The federal case against GM’s handling of their ignition switch recall might be over
, but a judge has left the door open for owners to sue the automaker for economic losses if they want.…
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There's a flexible sensor mat in the passenger seat of your car and it's primary job is to evaluate who's sitting in the seat and turn the airbag on (for adults) or off (for kids).
Well, turns out it's not so flexible since GM announced the sensor can get damaged by – get this – sitting on the seat. Oh, what a world.…
keep readingA petition wants the US government to look at airbags in the sky.
Well, not sky airbags but Saturn Sky airbags. Although the former sound pretty cool.…
keep readingYour vehicle might be involved in one of the largest and most dangerous recalls in automotive history.
General Motors is recalling 200,000 Saab and Saturn vehicles with Takata inflators.…
keep readingAnyone else think GM is acting a bit like Oprah these days?
It feels like every week they're screaming "YOU GET A RECALL! YOU GET A RECALL! EVERYBODY GETS A RECALL!" And at this rate, it might actually be true -- this latest set of actions involves 269,000 vehicles, bringing the yearly total to over 29 million recalled cars and trucks.…
keep readingYou finally found on-street parking next to your favorite coffee shop, do a marvelous job with the parallel parking, shift into park and turn off the engine -- bring on the chocolate croissant! Not so fast.
Are you sure your car is actually parked? Unfortunately if you own a Saturn Aura, the shifter might say "P" but the transmission could still be in reverse, drive or neutral.…
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