GM Ignition Recall Extended to All HHR's 2006-2011 UPDATED!!!
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From: Kansas
07 HHR To Dealer Tomorrow
I'm in Wichita, KS. I have an 07 LT2 with about 96,000 on the odometer. Haven't had any ignition issues whatsoever after having the car for over 1 year. Called one of the local Chevy dealers today. Service rep asked for my VIN, acknowledged the recall order, and said parts are supposed to be in the dealership any day. I asked about the free loaner and after some hesitancy, he assured me I can drop the car off tomorrow and a free loaner will be provided. We did agree that some of this ignition issue has happened due to a simple lack of common sense on the part of the customer. I've been driving since 1977 and I ALWAYS knew to NEVER overload my key ring and have all that extra crap dangling from the ignition switch. That being said, we also agreed that GM is liable and should be held accountable.
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I think the afternoon news was reporting that they are now going to replace the cylinders also. That is not official, just what the TV heads said.
Very curious about the coverage of "largest ever worldwide recall" by Toyota. I saw it once on my homepage and it never was explained what for exactly. But, they were sure to get in that it was not related to the GM recalls, even though one of the vehicles in question is also in the GM recall.
Very curious about the coverage of "largest ever worldwide recall" by Toyota. I saw it once on my homepage and it never was explained what for exactly. But, they were sure to get in that it was not related to the GM recalls, even though one of the vehicles in question is also in the GM recall.
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To me sounds like (if true) we will be having 2 different keys. 1 for Ign, & 1 for door (should it be needed.) Arrgh..
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Updated info...
UPDATED INFO-Courtesy of USA TODAY...byline James R. Healey
"General Motors said on Wednesday it must fix another defect involving the ignition of the small cars it has recalled for faulty switches.
GM issued a new recall for the 2003 to 2011 cars, this one to replace another part of the ignition mechanism -- the "lock cylinder" into which the key is inserted -- because the current ones could allow the key to be pulled out while the cars is running.
As a result, GM now says it will take $1.3 billion charge against first-quarter earnings for costs of the expanded recall. That's up from the $300 million that GM first announced and later expanded to more than $700 million. GM has expanded the universe of recalled cars twice before adding the new work on Wednesday.
That lock cylinder problem, GM says, could lead to "a possible roll-away, crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries."
The company GM said it is "aware of several hundred complaints of keys coming out of ignitions." It said that "searches of GM and government databases found one roll-away in a parking lot that resulted in a crash and one injury claim. The same searches turned up no fatalities."
The previous recall was for faulty ignition switches that can inadvertently slip out of "run," shutting off the engine and disabling airbags. It is linked by GM to 31 crashes and 12 deaths in the U.S. and one fatal crash in Canada.
GM dealers just now are getting the new ignition switches for that recall fix. Now dealers also "replace the ignition lock cylinders" and "if necessary, reprogram new keys."
Vehicles involved in both the switch and lock cylinder recalls:
2003-2007 Saturn Ion
2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice
2007-2010 Pontiac G5
2007-2010 Saturn Sky
2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR
The company says that the switches and lock cylinders -- which are from different suppliers -- will be packaged together and the work will be done in the same repair visit."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...witch/7552763/
"General Motors said on Wednesday it must fix another defect involving the ignition of the small cars it has recalled for faulty switches.
GM issued a new recall for the 2003 to 2011 cars, this one to replace another part of the ignition mechanism -- the "lock cylinder" into which the key is inserted -- because the current ones could allow the key to be pulled out while the cars is running.
As a result, GM now says it will take $1.3 billion charge against first-quarter earnings for costs of the expanded recall. That's up from the $300 million that GM first announced and later expanded to more than $700 million. GM has expanded the universe of recalled cars twice before adding the new work on Wednesday.
That lock cylinder problem, GM says, could lead to "a possible roll-away, crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries."
The company GM said it is "aware of several hundred complaints of keys coming out of ignitions." It said that "searches of GM and government databases found one roll-away in a parking lot that resulted in a crash and one injury claim. The same searches turned up no fatalities."
The previous recall was for faulty ignition switches that can inadvertently slip out of "run," shutting off the engine and disabling airbags. It is linked by GM to 31 crashes and 12 deaths in the U.S. and one fatal crash in Canada.
GM dealers just now are getting the new ignition switches for that recall fix. Now dealers also "replace the ignition lock cylinders" and "if necessary, reprogram new keys."
Vehicles involved in both the switch and lock cylinder recalls:
2003-2007 Saturn Ion
2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice
2007-2010 Pontiac G5
2007-2010 Saturn Sky
2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR
The company says that the switches and lock cylinders -- which are from different suppliers -- will be packaged together and the work will be done in the same repair visit."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...witch/7552763/
