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==Safety Recalls and Mechanical Neglect== | ==Safety Recalls and Mechanical Neglect== | ||
GM has repeatedly opted for cost-cutting measures over durable fixes: | GM has repeatedly opted for cost-cutting measures over durable fixes: | ||
*A 2025 recall addressed rear wheel lock-up caused by faulty valve bodies but only implemented a software patch instead of replacing the defective parts. Dealers were barred from ordering replacements, leaving customers stranded without loaners while still making payments | *A 2025 recall addressed rear wheel lock-up caused by faulty valve bodies but only implemented a software patch instead of replacing the defective parts. Dealers were barred from ordering replacements, leaving customers stranded without loaners while still making payments | ||
==Historical Ethical Violations== | ==Historical Ethical Violations== | ||
GM’s misconduct spans decades: | GM’s misconduct spans decades: | ||
*Ignition switch cover-up (2004–2014): Executives concealed defects, leading to criminal charges and a Supreme Court ruling against shielding liability through bankruptcy.”<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gms-ethical-crisis-excerpt-christopher-vazquez "GM's Ethical Crisis: An Excerpt] -linkedin.com - accessed 2025-03-07 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260115051030/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gms-ethical-crisis-excerpt-christopher-vazquez Archived])</ref> | |||
*Misleading consumers: | |||
**In 1977, demand for Oldsmobile's incarnation of GM's 350-cubic-inch V8 engine apparently outpaced the factory's production capacity, so as a workaround, some Olds Delta 88 models had a Chevrolet 350 engine put in them instead. This led to a public relations nightmare for GM when customers, who apparently weren't informed of the engine switch-up, attempted to perform maintenance on their cars and discovered too late that they did not have the Rocket 88 engine, as the parts they purchased for their Oldsmobile engine did not fit the Chevy engine.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/615466102.html?dids=615466102:615466102&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+13%2C+1977&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GM+engine+lawsuit%3A+When+does+Olds+become+a+Chevrolet%3F&pqatl=google | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | title=GM engine lawsuit: When does Olds become a Chevrolet? | first=James | last=Mateja | date=March 13, 1977 | access-date=July 7, 2017 | archive-date=May 1, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501202459/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/615466102.html?dids=615466102:615466102&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+13%2C+1977&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GM+engine+lawsuit%3A+When+does+Olds+become+a+Chevrolet%3F&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/03/archives/gms-image-under-fire-in-new-type-of-lawsuit-latest-charges.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=G.M.'s Image Under Fire In New Type of Lawsuit; Latest Charges Challenge Internal Operations, Not Size Factors Credibility and Durability 'A Set of Principles' G.M. Image Assailed in New Cases Murkier Waters Today 'Little Attention' Given Approach Challenged | date=April 3, 1978 | access-date=May 20, 2010 | first=Reginald | last=Stuart | archive-date=July 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718171942/http://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/03/archives/gms-image-under-fire-in-new-type-of-lawsuit-latest-charges.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In response, for the rest of the decade as well as most of the 1980's, all of GM's divisions would feature a disclaimer about how their cars "are equipped with engines produced by various GM divisions." GM eventually phased out division-specific engines altogether. | |||
**Drivers were enrolled in data-collection programs through confusing opt-in processes, with many unaware their behavior was being monitored and sold. "<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250305021213/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/technology/general-motors-driving-data-settlement.html " General Motors Driving Data Settlement] - archive.org - archived 2025-03-05</ref> "<ref>[https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data " FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent] - ftc.gov - accessed 2025-03-07 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260126215736/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data Archived])</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:General Motors]] | [[Category:General Motors]] | ||