The GM Recall

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Bill Vlasic, An Engineer's Eureka Moment With a GM Flaw. A defect in a two-inch switch in GM cars has plunged the carmaker into crisis. New York Times, Mar 29, 2014 (front page)
www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/busin ... -ignition-flaw.html
(Mark Hood, an engineer in Florida)

Quote:

"the engine in Brooke Melton’s [2005 Chevrolet] Cobalt[, a General Motors marque,] had suddenly shut off, causing her fatal accident in 2010 in Georgia.

"an unsuspecting driver could bump the ignition key and cause the car to cut off engine power and deactivate its air bags.

"Mr Hood’s research could also play a part in class-action suits filed against GM covering all owners of Cobalts and other vehicles in the recall.


My comment: Quotation 3 may mean you or someone you know.

choi

Melissa Burden, Ga. Woman Killed in Crash Where GM Ignition Failed. The Detroit News, Feb 27, 2014.
www.detroitnews.com/article/20140227/AUTO0103/302270034

Quote:

"Brooke Melton was driving her 2005 Chevy Cobalt on a rainy night in March 2010 near Atlanta when her car lost power and she lost control.

"a download from the vehicle’s electronic black box showed the Cobalt’s ignition switch had moved from the “run” to “accessory” position at the time of the crash.

"died on her 29th birthday

"problems with switches and heavy key rings.