GM Ignition-Switch Review Complete: 124 Fatalities, 274 Injuries
Car and Drier
8/3/15
[…] The actual number of deaths attributable to the flaw could be much higher as pending cases outside the settlement fund get underway. GM is currently facing 172 lawsuits alleging injury or death relating to some of the 26.8 million vehicles GM recalled in 2014. […]
Honda confirms first California death from faulty Takata air bag
LA Times
June 19, 2015
Honda confirmed the first California death caused by exploding Takata airbags. […] Honda said the Takata Corp. driver’s air bag inflator ruptured in the crash of a rented 2001 Honda Civic […]
M Live
June 22, 2015
[…] The claims were approved by a fund set up by GM to compensate victims of a defective part in mid-to-late-2000s model cars that has led to a massive recall and a federal investigation. […] The faulty ignition switches at the heart of the unprecedented recall can move out of the “run” position to the “accessory” or “off” positions, leading to a loss of power. […]
Oregonian
5/28/15
[…] Automakers and governments are announcing additional models covered by last week’s massive expansion of a Takata air bag recall. […] Six people have been killed and more than 100 injured due to the problem. […]
Wall Street Journal
May 25, 2015
[…] A criminal wire-fraud charge against Japan’s Toyota last year resulted in a deferred-prosecution agreement and a fine of $1.2 billion, the largest ever against an automotive company, over sudden-acceleration problems implicated in a number of deaths. […] The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office has concluded GM likely broke the law by making misstatements about the ignition-switch glitch in older Chevrolet Cobalts and other cars for more than a decade, according to people familiar with the matter. […]
LA Times
May 22, 2015
[…] Toyota vowed to help pinpoint the cause of a defect in air bags used in more than 50 million vehicles worldwide, saying the auto industry risks losing the trust of car buyers if the problem drags on unresolved.
The air bags, made by Takata Corp. of Japan, can deploy with too much force, potentially causing injury or even death. […]
Denver Post
May 19, 2015
Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Takata Corp. has agreed to declare 33.8 million air bags defective, a move that will double the number of cars and trucks included in what is now the largest auto recall in U.S. history. […] On Feb. 20, NHTSA began fining Takata $14,000 per day for failing to fully cooperate in the investigation. […]
New York Times
5/11/15
[…] And as the number of victims mounts, the ignition-switch crisis is cementing its status as one of the deadliest automotive safety issues in American history. […] Lawyers involved in litigation against G.M. have accused the company of deliberately understating the magnitude of switch-related deaths in congressional hearings last year. […]
Reuters News
4/15/15
[…] General Motors Co will not have to face dozens of lawsuits accusing it of concealing an ignition-switch defect that led to the recall of 2.6 million vehicles, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday.
GM had argued it was protected from claims on vehicles pre-dating its 2009 exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while plaintiffs in the lawsuits said the company violated their constitutional rights by failing to disclose the defect. […]
New York Times
4/10/15
[…] But the company’s handling of a recent steering issue sheds new light on where G.M., and regulators, draw the line at what constitutes a safety issue worthy of a recall. […] In one of those crashes, the owner of a 2014 Cruze told the agency of “driving approximately 15 miles per hour, making a left-hand turn, the steering wheel seized and caused the vehicle to crash into a sidewalk.” […]
