General Motors has made history by recalling 60 vehicle models within the last six months—a new record for the auto industry. A total of 29.7 million cars were recalled by GM, surpassing the 22 million cars recalled by all automobile companies last year.
GM has become cautious with all of their vehicles after employees looked the other way when they discovered an ignition defect. About 2.6 million cars were affected, and the company believes the defect caused 13 deaths.
Since then, GM has been adamant about recalling all vehicles that have potential to cause any danger to drivers. In recent press releases, GM stressed that many of the recalls were in accordance with the policies and models in the “old GM” before the 2009 bankruptcy, according to NBC. However, recalls are happening with newer models, too.
The only three models that have not been recalled are: Chevrolet Equinox Crossover, Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, and GMC Terrain.
USA Today has a full list of the year, model, and reason for recall. Here are the models that have been recalled since January by year:
Buick
2005-2007 Buick Rainier
2008-13 Buick Enclave
2011-2012 Buick Regal and LaCrosse
2013-2014 Buick Encore
2014 Buick Enclave, LaCrosse, Regal, and Verano
Cadillac
2010-2012 Cadillac SRX
2013 Cadillac SRX
2013-2014 Cadillac XTS, ATS
2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR
2015 Cadillac Escalade
Chevrolet/GMC
1997-2005 Chevrolet Malibu
2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo
2004-06 Malibu Maxx
2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu
2004-2008 Chevrolet Aveo; Chevrolet Optra (Imported from GM Korea; sold in U.S. Territories)
2005-2007 Chevrolet Corvette, Cobalt, TrailBlazer
2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt; 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR;
2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT
2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR
2007-2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD
2008-13 Chevrolet Traverse
2009-10 Chevrolet HHR
2009-14 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
2010-2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain
2011-2012 Chevrolet Camaro
2011-2014 Chevrolet Cruze
2012-2014 Chevrolet Sonic
2013- 2014 Chevrolet Spark
2009-14 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana
2013-2014 MY Chevrolet Cruze models equipped with 1.4L turbocharged engine (RPO LUV)
2013-2014 Chevrolet Trax Tracker (Mexico and export only)
2014 Chevrolet Camaro, Impala, Caprice and SS
2014 Chevrolet Cruze, Impala, Malibu and Traverse, GMC Acadia
2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra (LD and full-size pickups)
2014-2015 full-size trucks and full-size utilities with MYC transmission
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Suburban, Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD
2015 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL
Oldsmobile
1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrique
1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero
Pontiac
1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am
2003-2010 Pontiac G5
2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix
2004-2009 Pontiac G6
2005-2008 Pontiac Wave, G3
2005-2007 Pontiac G5 and Pursuit
2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice
2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe, Saturn Outlook
Saturn
2003-2007 Saturn ION
2007 Saturn Sky, Opel/Vauxhall GT, Daewoo G2X
2007-2010 Saturn Aura and Sky
2008-13 Saturn Outlook
The auto company released their second-quarter earnings report, which shows the company has spent 1.2 billion dollars on recall campaigns. However, their business has not decreased. NBC reported there are still positive reviews for GM cars such as Chevy Impala, Corvette and the Silverado truck, which was voted North American Car and Truck of the Year for 2014.
As car accident attorneys, safety is our first priority. It is disheartening to hear that only 70 percent of recalled cars are being repaired. If you are one of the 8 million car owners that haven’t taken your car in for service, remember that you are putting yourself and other drivers in danger.
If you have been in a car accident involved a recalled car, contact us at Finney Law Office, LLC to receive the compensation that you deserve.