General Motors Issues Parking Brake Recall
U.S. auto maker General Motors Co has been forced to issue a recall this week as hundreds of thousands of cars may suffer a defective parking brake. The cars which left the line and were sold to consumers have a problem with the parking brake that might, in fact, cause the car to burst in to flames, according to a top U.S. auto safety regulator.
The regulator found the defect on the 2013 - 2015 Cadillac XTS models and the 2014 - 2015 Chevrolet Impala model, announced in a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) letter, on September 19. This recall will find 221,558 cars around the world making their way back to the dealership for repair or replacement. 205,309 of those cars are in the United States.
The company has issued a statement regarding the recall, saying that 'GM is not aware of any crashes, injuries, or fatalities as a result of this condition.'
The NHTSA says 'if the vehicle is operated for an extended period of time in this condition, there is a potential for the rear breaks to generate significant heat, smoke, and sparks. Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.'
General Motors has already been under fire lately as the NHTSA's deputy administrator David Friedman went after them for not reporting a previous malfunction in ignition switches which eventually resulted in 19 deaths.
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