General Motors said a recall – announced at the weekend – of the 1.4-litre turbocharged version of the Chevrolet Cruze allows dealers to resume selling models that were placed on stop sale on Thursday evening as soon as a half shaft inspection is complete and any necessary repairs are made.
GM is recalling some 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruzes with the turbo engines to replace a right front axle half shaft (driveshaft) that can fracture and separate without warning during normal driving.
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“The interconnecting tubular bar on the front right axle half shaft on some of these vehicles may not meet GM specification and could fracture and separate. If this occurs while driving the vehicle, steering and braking control would be maintained. However, the vehicle would lose power to the wheels and would coast to a stop,” the automaker said in an emailed statement.
“If a vehicle with a fractured half shaft is parked on an incline without the parking brake applied, the vehicle could move unexpectedly, resulting in a possible crash or injury to pedestrians.”
GM said it was aware of “several dozen” half shaft fractures through warranty data covering about 172,000 cars and about 2,500 service parts in the US that were used to fix Cruzes with manual transmissions that were recalled in September 2013. It added it was unaware of any crashes or injuries related to this condition.
