GM Recalls Pickups, SUVs
General Motors Corp. recalled 69,000 Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac pickups and SUVs and more than 20,000 Saturn cars for repairs including adding interior safety foam and fixing a timing chain.
The recall by the world’s largest automaker covers 57,100 Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent SUVs from the 2007 model year, and 11,974 2001-model Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks and 20,514 Saturn L-Series cars, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site.
GM will install extra foam in the windshield pillars of the Equinox and Torrent SUVs that aren’t equipped with roof air bags or a sunroof, to lessen the risk of head injury during a crash, according to the NHTSA.
In 2.2-liter, four-cylinder versions of the Saturn cars, GM will replace the engine’s timing chain, which could separate while the motor is running and boost the chance of a crash. For 8.1-liter, eight-cylinder versions of the Silverado and Sierra, GM will replace the crankshaft position sensor, which can fail and stall the engine.
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Volkswagen recalls 2,440 Chinese manufactured cars
Volkswagen AG’s Shanghai venture began recalling 2,440 Passat sedans from last Thursday, following the approval of Volkswagen’s recall application by the State General Administration of Quality Supervision. The reason for the recall was due to the discovery of some problems present in the automatic locking systems.Sources with Shanghai Volkswagen revealed that the recalled models were produced between August 11 and August 24. Shanghai Volkswagen said it would reconfigure the problematic parameters of the central controller and restore its function free of charge.Established in 1984, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co is a joint venture in which Volkswagen has 50% stake, while Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, or SAIC holds the other 50%. Volkswagen was the first major foreign car manufacturer to penetrate into the Chinese market.Shanghai Volkswagen ranked the third amongst China’s passenger-car makers by sales last year, with sales of 340,600 vehicles.
