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Offline thundley4

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GM (Government Motors) expands recall of 2011 trucks
« on: January 18, 2011, 10:18:18 AM »
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WASHINGTON — US automaker General Motors has expanded a recall of certain 2011 trucks and SUVs to nearly 27,000 vehicles over potential problems with the rear axle cross pin.
The original December recall of 1,262 US vehicles now includes 26,751 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Cadillac EXT; Chevrolet's Avalanche, Colorado, Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe; as well as GMC's Canyon, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL, GM said Saturday.
Rear axle cross pins on the vehicles "may have been improperly heat-treated and could fracture, causing the axle to lock while driving," GM said in a statement.
"Owners of the vehicles are being contacted and urged against driving the trucks until the axle pin is replaced."
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Re: GM (Government Motors) expands recall of 2011 trucks
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2011, 01:31:33 PM »
That's not good news.
I would have hated to buy a Cadillac 'Sclade and have that recall. :banghead:
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Re: GM (Government Motors) expands recall of 2011 trucks
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2011, 01:33:56 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 18, 2011, 10:18:18 AM
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Damn.  That's not gonna be cheap...

Ahh well, it's only the TAXPAYER'S money.  :banghead:
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Re: GM (Government Motors) expands recall of 2011 trucks
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2011, 12:52:32 PM »
How fitting is it that our Big Brother Government ended up owning General Moters, the car company which has OnStar in most of its vehicles.  OnStar can be turned on by GM whenever they feel like it, even if you didn't subscribe.  I would not be surprised if Big Brother has use OnStar  to track certain people that Government has been watching, if those people happened to have a GM.
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Re: GM (Government Motors) expands recall of 2011 trucks
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2011, 01:01:44 PM »
Quote from: minuteman09 on January 19, 2011, 12:52:32 PM
How fitting is it that our Big Brother Government ended up owning General Moters, the car company which has OnStar in most of its vehicles.  OnStar can be turned on by GM whenever they feel like it, even if you didn't subscribe.  I would not be surprised if Big Brother has use OnStar  to track certain people that Government has been watching, if those people happened to have a GM.

OnStar is going to be sold as a standalone service for anyone wanting it installed. Not gonna be me.
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