GM suspends sale of 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze for potential airbag glitch

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Well I believe Mary Barra is cleaning house…which is good and bad.

DETROIT — General Motors is telling dealers to halt delivery of all 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze sedans because of a potential airbag problem, hampering sales of the company’s top-selling car amid an end-of-the-month sales push.

Some of the cars may have a “suspect” driver’s side airbag inflator module, according to a stop-delivery order sent to Chevy dealers nationwide on Tuesday and obtained by Automotive News.

via GM suspends sale of 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze for potential airbag glitch.

Read the rest at the link above, but I had to share this part directly:

 

The Southeast dealer noted that many customers who have dropped off their Chevy Cobalts to have ignition switches replaced are driving Cruzes now subject to the stop delivery.

Cobalts are among the 2.6 million vehicles being recalled for a defective switch that can slip out of the “run” position and cut power to the power brakes, steering and airbags, a defect that GM has linked to 54 crashes and 13 deaths.

“What am I supposed to do?” the dealer said. “Tell them to bring the loaner back now?”

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

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2 Responses to GM suspends sale of 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze for potential airbag glitch

  1. Bill says:
    June 25, 2014 at 5:39 PM

    I am concerned that GM might not survive this fiasco. It won’t be good for America to lose another automaker, but I’m afraid it is going to happen.
    When I see pre 1980 Buicks and Olds on the road I can’t help but ask what caused GM to falter? Their pre 1980 cars were so nice.
    My father’s last great GM car was a 1978 Buick LeSabre with a bullet proof Pontiac 301 V8. From there his GM ownership experience went downhill with a 1982 Riviera and 1988 Beretta that were simply lemons from dau one.

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    • Tim Sweet says:
      June 25, 2014 at 6:59 PM

      I don’t think GM will fail just yet. I think the CEO is going to get a pass if not some kudos for cleaning house! Of course you can look at my next post and see where GM has closed down the Holden production in Australia. But I think they will be OK.

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