General Motors on Monday recalled 3.4 million cars in North America to fix an ignition problem that could cause the car to lose power that is linked to injuries.
The bulk of the 2000 to 2014 model-year cars — 3.2 million — are in the United States, the largest US automaker said.
GM said that the ignition switch may move out of the “run” position if the key is carrying extra weight and is jarred, such as when the car hits a pothole or crosses railroad tracks.
Switching out of the “run” position affects power steering and power braking and could cause air bags not to deploy in a crash.
GM said it knows of eight crashes and six injuries related to this recall.
The company said the recall stems from its review of safety issues following its recall in February of 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars for ignition switch problems.
The cars covered in the newest recall are Buick Lacrosses, Chevrolet Impalas, Cadillac Devilles, Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucernes, Buick Regals, and Chevy Monte Carlos.
GM said addressing the problem would involve replacing existing ignition keys with new ones designed differently, or retooling existing keys.
“Until the rework or replacement is completed, owners of the recalled cars are urged to remove additional weight from their key chains and drive with only the ignition key,” GM said.
GM announced five other recalls for a total of 165,770 vehicles for a variety of problems, including with automatic transmissions and power steering.
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