After Recalling Over 30 MILLION Vehicles In 2014 Would You Ever Consider Buying A GM Product?

Long before the recalls, even before the bankruptcy, GM was so not my kind of company.

I remember back in the 1990s when Ford's Firestone tires were exploding.
All the Chicken Littles were swearing they'd never drive on a Firestone tire again.
A year later, Firestone/Bridgestone had the best tires on the road.

I really hope Chevrolet has a similar story.

In 1980 Ford had to recall 20 Million Vehicles in ONE recall after a safety defect in their transmission system caused more than 6,000 accidents, 1,700 injuries and 98 deaths.

In 2009 and 2010 - Toyota had to recall 9 million cars for Unintended Acceleration Issues - and 30 accidents had a least one death.

In 1996 Ford had to recall 14 million Vehicles because of a brake switch that deactivated the cruise control - could heat and cause a fire. And that same year they had to recall another 8.7 million cars for faulty ignition switch that overheated - and could cause a fire - even when the ignition was off.


In 2011 HONDA sold about 1.2 million cars in the US - but recalled 3.8 million cars

Toyota has lead the US in recalls in both 2012 AND 2013

And when you compare the number of recalled cars to the total number of cars sold in the USA - These companies actually are among the better ones.

If you are attempting to avoid recalls - maybe WALKING might be a good idea.

What a perfect response TomM !!

re "In 2009 and 2010 - Toyota had to recall 9 million cars for Unintended Acceleration Issues - and 30 accidents had a least one death."

We are well served to remember that the Toyota recall happened to placate Federal government inquisitors. No defect was ever identified as having caused "unintended acceleration." This was the conclusion of Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), multiple government inquisitions, and even NASA (yeah, the friggin' rocket scientist guys). EVERYONE came to the same conclusion: There is no defect in the suspect cars.

Even so, the Federal Government inquisitions of Toyota continued! The Feds wanted Toyota to "fix the problem," in spite of nobody being able to prove there was one. Huh? Holy crap, Batman! What to do? Toyota struck a deal with the Feds: they'd recall a bunch of cars and make some changes. In exchange, the Feds would stop their witch hunt.

Without a defect to fix, Toyota dutifully executed the term of the agreement. They recalled a hoard of cars, and did some work on them. And presto-changeo.. problem solved! The Feds were satisfied and recalled their bearers of pitchforks and torches.

For those readers who see this as proof that there must have been a defect (even though nobody could find it), and that Toyota's recall fixed it: you're missing the distinction between "correlation" and "causality." If I wear a garlic necklace to ward off vampires, and I never see a vampire, it does *NOT* prove that the necklace worked. You first must prove that vampires (a defect in Toyota's cars that caused unintended acceleration) exist. That's the missing yet key ingredient.

TomM: The perspective you offer is focusing on the number of vehicles affected by the recall. Example: a defective brake switch resulting in a recall that affects ***14 MILLION CARS***.

Another equally valid perspective is focusing on the number of major recalls being issues. Recent Autospies stats pegged that number at an average ***2 RECALLS PER WEEK***.

In *MY* mind, I'd be far more concerned about a manufacturer who averages 2 major recalls per week (even if the total number of vehicles affected is smaller than another manufacturer), than the alternative that has a handful of major recalls per year, yet affects more vehicles. The first scenario (GM's) suggests widespread systemic failure in the design, manufacturing, and/or component sourcing process. The second scenario suggests very large scale component standardization (e.g., one problem can affect a lot of vehicles that all use the same component).

would i ever buy a gm product ? umm, have you seen the new zo6 ? so the answer is hell yes !
stingrays are getting recalled now and they dont even have parts for it and id still get/ want a stingray !