• General Motors CEO Mary Barra headed to Congress Tuesday to give testimony about GM's alleged mishandling of defective ignition switches in its cars. (cnn.com)
  • Barra testified, among other things, about GM's recall of 1.6 million vehicles because of faulty ignition switches that may have led to deaths of 13 people. (cnn.com)
  • And despite starting her tenure in the midst of a 30-million-car recall for defective ignition switches in Chevy Cobalts - GM's largest recall in history - Barra kept her poise throughout the ordeal. (businessinsider.com)
  • Some 4,180 claims were submitted to GM's ignition switch compensation fund. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • The CBS Evening News led its nightly broadcast by reporting that "the government is demanding answers" related to GM's ignition switch recall affecting 1.6 million vehicles. (justia.com)
  • In that letter, the senators said they wanted GM to extend it to allow the U.S. Department of Justice to complete its investigation over possible criminal conduct in GM's handling of the ignition switch defect. (claimsjournal.com)
  • After GM initially linked 13 deaths to its defective ignition switches, GM's death count has since ballooned to at least 117 after it established its fund to compensate crash victims overseen by compensation attorney Kenneth Feinberg. (autonews.com)
  • The following year, GM approved the use of the ignition switch even after informed by the supplier that it did not meet GM's performance specifications. (pfaffgill.com)
  • Common examples of consumer products that are sometimes defective are cars, airbags, medical equipment, and toys. (lawfirm.com)
  • For example, due to their defective design, a certain brand of car airbags sometimes exploded after long-term exposure to high heat and humidity. (lawfirm.com)
  • Experts hired by the Meltons' legal team said that the ignition of the Cobalt had slipped from "run" into "accessory" mode just before the collision, causing the engine, power steering, airbags, and power brakes to become disabled. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • Altman & Altman, LLP represents car crash victims (and their families) injured because of defective or malfunctioning ignition switches, brakes, seatbelts, airbags, engines, and other faulty auto parts. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • Airbags can become a major problem if they are defective. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • Tens of millions of vehicles were affected by defective airbags caused by long-term exposure to heat and humidity. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • Airbags are designed to help ensure safety when a crash occurs, but defective airbags are dangerous. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • The number of claims approved by General Motors (GM) that links their defective ignition switch to a fatal accident has reached 119. (schmidtkramer.com)
  • As General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) continues with its compensation program for victims linked to the faulty ignition-switch that has led to the recall of 2.6 million vehicles, applications and approvals for compensation are on the rise. (stockwisedaily.com)
  • The initial estimate by General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) was that at least 13 deaths had occurred due to the faulty ignition-switch and the automaker had set at least $1 million for each family that lost a loved one. (stockwisedaily.com)
  • Last month, General Motors Corp. recalled more than 1,000,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and certain Pontiac and Saturn vehicles to repair an ignition switch problem. (pfaffgill.com)
  • In the wake of a report written by Republican members of the United States House of Representatives regarding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration inability to find and link evidence regarding General Motors' involvement in the design and implementation of an ignition switch now linked to 54 accidents and 19 fatalities, two Democrat members took the report's authors to task. (thetruthaboutcars.com)
  • Automotive News reports General Motors CEO Mary Barra delivered a 15-minute blistering speech before those in attendance and online regarding the Valukas report , which detailed the how and why a defective ignition switch first brought to life in 2001 led to the February 2014 recall of 2.6 million vehicles so equipped and the firestorm that followed. (thetruthaboutcars.com)
  • The Justice Department has reached a $900 million settlement with General Motors over the issue of faulty ignition switches. (bellenews.com)
  • General Motors CEO Mary Barra is sworn in before the House Energy and Commerce Committee for a hearing on the GM ignition switch recall on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 1, 2014. (cnn.com)
  • General Motors is recalling thousands of Chevrolet Cobalts over concerns the car's ignition switch could inadvertently turn off due to its defective design. (cochranfirm.com)
  • It also provides a window into the government's mind-set toward automakers and their safety responsibilities as federal regulators, lawmakers -- and, possibly, prosecutors -- prepare to dig into General Motors' bungled handling of an ignition-switch defect linked to at least 34 crashes and 12 deaths. (autonews.com)
  • General Motors has recalled more than 9.4 million cars due to faulty ignition switches. (spanglaw.com)
  • The defective ignition switch in some GM cars was a widely known issue among GM engineers and executives in 2012 and long before that General Motors had received multiple warning about the defect said David Friedman , the acting administrator of the National Traffic Safety Administration of the Transportation Department Today in a joint news conference with Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox. (justia.com)
