GM Issues Recall For Deadly Ignition Problem
PHILLIPS: General Motors has a serious problem on its hands. The auto maker has issued a recall for a potentially deadly glitch in a lot of cars, 778,000 cars. But these are not new models. They are older cars and could be in the hands of owners who won't find out about the problem until it kills them. CNN's Alison Kosik live in the New York Stock Exchange. So Alison, first of, which cars are we talking about and what exactly is the problem?</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: OK, so the recall involves Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5. These are made between 2005 and 2007. They are not being made anymore. They are still on the road. You look at the recall. We have seen bigger. The scary part is that six people have died. There two potential problems with this. The engine can unexpectedly just turn off because of a faulty ignition switch and what happens is the air bags don't deploy in the accidents. GM said certain things tend to trigger this to happen. Let's say when the car is off-roading or when the switch is being jarred in some sort of way. Here's something interesting that is causing that to happen. If you have a heavy key ring and tons of key chains and they are causing this jarring action in the switch that can cause the mall function as well. What GM is saying in the cases of the fatalities, some were not wearing their seatbelts and alcohol may have been a factor. If you have one of the vehicles, GM will replace the ignition switch.</s>PHILLIPS: So these cars are up to nine years old, right. Some have been sold more than once. How will the owners find out about the recall?</s>KOSIK: Exactly. So some owners would be easy to find. Say if they bought the car at the dealer or if they registered it with the auto maker. Not everybody does. Because these cars are old, many have already probably been sold and resold from individuals or people selling them online or in the newspaper. The reality is GM most likely won't be able to find anybody. It's something to think about when you buy a car. Used or new, you want to check the recalls with the automakers. You can go to safe car.gov. Take it to the dealer and you will get it fixed -- Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: All right, Alison Kosik, thanks so much. Bombshell report about the locker room culture of one NFL team. The report details alleged abuse by Miami Dolphins team members, not just one, but three. At the top of the hour we are talking to a former NFL player who can tell us what he saw and heard in the locker room.