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Originally Posted by Austin45
I do agree, a vehicle can very easily overturn at 45; however, when it comes to the big chiefs I think corporate culture is to blame there. It was discouraged to talk about safety defects and to hide those things from the upper levels because once they know I believe the company has 5 business days to report it to NHTSA. NHTSA is also to blame for creating that environment in the first place (but not all the blame). I was reading a USA Today article about words that were banned to be used at GM like "defect" and "widow maker" that really put it into perspective. All automotive companies have such lists, the fact that GM's was made public just confirms it. I think the problem was pin pointed to a handful of engineers, then they tried to fix the problem in 2007 with a new ignition switch but didn't give it a new part number further showing that it was a cover up. Back to NHTSA, they received multiple complaints about the problem, why did they never investigate it?
I think the end result of all of this is a win for GM and their customers. Now engineers can talk freely about safety defects and something can be done about. The culture has been changed, improving our end product.
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NHTSA has failed to investigate a lot of known issues. Several with GM cars now. FYI: my 2014 Impala loaner that I am using while my Solstice is waiting parts, also,shut down in traffic. The key, from the slightest touch, switched to off. I called GM, and they were completely not interested in what happened. Other safety issues withSolstices and HHR's, to long to go into here. I do not see how 13 dead, and the endless problems now showing up, long deliberately hidden by GM is a win for GM