GM New Cobalts Were Lemons All Along With 120 Buy Backs In New York Alone

Long before the Chevrolet Cobalt became known for having a deadly ignition defect, it was already seen as a lemon. Owners complained about power steering failures, locks inexplicably opening and closing, doors jamming shut in the rain — even windows falling out.

In more than 120 instances, General Motors was forced under state lemon laws to buy back faulty Cobalts, pay settlements to owners or let them trade in the cars, an analysis by The New York Times of state databases and court records shows. The buybacks came as dozens of claims were filed separately at G.M. from 2005 to 2009 that fit a specific pattern — moving cars, sometimes traveling at high speeds, would suddenly stop working.
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Terry989 - 4/1/2014 5:06:28 PM

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Bob - - - Just when I thought you had rejoined us as a productive member of society. This is a car site, what does ObamaCare have to do with a car site. Theer are plenty of other sites on the web where you can buddy up with like minded individuals to wack off to photos of your favorite republican candidates.

Terry989 - 4/1/2014 9:21:48 PM

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No different than the oil thugs that elected Bush and declared war on Iran to reap billions of profits in blood oil money while driving the US into the deepest recession since the 1920's. More Crony Capitalism by the classic conservative anarchists and and war mongers.

Both side are on the take - - -so don't make it a Liberal vs Conservative issue.

The plea of my original statement stands - - - - leave religion and politics out of this car site. Many, many websites that were once worth while have become denigrating political cesspools, something the moderators here should pay heed to.

JDMUSMuscle - 4/1/2014 10:29:31 PM

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One thing is clear. America is no longer the envy of the world.

Europe is.