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GM Recalls 4,300 Cars in U.S. Over Airbags

General Motors Co. said it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a module that controls airbag deployments. The U.S. automaker said in what it described as rare cases under extremely aggressive turning, …

GM CEO Says Politics Played Role in Volt Probe

General Motors’ chief executive plans to tell lawmakers that he believes politics motivated a U.S. government investigation of battery fires in Chevy Volts. In testimony prepared for delivery at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday, Dan Akerson said it …

GM Offers Fix to Prevent Volt Fire Risk

General Motors Co said on Thursday it has developed a proposed fix to the battery pack for the Chevrolet Volt to eliminate the risk of a fire being triggered days after a crash. GM said it would strengthen structural protection …

GM Recalling Chevrolet Sonics to Check Brake Pads

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4,000 of its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads. Some Sonics could be missing an inner or outer brake pad, which could increase stopping distance. GM said there …

GM Near Possible Volt Battery Fix

General Motors Co is closing in on a package of proposed fixes for the Chevrolet Volt battery pack that engineers believe would eliminate the risk of a fire being triggered days after a crash, two people with knowledge of the …

GM to Offer Free Loaner Cars to Volt Owners

General Motors says it will offer free loaner cars to Chevrolet Volt owners if they’re concerned about the cars catching fire. The move comes after last week’s announcement that the government is investigating fires involving the Volt’s lithium-ion batteries. The …

Feds Probe New Battery Fires in Chevrolet Volt

The government is investigating new fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt to assess the fire risk in the electric car after a serious crash. One Volt battery pack that was being closely monitored following a …

Regulators Probing Gear Shift Trouble with GM Cars

Federal safety regulators are investigating problems with the automatic shift levers on several General Motors cars. The probe began with the Saturn Aura midsize car from the 2007 and 2008 model years, affecting nearly 89,000 vehicles. But the National Highway …

GM Recalling 38,000 Pontiac G8s Over Airbag Issue

General Motors Co. is recalling 38,400 Pontiac G8 models made in Australia to reprogram the front-passenger airbag module. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday that the air-bag modules for the 2008 and 2009 models might not comply with …

GM Recalls SUVs to Fix Tire Pressure Monitors

General Motors is recalling more than 36,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors that don’t work right. The company says the systems in the 2012 vehicles should warn drivers when tire pressure drops 25 …