GM Recalls Additional 2.7 Million Vehicles With Faults

General Motors Co., already grappling with the recall of 2.59 million cars to fix a defective ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths, announced an additional 2.7 million vehicles that need to be called back to be fixed for a range of faults.

The largest recall involves 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6, and 2007-2010 Saturn Auras model cars in the U.S. to modify the brake lamp wiring harness, Detroit-based GM said on April 15 in an e-mailed statement.

Congress, federal regulators, and the U.S. Justice Department are all looking into why it took the automaker more than a decade to recall 2.59 million cars with switches that allowed keys to slip out of the "on" position, shutting off the engine and disabling air bags. GM has now recalled about 11 million cars this year, according to GM and data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

GM’s actions are putting the industry on track to recall the most vehicles since 31 million in 2004 and 22 million last year. Industry-wide recalls were 17.2 million for the year so far on May 13, according to NHTSA records.

As part of her response to the recall crisis, Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra named Jeff Boyer Vice President of GM Global Vehicle Safety in March and he’s part of a newly aligned engineering department aimed at reducing compartmentalization and catching future safety issues.

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