GM says bankruptcy excuses it from Impala repairs

Reuters ^ | 8/19/11 | Jonathan Stempel

[Nachum]

* New GM said not responsible to fix Impala made by old GM

* Suspension problem said to cause excessive tire wear

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over a suspension problem on more than 400,000 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2007 and 2008 model years, saying it should not be responsible for repairs because the flaw predated its bankruptcy.

The lawsuit, filed on June 29 by Donna Trusky of Blakely, Pennsylvania, contended that her Impala suffered from faulty rear spindle rods, causing her rear tires to wear out after just 6,000 miles. [ID:nN1E7650CT]

Seeking class-action status and alleging breach of warranty, the lawsuit demands that GM fix the rods, saying that it had done so on Impala police vehicles.

But in a recent filing with the U.S. District Court in Detroit, GM noted that the cars were made by its predecessor General Motors Corp, now called Motors Liquidation Co or "Old GM," before its 2009 bankruptcy and federal bailout.

[Nachum]

Government Motors

[rabscuttle385]

FUBO!!!!!!

[Pan_Yan]

General Motors Corp, now called Motors Liquidation Co

How apropos.

[Nachum]

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[SkyDancer]

So how are those union pensions then from the old GM. This appears to be a big incentive now to buy GM cars. Not.

[allmost]

This would be a precedent for blanket immunity for all the defects they have ever created (until the anointed one blessed them with his buddies as overseers). The millions of tax dollars they took/spent/bribed to ‘shop around’ for a judge to hear this blanket immunity comes out of tax payer dollars.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

What would you expect from a company that went in with a deal to screw the bond holders to pay off the UAW?

I never want to see the inside of another GM dealership.

[paul51]

anyone that buys a vehicle from this stinking company deserves what they get.

[allmost]

Bump to your effort Nachum.

[Las Vegas Dave]

So does that also void all of GM’s warranties??

[ml/nj]

Buck Farack.

ML/NJ

[70times7]

The Government Motors response does seem to fit the pattern:

"What - you don't like the economy? Hey, it's not our problem, talk to the Bush administration!"

[John 3_19-21]

What you said!

[dusttoyou]

Simple solution - BUY FORD.

[John 3_19-21]

Fascist Motors

[TwelveOfTwenty]

BTW, if you invested in "The New GM", this is how your investment is doing at this time.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Just remember this people, GM is a piece of sh!t car maker period.

[Menehune56]

This is an incredible story and it isn’t going to help GM’s sales once it becomes widely known, as in viral. Mark Levin is talking about it now.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Add me to your list.

[bert]

Honda or Toyota would be a better choice.

You are seriously overpaying for a Ford