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Senators Urge DOT to Advise Owners to Park Recalled GM Cars
Two senators have asked the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to tell owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors Co. cars not to drive their vehicles until the ignition switch is replaced.
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Two senators have asked the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to tell owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors Co. cars not to drive their vehicles until the ignition switch is replaced.
The suggestion by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) comes 10 days after a federal judge in Texas rejected a request that she order GM to issue the same "park-it" recommendation to owners. The judge commented that such an order should come from DOT, not a court.
GM is already spending an estimated $1 million per day providing loaner cars to affected owners who ask for one. The company says the recalled ignition switches will work as designed if owners use the ignition key with nothing else on its key chain.
GM has begun replacing the faulty switches, which can be jiggled out of the "on" position accidentally. Doing so turns off the engine and disables the car's power steering, power brakes and airbags.
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