GM To Recall 1.3 Million Cobalt/G5s
We at TTAC, (well, me, only) have said that since everyone is raining a storm down on Toyota other recalls are slipping by without equal scrutiny. So when I read this article, I thought it fair, in the interests of journalism, to blog it. Not because of who it is, but the reasoning around it.
Are you saying that GM didn’t supply a drawing and specification to the supplier? And if they didn’t, GM didn’t approve the supplier’s unit? Didn’t GM perform any quality control on the units delivered by the supplier? This sounds awfully like another company. GM’s Vice President of Quality, Jamie Hresko said (via Reuters) that ” After our in-depth investigation, we found that is a condition that takes time to develop. It tends to occur in older models out of warranty,”. While I’m not expecting a full congressional hearing or a suspension of sales of cars, it will be interesting to see if a similar amount of media scrutiny will ensue over this issue. Or will the press file this under “dog bites man”?
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I don't understand why people make such a big deal out of recalls. These are mass produced machines with thousands of parts. Why is it such a surprise when something goes wrong. With all the crap on today's cars I'm amazed that we don't have more recalls than we do.
Its been in the media quite a bit today. One of the first stories I saw when I flipped on the laptop today. Obviously this recall won't get all the attention Toyota's UA problems have because 1: There haven't been any fatalities and 2: GM (especially the effected models) doesn't have the expectation of quality to begin with. It will be interesting to see if GM catches any heat for the timing of this recall, because much the same as Toyota's acceleration problems, the steering on these models has been suffering with complaints for quite some time prior to this announcement.