GM Has Recalled Almost 29 Million Cars This Year

Aug 08, 2014 06:10 PM EDT | Jordan Ecarma

General Motors issued six recalls on Friday that affect 312,280 vehicles altogether, some of which have the ignition switch issues that seem to be plaguing many GM models.

The largest new recall is for 215,000 Saturn SUVs from model years 2002-'04, Bloomberg Businessweek reported.

Two crashes and one injury have been linked to the SUV, which has an ignition key that can be removed while the vehicle is on.

Similar ignition problems were found in around 2.6 million GM small cars that were recalled earlier this year. Models including the Chevrolet Cobalt have been connected with at least 54 crashes and 13 deaths.

Prior to Friday's announcement, GM had recalled 5.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and 28.8 million in North America.

In another action, GM recalled 72,826 Cadillac ATS sedans, Chevy Trax SUVs and Buick Encore SUVs from the 2013 model year for repairs to the front lap belt pretensioners. The automaker is not aware of any crashes or injuries related to this problem.

Also Friday, GM announced smaller recalls for about 2,000 Chevrolet Aveos from model years 2009-'10 and Chevrolet Optra from 2007 and Pontiac G3 cars from 2009; around 3,000 Chevy Sparks from the 2014 model year; and 3,600 Cadillac ATS exports from 2013-'14. The vehicles' problems range from reduced brake performance to lighting issues.

The automaker has allocated $400 million for a victim compensation fund to provide restitution for those injured and the families of those killed in GM vehicles. 

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