DETROIT, MI – We, the tax payers, gave General Motors more than $10 billion in the bailout (you’re welcome, by the way) and then we hear that 1.6 million vehicles were being recalled because of a defect with GM’s ignition switches.
Then, it came to light that GM engineers knew about the problem as early as 2004, but didn’t issue a recall until February of 2014. At least 12-deaths that have been linked to the recall.
Which is probably what prompted General Motors CEO Mary Barra to make a statement on what the company’s doing to right the wrongs, but it was also a perfect opportunity to announce another brand-new large-scale recall. This time, the issue of possibly faulty airbags and overheating brakes. GM says no injuries are linked to this issue.
This recall involves another million and a half vehicles, but at least they’re taking the better-safe-than sorry approach, which some say the company clearly neglected to do the first time around.
The automaker’s facing congressional and criminal probes.
