We have recently learned of General Motors announcement to recall over 70,000 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt from the US and Canada, due to incorrect wiring preventing proper airbag deployment. Testing has revealed that rolling the window up and down can "chafe" the wiring of the impact sensor in the driver door. This faulty wiring can prevent the drivers side airbag from deploying during a crash. In an email, General Motors stated that they are aware of one crash resulting in injury that they believe may be related to this defect.
All of this on the coattails of last year's recall of over 2.6 million vehicles (including the 2010 Chevy Cobalt, although this appears unrelated) in which faulty ignition switches were cutting power to vehicles and was linked to over 100 deaths and nearly 300 serious injury incidents. What will GM do now?
All of this on the coattails of last year's recall of over 2.6 million vehicles (including the 2010 Chevy Cobalt, although this appears unrelated) in which faulty ignition switches were cutting power to vehicles and was linked to over 100 deaths and nearly 300 serious injury incidents. What will GM do now?
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| General Motors recalls over 70,000 Chevrolet Cobalt from US and Canada. |
