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GM Resists Brake Corrosion Recall; Trots Out Controversial Spokesman
GM's initial response to our request yesterday for a recall of vehicles with a brake corrosion problem is completely unacceptable. It was contained in a Detroit News article about our call for the...
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GM Rusted Brake Line Problem Also Plagues Newer Models
NLPC is requesting that General Motors recall vehicles with a dangerous rusted brake line defect. The request is based on a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation of GM...
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Must Someone Die Before GM Recalls Trucks with Rusting Brake Lines?
It has now been more than two weeks since we sent a letter to General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, requesting a recall for vehicles (primarily Chevy Silverados and GMC Sierras) that have thousands of...
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GM CEO Mary Barra Ignores Brake Corrosion Safety Issue
Well, it looks like New GM is not much different than Old GM when it comes to addressing serious safety issues on its vehicles. The Associated Press reports that General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, claims...
View ArticleSubaru Recalled Vehicles With Brake Line Corrosion; GM Should, Too
General Motors has still yet to acknowledge that it has a problem with brake lines that are subject to rust on many of its vehicles. Model year 1999 through 2003 trucks, primarily the Chevy Silverado...
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NHTSA Lists 1,895 Complaints for GM Brake Lines, GM Denies Problem
General Motors continues to deny that there is a problem with rusting brake lines on its vehicles, as noted here yesterday. GM's new Vice President of Global Safety, Jeffrey Boyer, claims that brake...
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Is GM Using Recalls to Drive Showroom Traffic?
Is General Motors trying to make lemonade out of lemons? In the case of the company's recent string of lemon recalls, there seems to be a strategy to increase showroom traffic by issuing recalls for...
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Why Hasn’t NHTSA Expanded GM Brake Line Corrosion Investigation?
It has now been over two months since we requested that General Motors recall vehicles that are prone to brake line corrosion. The vehicles in question, GM truck model years 1999 through 2003, have...
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How GM Manipulated June Sales Figures with Dealership Incentives
The Associated Press gives evidence today to how desperate General Motors is to give the appearance that the company is firing on all cylinders. GM pulled out all the stops to ensure that June sales...
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Another GM Unresolved Recall Problem – Trucks with ABS Defect
General Motors has yet another unresolved safety concern with its vehicles. This one involves trucks with anti-lock braking system (ABS) problems. The ABS in some GM trucks engages at slow speeds in...
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GM Admits Original Corroding Brake Lines were Lower Quality than Replacements
General Motors continues to deny that it has a safety problem with brake lines that are prone to corrosion in as few as five or six years. Thousands of owners of GM trucks and SUVs have complained of...
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Motorists Get Big Brake Line Repair Bills as GM Resists Recall
Every so often a General Motors' truck owner forwards me their story regarding problems with brake line rust, a problem that executives at GM refuse to acknowledge. One recent such correspondence tells...
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