GM Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles

Robin Bara

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CNN has announced that GM is recalling over 1.5 million of its vehicles manufactured between 1997 and 2003. The recall is due to potential fire hazards. Some people have speculated that the recall could not have occurred at a worse time for GM who was recently seen in Washington asking Congress for assistance. Businessweek’s David Welch, provides a valid point:

Sure most of the models in question—they are the Oldsmobile Intrigue, Chevy Lumina, Monte Carlo and Impala, the Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Regal—aren’t even made anymore. But there’s no excuse. GM has made that 3.8-liter V-6 engine for decades. It has been tweaked and improved over the years, but by 1997 that motor should have been flawless. In any case, just as GM is trying to make the case that it’s worth saving, a big recall is just one more smudge on the company’s sullied image.

Owners of such vehicles may bring their vehicles to any GM dealership and the car will be repaired free of charge.