Posted on 08/23/2021 11:54:32 AM PDT by Hojczyk
General Motors is recalling another 73,000 Bolt EV and EUV electric vehicles in the United States and Canada for a problem that could cause the vehicles to catch fire.
GM had earlier announced that the recall would cost $800 million, but that was before the recall was expanded to cover all remaining Bolt vehicles. The recall is now expected to cost an additional $1 billion. The recall comes after GM had previously recalled about 70,000 Bolt vehicles for the same potential problem. The recall now covers Bolt EV and EUVs from 2017 to 2022.
GM had previously said that the problem with the Bolt batteries was caused by two rare battery manufacturing errors in model years 2017 to 2019 vehicles, and that more recent models did not undergo the same battery manufacturing process and so were not included in the recall. Now, though,
GM is recalling 9,335 more model year 2019 Bolt EVs and another 63,683 model year 2020 through 2022 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV models. The Bolt EUV is a taller crossover SUV version of the Bolt EV.
The recalled Bolt vehicles can catch fire after being charged due to a manufacturing defect, the company said. Until the batteries in the recalled vehicles can be checked and replaced, if necessary, GM recommends the vehicles be set to charge to only 90%. Owners should also charge their vehicles more frequently and avoid allowing the battery to be depleted to less than about 70 miles of driving range.
The vehicles should also be parked outdoors right after charging and should not be charged indoors. GM now says it is pursuing reimbursements from Korean battery manufacturer LG, the company that made the batteries that, GM said, are the cause of the problem.
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“Pinto, Gremlin, Arrow, K car, All POS cars”
Don’t forget the Vega . My sister had one , but not for long .
The Bolt is much more dangerous than covid vaccines.
“Pinto was different. Ford’s official policy was it was cheaper to pay the families vs recalling and fixing.
That was proven and tarnished Ford for a lot of years.”
The Pinto met all of the Federal safety standards of the day. Several years later, I read a probably 50 word blip buried in the middle of the newspaper stating that the Pinto actually fared better in rear collisions than the Japanese cars of the same vintage. But that didn’t fit the narrative.
I had 1964 Corvair, after Ralph Nader wrote “Unsafe at any speed”. What utter BS that book was. I never had a single problem with my corvair. It had rear engine, with more weight on rear wheels, and never ever needed snow tires in Chicago winter driving. Does anyone remember 1967 snow storm in Chicago? My Corvair did not get stuck and brought me home. The whole city was at standstill for 2 to 3 days.
And then I owned a Pinto for many years, again a flawless car, great on gas mileage and no mechanical breakdowns. Only reason I traded it in was after 8 years in Chicago’s salt filled winters, the body was showing rust.
At least you can still light your cigarette off it even though they’ve deleted the lighter from the dash.
These are just the additional ones added. They started with about 70M cars for $800MM, then added the ones you mentioned.
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