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General Motors is recalling 717,949 cars in the U.S. for loose bolts, bad welds, steering failures and more problems, the automaker said Wednesday.
The six separate recalls now bring the automaker's yearly total to 60 recalls and 26.4 million cars, some of which may be duplicated under multiple recalls. No filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were yet available.
On 414,333 cars with power height-adjustable driver and passenger seats, a bolt securing the height adjuster to the seat can loosen and fall out, which can then cause the seat to "move up and down freely." GM said it knew of one crash and three injuries related to the problem. Affected models include the 2011-2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Buick Regal and Buick LaCrosse; and the 2010-2012 Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX.
On 124,007 late-model vehicles, seat brackets may not be welded completely at the factory, which could cause them to break off from the car. GM isn't aware of crashes or injuries and said it expects fewer than 1 percent of all affected cars to need new seat tracks. The cars include the 2014 Chevrolet Caprice, SS, Cadillac CTS and ELR; 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS and Buick Encore; and the both light- and heavy-duty versions of the 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
The 2011-2013 Buick Regal and 2013 Chevrolet Malibu have turn signals that may not automatically indicate failure to the driver via a rapidly blinking indicator. If one of the two bulbs on each signal is out, the car's computer is supposed to recognize the problem and make the indicators blink fast. GM will reprogram a control module so that does happen. A total of 120,426 cars are affected.
A bad electrical ground in the power-steering computers of some 2014 Chevrolet Impala sedans could disable the steering assist at startup or while driving. GM said it knew of one crash but no injuries. A nut holding a ground stud on the power steering computer may have been accidentally painted which can cause the problem. The nut needs to be cleaned, torqued and the computer software updated on about 57,242 cars.
Certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark subcompact hatches built in South Korea can lose all steering control due to a loose bolt in the front suspension that can detach the lower control arm from the steering knuckle. A total of 1,919 cars are included.
Finally, 22 of GM's biggest SUVs, the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, along with the GMC Yukon and Yukon Denali, have roof racks that may be attached with the wrong nuts. These can tear the side curtain airbags mounted in the roof rails.
GM has not said when the repairs would start.
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The six separate recalls now bring the automaker's yearly total to 60 recalls and 26.4 million cars, some of which may be duplicated under multiple recalls. No filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were yet available.
On 414,333 cars with power height-adjustable driver and passenger seats, a bolt securing the height adjuster to the seat can loosen and fall out, which can then cause the seat to "move up and down freely." GM said it knew of one crash and three injuries related to the problem. Affected models include the 2011-2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Buick Regal and Buick LaCrosse; and the 2010-2012 Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX.
On 124,007 late-model vehicles, seat brackets may not be welded completely at the factory, which could cause them to break off from the car. GM isn't aware of crashes or injuries and said it expects fewer than 1 percent of all affected cars to need new seat tracks. The cars include the 2014 Chevrolet Caprice, SS, Cadillac CTS and ELR; 2013-2014 Cadillac ATS and Buick Encore; and the both light- and heavy-duty versions of the 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
The 2011-2013 Buick Regal and 2013 Chevrolet Malibu have turn signals that may not automatically indicate failure to the driver via a rapidly blinking indicator. If one of the two bulbs on each signal is out, the car's computer is supposed to recognize the problem and make the indicators blink fast. GM will reprogram a control module so that does happen. A total of 120,426 cars are affected.
A bad electrical ground in the power-steering computers of some 2014 Chevrolet Impala sedans could disable the steering assist at startup or while driving. GM said it knew of one crash but no injuries. A nut holding a ground stud on the power steering computer may have been accidentally painted which can cause the problem. The nut needs to be cleaned, torqued and the computer software updated on about 57,242 cars.
Certain 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark subcompact hatches built in South Korea can lose all steering control due to a loose bolt in the front suspension that can detach the lower control arm from the steering knuckle. A total of 1,919 cars are included.
Finally, 22 of GM's biggest SUVs, the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, along with the GMC Yukon and Yukon Denali, have roof racks that may be attached with the wrong nuts. These can tear the side curtain airbags mounted in the roof rails.
GM has not said when the repairs would start.
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