The recall woes for General Motors continues, as the embattled car company has issued a new recall order for almost 118,000 vehicles in North America for possible stalling issues.
General Motors issued a recall order for 117,651 vehicles in North America for the repair of a defect in the chassis control module of the vehicles. The defect, if left unrepaired, could lead to electrical shortage that can cause the engine of the vehicle to stall.
While General Motors said that the issue may happen in only about 1 percent of the cars that are included in the recall order, the company is being extra cautious. General Motors also sent out a stop-delivery notice to car dealers that are selling the 2013 and 2014 models of the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, the Cadillac CTS, the Escalade and Escalade SUV and the GMC Yukon. In addition, stop-delivery notices were sent for the 2014 models of the Chevrolet Silverado HD, Express van and Traverse, and the GMC Savana van, Acadia and Sierra HD.
In total, the recall order includes 97,540 trucks and cars in the United States and 10,111 more in Canada, Mexico and other locations.
General Motors added that t would be parking around 4,500 unsold cars that could have the defect until the repairs have been carried out.
The new recall order by General Motors comes after three months from CEO Mary Barra's statement that the company was largely finished with the recall orders stemming from the deadly ignition switch issue that has now been linked to at least 23 fatalities.
Kenneth Feinberg, the compensation expert hired by General Motors to manage the company's compensation fund for the ignition switch defect, said that General Motors has not placed a limit on the total amount of compensation that the company is willing to pay.
In September, Feinberg said that he has received 125 claims for wrongful death associated with the defect, along with 320 claims for injuries.
Barra has previously promised to quickly repair vehicles that are discovered to have defects to avoid such a scenario happening again, especially after revelations that General Motors had already known about the ignition switch issue for decades but failed to act upon it.
General Motors has issued over 65 recall orders this year, involving a total of over 29 million cars all over the world.
The company reported a net income of only $190 million in the second quarter, which is a massive drop compared to its $1.2 billion profit posted in the corresponding quarter last year.
