Showing posts with label gm. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
GM To Add Brake Override Systems To All Automatic Transmission Vehicles
General Motors says it wants customers to be confident in its vehicles, so it will make brake override systems standard in all of its vehicles with automatic transmissions by the end of 2012.
Toyota plans to do the same next year, and the government is considering making it mandatory for all vehicles with automatics sold in the U.S.
The idea, of course, is to reduce the risk of unintended acceleration...press on the brake and the power to the engine is reduced. But, when data shows that the majority of those cases are actually drivers standing on the wrong pedal, the effect is likely to be minimal.
Full story from The Detroit News.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
6 Million GM Light Duty Trucks Under Fed Investigation Rusty Brakes
The feds say theyve had 110 complaints, 37 confirmed by dealer inspections. Full details from Automotive News (free registration required).
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