The General Motors recalls continue, with the addition of 28,000 Saabs for a driver’s seat seat belt issue.
The Saab seat belt recall, for certain models built when GM owned the brand, is tiny compared to the massive GM recall over ignition switch issues. In a recent announcement, GM said that more than eight million vehicles will be recalled to replace faulty, or potentially faulty, ignition switches.
The recalls include all but three models GM manufactures.
GM has established a compensation fund for ignition switch incident victims. The compensation plan was established for owners and victims of defective cars whose air bags failed to deploy. They may also offer increased payouts to those who accepted settlements prior to the recall.
It is estimated that there are 2.6 million car owners that could fall under this compensation plan. Estimates sit above $1 billion in possible victim disbursements.
There are a lot of individuals who could be looking for a payout, with compensation checks ranging from $20,000 to several million, so the program has one key condition: any “driver, passenger, pedestrian or occupant of another vehicle who can show they were hurt in a crash involving cars GM recalled this year for faulty ignition switches” is eligible, as long as they can prove via police or other reports that the automobile’s airbags did not deploy in the crash. If the accident ended in a death, the beneficiary is automatically awarded $1 million for pain and suffering, in addition to any other payments deemed necessary.
GM Recall History
General Motors knew about the problems with its ignition switches for at least 10 years. The issue, in a number of their cars, is that the ignition switch can unintentionally turn off the vehicle, in turn disabling the power steering and the airbags. This led to multiple injuries and the deaths of at least 13 people. Despite allegedly knowing about the incidents, GM did not start recalling the vehicles until February.
From February to June, GM recalled 2.6 million cars for ignition switch issues. That spurred another series of recalls. Overall, there have been 54 recalls on General Motors vehicles for various reasons, including air bag defects, unsafe seat belts, electrical complications, and a host of other issues.
For the first half of 2014 alone, the number of GM cars recalled for issues is estimated to surpass 29 million. This is as many vehicles as GM has sold in the last eight years.
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I own a 2004 blazer 4.3L and I have been having problems with my key getting stuck in the ignition for years. Sometimes it comes out after 10 minutes other time 2 weeks. Now it’s been 2 months and will not come out
I own a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and hit a dresser on the freeway 7 months after I purchased the car. (Labor Day Weekend 2003 so the last Friday in August) There was a truck that had no taligate and was weaving in and out of traffic and I knew something awas going to happen so I changed lanes to out from behind him. I saw cars hitting their brakes and I knew he had lost the dresser. I tried to change lanes again into the lane nearest the center divider but my daughter was behind me and I just did not get out to the way in time and began to spin out toward the center divider. I let go of the steering wheel and the car straightened out so I did not hit the center divider. I came to a stop and then looked around and saw that the person who lost the dresser stopped on the lane farest away from the center divider and looked at all the damage he caused and left. I did get off the freeway and try to report it to the highway patrol but the gas station attendant told me that they were closed(it was Labor Day weekend). I did have a cell phone with me and it did not register that I could have called from my cell. It did not register that he called the Highway Patrols office not 911. This did not make sense, but did not register why. I was on my way to San Diego (not in my right mind at this time) to help my daughter move into her apartment. She had to empty the car and I was forced to drive back in pain and not in my right mind. I could not clearly comprehend what had happened and that my car was damaged from the front to back of the car ,mostly the undercarriage and lower right side of the car. The Airbag did not deploy and I did suffer soft tissue damage, as I was whipped around as my car spun out of control. My steering worked but no air bags to stop me from moving. I did seek help from a chiropractor and my primary care doctor. I have been taking pain pills ever since. I do still have severe headaches, not as often though, that cause me to bedridden from 1- 3 days. My insurance paid for the repair of the car and my medical bills under uninsured motorist . It was treated at as a hit and run.
I owned a chevy malibu 2006 in 2010 and my daughter was in an accident and the airbag DID NOT DEPLOY!!! Luckily she was not seriously hurt.
What about 2004 trail blazer my keys get stuck in the ignition all the time and I have to wait for about 2mins before I can get them out.