Confounded socialist regulations strangling the American economy! We need another round of corporate tax breaks!

@1 Yes, although in fairness they aren't technically required to do any of these recalls. It's just a good idea because of the possibility of lawsuits and fines if they don't.

I was surprised to see that it was USA Today article. Thanks for not tricking us Paul. But I think GM is cooking the numbers, my guess estimates out at 7.7 million cars.

It should be pointed out that the majority of the cars being recalled were made prior to 2009 by old GM, not new GM. The cars being recalled post GM are for minor non-death causing, potential "better safe than sorry" issues. It should also be pointed out that there isn't a major car company that doesn't have hundreds of thousands and sometimes over a million cars being recalled at any given time.

GM is in damage control and Mary Barra is having to clean house which means recalling things that would have, or have, previously slipped through. She promised safer GM cars and she is delivering on that promise.

@2, @5

Sure, but Seattleblues will not be trading in any recalled products for some sort of faggoty "upgrade" because to do so would be un-American. Oh, and faggoty.

Tesla's best move is probably to use their political influence and payola to make GM release a hydrogen car. That would kill the technology for good. Ker-Blammo!

Making an efficient hydrogen car is easy. Several big names have already done it. The problem is there is no infrastructure to support it. Is there a local hydrogen station near you?

Also, Chrysler JUST recalled 700k cars for the same ignition concerns as GM. Soon, all cars will have fobs and start/stop push buttons.

The ACTUAL problem is that (sing along with me folks, you all know the lyrics):
1. HYDROGEN IS NOT A FUEL SUPPLY
2. HIBRODEN IS NOP A FEUL SPPLUY
3. HARGOBLEM LD NIY E VULL ZUBLY
4. MIDROHEM SI WOB DA FEWL ESPLAY
5. GYDROHEM NIZ TON A FWELL PUSPLY

You can make a car run on hydrogen, but at the end of the day you have to spend energy to produce that hydrogen. Given our current circumstances with regard to electrical power, a hydrogen-powered car will still run on fossil fuels, albeit slightly indirectly.