GM Recalls 3.5 Million Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC Vehicles For Ignition ... - Washington Post
Included in that number are nearly 3. 4 million Buicks, Cadillacs, and Chevrolets that may suffer from an ignition switch problem similar to the one that's kept GM in the headlines since February. RECALL #1: Buick Lacrosse, Lucerne, Regal. UNITS AFFECTED: 3,360,555. The biggest of today's recalls is similar to the ones involved in GM's ongoing "Switchgate" saga. In the vehicles listed below, GM says that "the ignition switch may inadvertently move out of the 'run' position if the key is carrying extra weight and experiences some jarring event". Should that happen, the vehicle in question could lose power, disabling the power steering and brakes and making it much harder to control. Unlike the Switchgate recall, however, the fix for these models centers not the ignition switch, but on the key and the slot it contains for accommodating key rings: "GM will add an insert to the ignition keys of the recalled vehicles to close the... In vehicles where the key cover has been worn, new keys with holes instead of slots will be provided free of charge. 2005-2009 Buick Lacrosse. 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne. 2005 Buick Regal LS & GS. 2000-2005 Cadillac Deville. In the meantime, owners are urged to remove their car keys from key rings and. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