  • General Motors Co on Wednesday said it does not plan to extend a Jan. 31 deadline to file claims in its faulty ignition switch compensation program, rejecting pleas from two U.S. senators to extend the cutoff. (claimsjournal.com)
  • General Motors says it has "fully cooperated" with federal authorities in connection with the recall of 2.6 million cars for defective ignition switches and other problems. (kcur.org)
  • U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., pressed Kevin Kennedy, executive vice president for Takata's North American affiliate, to establish a fund similar to that created by General Motors in the wake of its ignition switch crisis. (autonews.com)
  • Congressional hearings are underway this week to investigate how long General Motors knew about the ignition switch problem before it initiated the first wave of recalls earlier this year. (pfaffgill.com)
  • Owners of General Motors cars and trucks who claimed their vehicles lost resale value because they were built using defective ignition switches that lead to the deaths of at least 124 motorists since 2004 will be eligible to receive a slice of a new $120 million settlement just reached with the automaker. (myphillylawyer.com)
  • General Motors will pay $900 million, enter into a deferred prosecution agreement and accept a monitor for three years as part of a settlement of allegations that it failed to disclosed a faulty engine switch in GM automobiles that resulted in 124 deaths. (accuracy.org)
  • However, after GM disclosed that a number of its vehicles were linked to an ignition switch defect last year-the company eventually recalling some 2.6 million vehicles-the Meltons sued the automaker again, claiming that the company committed fraud by settling the first case while continuing to knowingly sell faulty ignition switches. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • The couple's car was among the 2005-10 Chevy Cobalts, Pontiacs, Saturns and other models that GM recalled two years ago, after reports that their defective ignition switches made them spontaneously lose power and disable their air bags. (courthousenews.com)
  • In 2014, GM recalled 2.6 million vehicles in the U.S. for an ignition switch that could move from the "run" position to the "accessory" or "off" position, which led to the loss of power. (schmidtkramer.com)
  • The Nissan Motor Company announced on Thursday that it will recall about 166,000 cars, vans and pickup trucks for a problem with their ignition switch which may cause the vehicles to shut off while being operated, according to the U.S. National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). (dailyhornet.com)
  • NHTSA said that if the ignition switches on affected vehicles are moved from "On" to "Accessory" while being driven, their airbag systems could also be turned off. (dailyhornet.com)
  • Nissan said that owners of the recalled vehicles will begin receiving notices in the mail later this month requesting they make an appointment with their dealership for an inspection of the ignition switch and a possible replacement. (dailyhornet.com)
  • In the interim, Nissan said that drivers of affected vehicles should remove all additional keys from their keychains until the repair can be performed so as to reduce the likelihood that the switch will move. (dailyhornet.com)
  • While GM delayed its recall, drivers on the road were hurt and killed as GM continued to produce the faulty ignition switches in its vehicles. (cochranfirm.com)
  • It shares the same platform as the Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac G5, and Saturn Ion, three other vehicles under the GM ignition switch recall. (cochranfirm.com)
  • The manufacturers as a whole look through their inventory of defective vehicles and recall some of the ones that they had passed over before," he said. (manufacturing.net)
  • According to reports the vehicles ignition switch could move out of the run position and cause the engine to shut off as well as turn off other electrical components. (phillipslaw.com)
  • In 2014, GM recalled 2.6 million vehicles due to faulty ignition switches, which resulted in at least 97 deaths. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • Executive director of the Center for Auto Safety , Ditlow said today: "GM killed over 100 people by knowingly putting a defective ignition switch into over one million vehicles. (accuracy.org)
  • The safety groups contended in legal papers filed Friday that the settlement places unaware car buyers, their passengers and others at "the risk of injury or death caused by the defective vehicles. (yubanet.com)
  • The car company has recalled over 29 million vehicles worldwide for safety issues this yearmost notably, major recalls after reports of engine shutoffs while driving caused by a defective ignition switch. (phillipslaw.com)
  • A report released by compensation fund manager Ken Feinberg reveals that the total deaths linked to the switch so far have now risen to 23. (stockwisedaily.com)
  • With the application window still open until December 31, it's expected that the applications may rise and maybe more deaths linked to the said switch. (stockwisedaily.com)
  • GM has now recalled 2.5 million Cobalts due to defective ignition switches, which have been blamed in 13 deaths . (pjmedia.com)
  • Toyota's actions come as rival GM recalls 2.6 million small cars for defective ignition switches the company links to at least 13 deaths. (manufacturing.net)
  • The defective switches have been linked to 51 deaths and 77 serious injuries. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • The faulty switches have been linked to at least 31 crashes and 13 deaths. (pfaffgill.com)
  • The 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalts are under recall due to the risk that the ignition switches produced by GM could suddenly turn off while on the road. (cochranfirm.com)
  • Trinity guardrail cases, $27 million negligence verdict against McDonald's, $4 million taxi crash judgment, Stryker hip settlement, mounting testosterone therapy lawsuits, GM ignition switch and Takata airbag cases. (langdonemison.com)
