Congressional committee investigating GM recall
With as many as 13 dead, the House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to know if recall could have come sooner
With as many as 13 dead, the House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to know if recall could have come sooner
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold hearings into why GM announced recalls in 2014 when they knew about the problem with ignition switches in many compact cars in 2004. "CBS This Morning" special correspondent Jeff Glor reports.
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CBS News was first to obtain advisory showing GM knew about defect linked to 13 deaths a decade ago
Carmakers are required to notify the government within five days of discovering a safety defect, but CBS News obtained a service advisory showing GM knew about problems with ignition switches a decade before it announced a recall. The government is demanding GM answer 107 questions about what the company knew and when. Jeff Glor reports.
Mary Barra, who became the first woman to run a major car company in January, made her first comments about GM's recall of more than 1.6 million cars. In an email to GM employees, Barra said she deeply regretted the circumstances and ordered an internal review. Jeff Glor reports.
General Motors issues another apology Thursday for its failure to act earlier to recall 1.5 million cars with faulty ignition switches. The issue is linked to 31 crashes and 13 deaths. Anthony Mason reports.
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With an ignition-switch defect identified a decade ago, GM's timeliness is now under federal investigation
Some Saturns and Chevy SUVs, more Pontiacs now part of ignition switch-related callback; critics say earlier recall might have prevented deaths
General Motors is nearly doubling the number of vehicles it is recalling to fix ignition switches that can shut off engines and cause crashes. The recall now includes five additional models and totals nearly 1.4 million vehicles. The problem has been linked to 31 crashes and 13 deaths. Jeff Glor reports.
Relatives of people killed in crashes linked to ignition problem want to know why the recall wasn't issued earlier
Last week, General Motors said it was recalling more than 700,000 vehicles after six people were killed in accidents related to a problem with the ignition switch. But lawyers for the family of one person killed in a Chevy Cobalt charge GM knew about the defect in 2004. Jeff Glor reports.
Engines can shut down unexpectedly and cause crashes; company says six people have been killed in crashes related to the problem
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