--- description: General Motors said Friday it will add 824,000 vehicles in the US to a recall that began last month, bringing the total to 2.6 million. title: GM Recalls Another 824,000 Cars Over Faulty Ignition Switch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt474843c5c0d2b427/698687ef169ab03b812787fd/481183801.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [cars](/tag/cars/) ## cars Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # GM Recalls Another 824,000 Cars Over Faulty Ignition Switch  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2014 11:09 PM CUT  2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles on the lot at Serra Chevrolet in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, March 28, 2014\. Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg \*\*\* Local Caption \*\*\* 2014 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles on the lot at Serra Chevrolet in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, March 28, 2014\. Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg \*\*\* Local Caption \*\*\*Jeff Kowalsky—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2014 11:09 PM CUT General Motors said Friday it will [add 824,000 vehicles to a recall](http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2014/mar/0328-ignition-service.html "undefined") that began last month over a [faulty ignition switch](http://time.com/24245/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-massive-gm-recall/ "undefined") that can shut down the engine while driving. The company will recall 2008-2010 models of the Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the United States, after previously recalling earlier models of those cars. GM said in a statement that about 5,000 faulty switches may have been used in repairs of the newer cars, and it is checking all vehicles to be sure. Federal investigators [launched a probe](http://time.com/21285/general-motors-stock-plummets-amid-probe/ "undefined") earlier this month into the company’s handling of the faulty switch, which has been linked to 12 deaths. The recall, which includes another 150,000 outside the U.S. according to [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/28/us-gm-recall-expanded-idUSBREA2R1Y920140328 "undefined"), brings the total to 2.6 million since February. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/42405/gm-recalls-another-824000-cars-over-faulty-ignition-switch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/42405/gm-recalls-another-824000-cars-over-faulty-ignition-switch/"},"headline":"GM Recalls Another 824,000 Cars Over Faulty Ignition Switch","datePublished":"2014-03-28T23:09:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:02:02.774Z","description":"The company has recalled 2008-2010 models of the Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky, bringing the total number of vehicles recalled to 2.6 million. 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