VW and GM call hundreds of thousands of cars in North America back – Leipzig People’s Daily

VW and GM call hundreds of thousands of cars in North America back – Leipzig People's Daily

Herndon / Detroit (dpa) – The carmaker Volkswagen and General Motors (GM) have recalled a total of several hundred thousand vehicles in North America. Due to problems with fuel pumps and ignition locks VW wants to investigate 151,389 copies of the Tiguan from the model years 2009 to 2014.

the company said on Saturday. Shortly before, the company had communicated to extend the callbacks on Routan minivans to 18 500 cars. GM, meanwhile, has to bring in the workshops about 300,000 more cars.

When Tiguan defects in the fuel pump can stall the engine immediately after starting, which, according to Volkswagen is a potential crash hazard. In the minivan even threatens a loss of control at full speed: Faulty ignition key could jump back on bumpy roads in the off position. The rival General Motors is struggling because of similar defects for months with one of the largest product recalls in automotive history.

difficulty Routan has been around for years. They come from an earlier VW partnership with the U.S. carmaker Chrysler, who had supplied the vehicles. In 2011, Volkswagen began to recall the minivans sold only in North America. Meanwhile, more than 30,000 cars are affected. But so far no accidents were known, stressed VW.

already ordered Due headlight problems had Europe’s largest car company in March its US-Passat in the workshops. The lamps of the low beam can lose contact when the hood is too tight slammed. VW called therefore in the USA and Canada over 160 000 vehicles of model years 2012 and 2013 returns.

Opel’s parent GM recall the series also does not stop. Due to technical shortcomings about 300,000 more cars must be checked. Reason were among other problems with the ignition locks, the company said in Detroit. Are concerned about models of brands Saturn, Cadillac and Chevrolet. As part of a huge recall wave, the Group called now around 29 million vehicles back in the workshops.

The auto expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer warned that the increasing use of direct partial strategies could further increase the number of recalls in the coming years . When identical components were installed in various body styles, although this save costs, but could also lead to problems in the “interfaces” of the systems, he told the news agency dpa. The producers were, however, aware of the risks and informed the customers mainly in the USA much more transparent.