Sentences with phrase «faulty switch»

She fired 15 staffers after an internal probe revealed that the faulty switches were first diagnosed in 2001, and she has also jettisoned at least seven other high - ranking executives — swift, decisive moves, at least according to GM's lumbering standards.

Feinberg's office reviewed claims of injury and death linked to the faulty switches, which led to a recall of about 2.6 million cars worldwide.

Congressional testimony and investigations by the company and regulators revealed that GM engineers knew of the faulty switch for at least a decade, but a series of errors led to affected vehicles being recalled only in 2014.

It also faces more than 4,300 claims for compensation from people who said they suffered injuries related to the faulty switches or from relatives of those killed in related accidents, the lawyer overseeing the program has said.

Following the circuitry all the way back to its source, got me to the answer that the faulty switch was on the driver side.

This indeed seems like a faulty switch.

Following the recall instituted last month, she has since apologized for the 12 deaths relating to the faulty switches, which can shift into the «Off» position and cut engine power, preventing airbag deployment in the event of a crash.

GM added the additional 824,000 vehicles from model years 2008 - 2011 after discovering that approximately 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket suppliers.

From there, about 90,000 vehicles received the faulty switch.

B1978 means there is a circuit error in the passenger front seat down switch, likely due to defective electrical components or a faulty switch.

B1977 means there is a passenger front seat up switch circuit malfunction, likely due to damaged electrical components or a faulty switch.

Thirteen deaths were linked to the faulty switches during the time the company failed to recall the cars.

This is likely due to damaged electrical parts or a faulty switch.

When diagnosing a P0890 trouble code, mechanics often make the mistake of citing the traction control module as the problem instead a faulty switch, wiring, or connector, which is actually at fault.

A faulty switch may cause the «door open» warning light to stay on on the dash even if the door is fully closed.

The recall was caused by a faulty switch that could allow vehicles to shift out of park without the brake pedal being depressed.

A FAULTY switch and instruction manuals written entirely in Japanese have been blamed in court for why a ship owned by conservation group Sea Shepherd dropped up to 500 litres of diesel into the Trinity Inlet.

Following the issues with the faulty switch, GM started the process of recalling the millions of cars that were equipped with the faulty switch.

GM has had to face this issue several times in the recent past and has already paid into the billions in criminal and civil sanctions over the faulty switch.