GM still has no switch fix for half-million Cadillacs - USA TODAY
GM still has no switch fix for half-million Cadillacs General Motors ordered has its Cadillac division's dealers to stop selling some older versions of two of its hottest models three weeks ago and still hasn't come up with a way to fix the... ly/1mvD8jO Three weeks after a recall and telling dealers not to sell them, General Motors continues to look for a way to fix an ignition switch risk in half a million Cadillacs. The ignition switches in 554,328 Cadillacs from the 2004-2014 model years can move out of the "run" position for two reasons: Heavy key rings can pull the switch out of "run" if the car is jarred by severe bumps. "We're working on a solution that will work on all," Adler says. When the key moves out of "run," it shuts off the engine, kills the power-assist to steering and brakes and can disable the airbags, the same problem that forced a GM recall of 2. 19 million U. S. small cars in February and March. Source: www.usatoday.com
