, as the ignition switch crisis continued to dog the automaker after millions of vehicles were recalled in 2014.

Jan 02, 2015, 06:49 AM IST

Death toll from GM ignition switches now at 23

At least 23 people have died and 16 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.

Sep 30, 2014, 09:59 AM IST

GM ignition-switch fund receives claims for more than 100 deaths

A program to compensate victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has received claims for 107 deaths as of Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the lawyer overseeing the program.

Aug 27, 2014, 09:20 AM IST

GM recalls over 300,000 more vehicles

General Motors on Friday recalled more than 300,000 vehicles, most of them to address ignition problems, taking to over 29 million the number of GM cars recalled this year.

Aug 09, 2014, 11:00 AM IST

GM recalls 717,950 vehicles in US, not for ignition switches

General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons.

Jul 23, 2014, 23:39 PM IST

GM adds 8.23 million cars to ignition-switch recall

General Motors Co on Monday widened the list of older models it is recalling for potentially deadly ignition switches, adding 8.23 million compact and midsize cars that it has linked to seven crashes and three fatalities.

Jul 01, 2014, 09:19 AM IST

GM offers at least $1 mn for each ignition switch death

General Motors said Monday it will pay at least USD 1 million in compensation to the families of each person killed in accidents apparently caused by defective ignition switches in its cars.

Jun 30, 2014, 22:00 PM IST

GM board warned of serious problems by quality manager in 2002

A former head of General Motors corporate quality audit warned the company’s board in a letter in 2002 that it needed to “stop the continued shipment of unsafe vehicles” and “recall suspect vehicles that were already in customers’ hands.”

Jun 21, 2014, 11:25 AM IST

GM hit with $10 bn lawsuit saying recalls damaged brand

A new lawsuit says General Motors Co should compensate millions of car and truck owners for lost resale value, potentially exceeding USD 10 billion, because a slew of recalls and a deadly delay in recalling cars with defective ignition switches has damaged its brand.

Jun 18, 2014, 21:23 PM IST

GM employees under probe for defective ignition switch

U.S. prosecutors are interviewing present and former General Motors Co employees as part of the criminal probe into the automaker`s ignition-switch problem that has been linked to at least 13 deaths, two sources said.

Jun 14, 2014, 10:57 AM IST