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Lacking Fix for Ignition Trouble, GM Halts Sales of Some Cadillacs

Sunday, 20 July 2014 10:16 AM EDT

General Motors Co. has told its dealers to halt the sale of some Cadillac models, mostly used cars, because the company doesn’t yet have a fix in place for a defective ignition switch.

The Detroit-based automaker issued an urgent order dated July 8 to its dealers to stop delivery of 2014 Cadillac CTS sedans that use a standard key ignition. The order didn’t apply to the newest models with a push-button start.

The notice became public after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted the document Sunday as part of its continuing investigation of GM vehicle recalls. GM, in the notice, also told dealers not to sell 2003-2013 models of the CTS and 2004-2006 models of the Cadillac SRX from their used-car inventories.

The stop-delivery order follows the troubled automaker’s recall of 8.45 million vehicles at the end of June. GM’s U.S. recall tally now comes to 25.7 million, eclipsing Ford Motor Co.’s single-year record of 23.3 million in 2001. With 64.6 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads, according to Experian, GM is calling back the equivalent of 40 percent of its vehicles. In North America, it’s now recalled almost 29 million vehicles.

GM said in a July 16 letter to NHTSA that dealers will supply two replacement key rings to affected cars, and those with slotted keys will also receive key inserts. The letter said only 258 Cadillacs from the 2014 model year are affected by the stop-delivery order, compared with 18,604 in the previous model year and 68,326 in 2003 models.

Reuters reported the Cadillac order Saturday.

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General Motors Co. has told its dealers to halt the sale of some Cadillac models, mostly used cars, because the company doesn't yet have a fix in place for a defective ignition switch.The Detroit-based automaker issued an urgent order dated July 8 to its dealers to stop...
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