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GM Recalls 59,714 Agile Cars In Brazil For Faulty Fuel Hose

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES -- General Motors Co. on Friday announced a recall of 59,714 Agile model cars in Brazil to replace a faulty fuel hose.

Due to a faulty production process in the 2010 and 2011 models, the hose may develop cracks, leaking fuel which could cause a fire in the car's engine, GM said in a statement published Friday in Brazilian newspapers.

The recall is at least the eighth major recall this year by auto makers in Latin America's biggest economy.

A worldwide problem, recalls have plagued the Brazilian auto industry this year. Other Brazilian manufacturers hurt by recalls this year were local units of Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Fiat SpA, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co.

Altogether, including Friday's GM announcement, recalls have affected some 700,000 Brazilian-made motor vehicles...

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Submitted Aug 27, 2010 By: Sneakers55

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Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,438 Points:1,716,980 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 12:00:41 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Martinman wrote: >And we care why? It's a Government Motors recall. The automaker we involuntarily own is fouling up. Next, it will be a Burning Buick going down the road.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,228 Points:246,480 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2010 8:33:46 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Very dangerous to drive these vehicles -- explosions just waiting to happen.
gvan Champion Author Chicago Posts:17,826 Points:2,375,535 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 10:39:52 AM Ignore gvan Report Abuse I might be concerned if there was an equivalent U.S. model for the Agile. Is there? Otherwise the article indicates a lot of the manufacturers in Brazil have had recalls this past year.
Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:11,872 Points:1,663,335 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 8:22:22 AM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse And we care why?
JimTee Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,322 Points:1,193,575 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2010 8:10:41 AM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse What a surprise...
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,931 Points:1,097,225 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 9:26:21 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Maybe they should just write an article about the cars that there is no recall on.
HELLRAZOR Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:3,650 Points:626,670 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 8:31:36 PM Ignore HELLRAZOR Report Abuse Goverment Motors
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 8:03:32 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse General Motors are making another General Modification.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 6:21:45 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse Agile is nice; fire proof is better; weren't these assembled in Brazil?
toyrunner300 Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,219 Points:1,214,960 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Aug 27, 2010 6:20:23 PM Ignore toyrunner300 Report Abuse Seems the new GM is getting worse.....