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Car Starter Repair At Your Home
In this article, we will explain the significance of your car's starter motor and the method to replace it if it goes kaput. A starter motor in your car is a small electric motor which is linked to several components like battery, ignition switch, relays, fuses and neutral safety switch.
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Car Starter Repair At Your Home
A car's starter motor is a compact and powerful electric motor that turns the engine over to start it at about 200 RPM. It is located at a circuit's terminus and includes the ignition switch, battery, fuses, relays, and a neutral safety switch.
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GM Wins Victory In Ignition Switch Defect Lawsuits
General Motors Co persuaded the U.S. federal judge who oversees nationwide litigation over defective ignition switches to narrow claims by owners who said their vehicles lost value because of the defect, which has been linked to 124 deaths. In a decision late on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said owners in three "bellwether" s...
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Judge Tosses General Motors Settlement On Ignition Switch
Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York said the agreement that car owners had reached with a trust that holds many GM liabilities from before its 2009 bankruptcy was not valid without signatures.
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GM Pays $900 Million in US Criminal Settlement Over Ignition Switches
The automaker admitted to failing to disclose to its US regulator and the public a potentially lethal safety defect with the switches that kept airbags from deploying in some vehicles.
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GM Posts Higher-Than-Expected Profit on Strong North American Demand
The positive results provided a respite from the drumbeat of negative news this year surrounding faulty ignition switches that led to massive recalls and have been blamed for at least 29 deaths.
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Deaths Linked to General Motors Ignition-Switch Defect Rise to 27
A program to compensate victims of a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has approved three new death claims, bringing the total number of deaths linked so far to the switch to 27, according to a report released on Monday by the lawyer overseeing the program
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General Motors Raises Ignition-Switch Death Toll to 24
General Motors has raised its ignition-switch death toll as compensation claims flood into the automaker following its long-delayed recall of millions of flawed cars.
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US Safety Chief Raps GM's 'Flawed' Culture on Recalls
In his most pointed comments to date about GM's lapses, David Friedman, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the automaker put its own reputation ahead of the safety of its customers.
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Harley Recalls Bikes for Ignition Switch Problem
Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 4,500 FXDL Dyna Low Rider bikes worldwide because engine vibration can turn the switches from "on" to "accessory."
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GM Recalls 717,950 Vehicles in US , Not for Ignition Switches
General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons, although none were related to ignition switch issues.
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General Motors Recalls 717,950 Vehicles in US, Not for Ignition Switches
General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons, although none were related to ignition switch issues.
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GM's Ignition-Switch Crisis Deepens; Death Toll Rises to 16
The latest recalls boosted the number of deaths acknowledged by GM to at least 16. The automaker said it now knows of 61 crashes tied to faulty ignition switches, although US lawmakers and safety regulators have said they expect the death toll to climb.
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GM Board Warned of Serious Problems by Quality Manager in 2002
The letter from William McAleer shows that GM's directors and top management were told about serious safety defects in vehicles that were coming off the company's production lines more than 11 years before GM recalled millions of vehicles for faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths. The contents have not been previously published.
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General Motors Hit With $10 Billion Lawsuit Saying Recalls Damaged Brand
A new lawsuit says General Motors Co should compensate millions of car and truck owners for lost resale value, potentially exceeding $10 billion, because a slew of recalls and a deadly delay in recalling cars with defective ignition switches has damaged its brand.
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Car Starter Repair At Your Home
In this article, we will explain the significance of your car's starter motor and the method to replace it if it goes kaput. A starter motor in your car is a small electric motor which is linked to several components like battery, ignition switch, relays, fuses and neutral safety switch.
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Car Starter Repair At Your Home
A car's starter motor is a compact and powerful electric motor that turns the engine over to start it at about 200 RPM. It is located at a circuit's terminus and includes the ignition switch, battery, fuses, relays, and a neutral safety switch.
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GM Wins Victory In Ignition Switch Defect Lawsuits
General Motors Co persuaded the U.S. federal judge who oversees nationwide litigation over defective ignition switches to narrow claims by owners who said their vehicles lost value because of the defect, which has been linked to 124 deaths. In a decision late on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said owners in three "bellwether" s...
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Judge Tosses General Motors Settlement On Ignition Switch
Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York said the agreement that car owners had reached with a trust that holds many GM liabilities from before its 2009 bankruptcy was not valid without signatures.
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GM Pays $900 Million in US Criminal Settlement Over Ignition Switches
The automaker admitted to failing to disclose to its US regulator and the public a potentially lethal safety defect with the switches that kept airbags from deploying in some vehicles.
-
GM Posts Higher-Than-Expected Profit on Strong North American Demand
The positive results provided a respite from the drumbeat of negative news this year surrounding faulty ignition switches that led to massive recalls and have been blamed for at least 29 deaths.
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Deaths Linked to General Motors Ignition-Switch Defect Rise to 27
A program to compensate victims of a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has approved three new death claims, bringing the total number of deaths linked so far to the switch to 27, according to a report released on Monday by the lawyer overseeing the program
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General Motors Raises Ignition-Switch Death Toll to 24
General Motors has raised its ignition-switch death toll as compensation claims flood into the automaker following its long-delayed recall of millions of flawed cars.
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US Safety Chief Raps GM's 'Flawed' Culture on Recalls
In his most pointed comments to date about GM's lapses, David Friedman, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the automaker put its own reputation ahead of the safety of its customers.
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Harley Recalls Bikes for Ignition Switch Problem
Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 4,500 FXDL Dyna Low Rider bikes worldwide because engine vibration can turn the switches from "on" to "accessory."
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GM Recalls 717,950 Vehicles in US , Not for Ignition Switches
General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons, although none were related to ignition switch issues.
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General Motors Recalls 717,950 Vehicles in US, Not for Ignition Switches
General Motors Co on Wednesday announced six recalls covering 717,950 vehicles in the United States for varying reasons, although none were related to ignition switch issues.
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GM's Ignition-Switch Crisis Deepens; Death Toll Rises to 16
The latest recalls boosted the number of deaths acknowledged by GM to at least 16. The automaker said it now knows of 61 crashes tied to faulty ignition switches, although US lawmakers and safety regulators have said they expect the death toll to climb.
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GM Board Warned of Serious Problems by Quality Manager in 2002
The letter from William McAleer shows that GM's directors and top management were told about serious safety defects in vehicles that were coming off the company's production lines more than 11 years before GM recalled millions of vehicles for faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths. The contents have not been previously published.
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General Motors Hit With $10 Billion Lawsuit Saying Recalls Damaged Brand
A new lawsuit says General Motors Co should compensate millions of car and truck owners for lost resale value, potentially exceeding $10 billion, because a slew of recalls and a deadly delay in recalling cars with defective ignition switches has damaged its brand.
