blwnsmoke Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/30/us-gm-recall-congress-idUSBREA2T0HO20140330 Delphi told U.S. congressional investigators last week that GM approved the original part in 2002, despite the fact it did not meet GM specifications According to one entry of the chronology in the memo, officials of Delphi, which supplied the ignition switches to the recalled GM cars, told committee investigators that GM had approved the part, even though sample testing of the ignition switch torque was below the original specifications set by the automaker. "Engineers considered increasing or changing the ignition switch 'torque effort,' but were advised by the ignition switch engineer that it is 'close to impossible to modify the present ignition switch' as the switch is 'very fragile and doing any further changes will lead to mechanical and/or electrical problems.'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Add this to the fact that NHTSA declined to investigate the problem years ago, and this is going to get much worse before it gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The story has taken an even uglier turn for GM since the above article was posted. GM is now being challenged on their stated rationale for the recent recall of switches in 2008-2011 models. According to reports, Delphi executives met Congressional investigators and reportedly stated those switches didn't meet specs either. "GM recalled the 2008-11 cars on Friday, but said that was done only to ensure that defective ignition switches were not installed as replacement parts during repair work. GM said then that about 5,000 defective switches had been used for repairs in those vehicles but that it would replace the switches in all 824,000 of them “out of an abundance of caution” because determining which ones contained a defective switch “isn’t practical.” Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said that’s not the whole story, based on a 2-1/2-half hour meeting with Delphi officials last Thursday. “Delphi confirmed that these testing results mean that the ignition switches currently in use in 2008-2011 vehicles do not meet GM performance specifications,” said the letter, signed by Reps. Henry Waxman of California, Diana DeGette of Colorado and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140331/OEM11/140339971/lawmakers-id-engineer-behind-06-gm-switch-redesign So, if true, this contradicts GM's claims made only a week ago about the purpose of the recall of 2008 - 2011 ignition switches. It also potentially links the defect to 14 additional fatalities. Will Mary Barra express how "sorry" she is about this as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I notice that date range straddles the bankruptcy. So, yeah, you know. "New GM" and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Can't wait to hear how Mary spins this tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I've seen snippets of her prepared remarks. Basically, "I was in Austria during the war." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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