  • U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., holds the remnants of a defective Takata airbag inflator during today's Senate committee hearing. (autonews.com)
  • Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., displays metal shrapnel from a defective Takata airbag during a hearing on Capitol Hill today. (autonews.com)
  • GM has recalled 2.6 million cars due to defective ignition switches that have been the subject of several Congressional hearings and numerous lawsuits. (claimsjournal.com)
  • GM is facing a Justice Department investigation, and last week its new CEO was grilled by Congress over its handling of the ignition recalls. (manufacturing.net)
  • In Massachusetts, please contact our Boston auto defects law firm if you suspect that your injuries or a loved one's death was because of a defective auto part. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • Find whether the ignition coils and kill switches are defective and replace them. (dillongarden.com)
  • The noise comes from the electricity arcing in the ignition coils. (hamtronics.com)
  • While on the road, the car's ignition may turn off due to the weight of a heavy key chain or being bumped by a driver's knee. (cochranfirm.com)
  • GM claims that treacherous road conditions caused the collision, but lawyers for the couple blame their car's faulty ignition switch. (courthousenews.com)
  • At least 42 people have been confirmed to have died and 58 seriously injured in accidents caused by GM ignition switches turning into the off position while being operated. (cochranfirm.com)
  • Automotive News posits an earlier recall would have prevented a majority of fatalities tied to the 2005 - 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt's ignition switch. (thetruthaboutcars.com)
  • There have been 31 fatalities directly related to a defective ignition switch which did not meet specs, before the first one was ever installed. (opednews.com)
  • Replaced Flame Roll-out Switch -Part# 18HA350 with 18HA449 (replacement part). (doityourself.com)
  • This is an authentic replacement ignition switch. (ereplacementparts.com)
  • REPLACEMENT】The original ignition switch come on your vehicle experience motor wear over time, and that excessive wear will causes them to sticking and fail. (recombu.com)
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  • If the replacement does not work, it can be an ignition problem. (dillongarden.com)
  • There are significant dangers involved with faulty ignition switches, including causing the ignition to go out of position, which leads to the vehicle losing power. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • They also identified that the ignition switch used in the Cobalt was not the same as the one found in cars of the same model that were built in the years following. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • He secretly changed the part in 2005 but left hundreds of thousands of cars on the road with the bad switch. (accuracy.org)
  • This switch sends voltage to the spark module. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • If the switch fails when the contacts are closed, it will send continuous voltage to the spark module causing constant sparking to occur. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • If the switch contacts are stuck in a closed position or have gotten wet, the switch will send continuous voltage to the spark module regardless of where the dial is set. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • Remember, the voltage will only be there for about one second after turning on the ignition switch, then it will turn off. (2carpros.com)
  • If voltage is not there during cranking, watch for voltage on the dark green / orange wire when you first turn the ignition switch on. (2carpros.com)
  • GM set aside between $400 and $600 million to cover compensation to victims of their defective ignition switch. (schmidtkramer.com)
  • Evidence suggested that GM knew about the faulty switches and did not take steps to issue a recall or warn consumers. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • The automaker maintains that the 1996 Camry Lee had been driving was not defective and he had been negligent, mistaking the gas pedal as the brake pedal. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • When more than a quarter-million people are injured and killed on U.S. highways and roads every year, it is clear we have an enormous problem, leaving no room for careless or reckless drivers and no space for dangerously defective automobiles. (beasleyallen.com)
  • GM reportedly hid the ignition problem for years. (pjmedia.com)
  • As early as 2004, GM engineers had found a problem with the ignition switch location on the Chevy Cobalt, citing it could be switched off with the bump of a careless knee. (opednews.com)
  • But this time may be different because of the Justice Department's investigation of Toyota and the prospect of criminal charges against GM and some of its employees in what lawmakers have called a cover-up of the ignition switch problem. (manufacturing.net)
  • case results - $5.3M verdict in Chicago railroad case and $17M judgment in complex defective tire shredder case. (langdonemison.com)
  • In her testimony Tuesday, CEO Barra, the SOTU invitee, just could not explain why it took GM so long to come clean about the ignition switch problems. (pjmedia.com)
  • GM has set aside $400 million to settle claims arising from its faulty ignition switches. (cochranfirm.com)
  • The experienced team of attorneys at the Cochran Firm's Washington, D.C. office is actively investigating claims of death and injury occurring as the result of defective GM ignition switches. (cochranfirm.com)
  • Use fresh fuel, change the faulty spark plug and ignition components, prime the engine and clean the air filter. (dillongarden.com)
  • The engine can fail to start because of insufficient fuel, a defective spark plug and ignition problems . (dillongarden.com)
