GM Issues Recall Of 1.5 Million Cars
June 9th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
US based automobile giant General Motors has announced that it will recall approximately 1.5 million cars made in 2006 to 2009 and some trucks owing to the possibility of a fire hazard.
The culprit here is the heated washer-fluid system which can result in short circuit and fire. The GM dealers have been directed to immobilize the heated washer-fluid system altogether. Each of the car buyers would be given $100 to make up for that.
Henceforth the company will immobilize the heating mechanism in models like Hummer, Cadillac, Buick and some other popular models. The feature would no longer be available.
The recall fiasco this year started with Japanese carmaker Toyota and Honda motors followed in its steps. A few days back another US carmaker Chrysler issued a recall.
GM is the latest entrant to the bandwagon. The disputed heated windshield washer was provided by a company named Micro-Heat Inc. It was recalled earlier in 2008. The car maker got 5 cases of fire caused by the system last year.
The supplier filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and the new GM cars come without the system. GM spokespersons said that the $1000 refund is being offered since the feature will not be available and not owing to the recall.
GM said on its part that the customers who own the cars that are being affected by this recall will get letters with details about the recall by this month. However, they can also contact the dealers on their own. So far no crash or casualty has taken place from the defect in GM cars.
All of affected cars have been sold in the USA.
- GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles because of fire hazard - Jun 09, 2010
- GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles Due To Fire Risk! - Jun 09, 2010
- GM recals 1.5 million cars for fire danger - Jun 09, 2010
- GM to recall over 1.5 million vehicles over fire concerns - Jun 09, 2010
- GM to close down Hummer as its sale to Chinese firm fails - Feb 25, 2010
- Chrysler's New Recall Affecting Over 600,000 Vehicles - Jun 08, 2010
- General Motors sells over 186,000 vehicles in October - Nov 02, 2011
- GM to recall over 160,000 Hummers - May 06, 2010
- Chrysler, Ford sales up in January - Feb 02, 2012
- GM sells Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery - Oct 10, 2009
- GM to drop "Mark of Excellence" logo from its vehicles - Aug 26, 2009
- The Most Overpriced Cars Of 2010 - Sep 02, 2010
- GM offers rebates to existing Toyota customers - Jan 29, 2010
- General Motors recalls 154,000 cars over technical problems - May 06, 2011
- General Motors statement on auto industry restructuring - Mar 30, 2009
Tags: 5 million, bandwagon, car buyers, car maker, carmaker, culprit, fiasco, fire hazard, general motors, gm, gm dealers, gm issues, heat inc, heated windshield washer, honda motors, million cars, new gm cars, short circuit, spokespersons, washer fluid