  • The cam and crank sensors are the only two that are needed for the engine computer to turn on the Automatic Shutdown (ASD) relay which powers up the fuel pump and ignition coil. (2carpros.com)
  • You can find Whirlpool range burners sparking when the spark ignition switch and harness fail. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • If you or your family were hurt while driving a Chevrolet Cobalt produced between 2005-2010 because the ignition switch failed to hold its position properly, then you may be eligible for substantial compensation. (cochranfirm.com)
  • Learn about some common types of defective products and how a defective product attorney can help you take legal action. (lawfirm.com)
  • Families who believed the faulty ignition switch led to the death of their loved one could also file a claim. (schmidtkramer.com)
  • Defective inducer motor or start compacitor. (doityourself.com)
  • It allows user to start their equipment using a simple ignition turn key (sold separately). (ereplacementparts.com)
  • An investigation determined that the tractor was left in gear and had a defective ignition switch which allowed the tractor to start while in gear. (cdc.gov)
  • You can know the cause by turning the ignition key to the start position and leaving the key. (getcarsnow.com)
  • If they are working but your engine isn't, the ignition switch may be the reason your car won't start. (unitedautoinsurance.com)
  • Bair Hugger warming blankets, IVC filters, defective knee implants and other mass torts. (langdonemison.com)
  • Besides summaries of previous lawsuits, the newsletter also discusses litigation tips and trends in the marketplace, including defective products and other safety concerns. (langdonemison.com)
  • We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. (bluewateroutriggers.com)
  • According to GM, the company will notify owners, and dealers will replace defective switches at no charge. (phillipslaw.com)
  • This Ford ignition lock cylinder is the exact OEM design to replace your defective key cylinder. (recombu.com)
  • Only replace the spark module if you have already checked the spark ignition switch and confirmed it is working properly. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • A Retired motorcyclist was killed as a result of injuries sustained when a commercial truck hit his vehicle due to a defective design in the vehicle. (txinjurylawfirm.com)
  • Partial blindness, memory loss, and brain damage suffered by a worker as a result of an unexpected vehicle rollover of a defective product. (txinjurylawfirm.com)
  • The Econoline ignition lock key has went through vehicle try-on testing to ensure this part conforms to product standards for durability and performance. (recombu.com)
  • Switching the vehicle to valet mode activates audio, video, and driving data recording systems which monitor the car. (phillipslaw.com)
  • The ignition switch is the control that engages the starter to 'ignite' the vehicle's engine and electrical systems. (unitedautoinsurance.com)
  • Power should flow to the spark module when the electrical contacts close inside the switch. (davesmithappliance.com)
  • If you hear erratic buzzing and rasping sounds, they are most likely caused by failing thermostats or electrical switches that are carrying heavy loads. (hamtronics.com)
  • Some reports indicate that this occurs when a car goes over a hard bump, or if the steering column or ignition switch is suddenly jolted or jarred, or if the weight of the key ring is significant and causes the ignition switch to loosen over time. (spanglaw.com)
  • When the ignition switch fails or is bumped, you effectively have no control over the car and no air bag protection to boot. (opednews.com)
  • What Are Defective Products? (lawfirm.com)
  • What Makes Products Defective? (lawfirm.com)
  • Keep reading to learn about some common types of defective products. (lawfirm.com)
  • Food products are considered defective when a parasite, virus, or bacteria contaminates the food at any point in the production process. (lawfirm.com)
  • The defective product causes the key to move from the "on" position to the "off" position, resulting in loss of engine, braking, and steering power. (spanglaw.com)
  • The manufacturer's own engineers have said that excessive weight or jarring on an ignition key may cause the switch to move from "run" to "accessory" mode, shutting off the power. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
  • Sierra engine switch and ignition. (overtons.com)
  • It only receives power for up to two seconds after turning on the ignition switch, then not again until the engine computer sees engine rotation, (cranking or running). (2carpros.com)
  • March 27, 2017 - Can a used car be marketed as "safe" or "certified" even if it has defective air bags, a faulty ignition switch or other potentially lethal problems? (yubanet.com)
  • GM had approved this ignition switch for production in 2002, despite the switch failing to meet company specifications. (opednews.com)
  • Consumers who have been injured by a defective product may be able to file a product liability lawsuit against any responsible parties. (lawfirm.com)
  • Impact and corrosion-resistant polyester switch fits standard 7/8' diameter hole and includes a PVC boot for additional protection from mist or spray. (campingworld.com)
  • If spray cleaners have been used aggressively, wet switches can also occur when you clean your range . (davesmithappliance.com)
  • GM engineers had decided against relocating the switch due to "cost and long lead times. (opednews.com)
  • All of a vehicle's parts make up what is supposed to be a well-running entity, but when one or more parts are defective, drivers and passengers could sustain injuries. (paulsoncoletti.com)
  • In the second half of 2015, Tesla Motors began allowing owners (not just test drivers) to switch on its Autopilot mode. (ieee.org)