The latest private auto safety “Watch List” is dominated by GM products. Got one in your garage?
“The Safety Institute” released their quarterly “Vehicle Safety Watch
List” tracking the top 15 potential vehicle safety defects – Chevrolet’s electrical problems dominate.
Electrical problems in Chevrolet vehicles, as documented by death and injury claims found in manufacturers’ 2015 Early Warning Reports, continue to dominate the Watch List.
Other trending potential defects are speed control issues in the 2009 Camry and structural issues in the 2008 Buick Enclave.
General Motors reported sufficient death and injury claims regarding structural problems in the 2008 Buick Enclave to win the top spot on the Quarterly Watch List.
The Safety Institute does not claim the chart below is a list of defects, but rather these are areas that potentially need more investigation and to prioritize limited resources.
The Safety Institute’s Vehicle Safety Watch List Analytics and NHTSA Enforcement Monitoring Program is sponsored by Ken and Beth Melton in memory of Brooke Melton, who died in a 2010 crash caused by the sudden failure of the ignition in her 2005 Chevy Cobalt. Brooke Melton, 29, died when she skidded into another vehicle after the ignition module of her 2005 Cobalt slipped into the accessory position. Documents and evidence developed in the Melton case found that GM knew about the ignition switch problem as early as 2001. Ken and Beth Melton, of Cobb County, Georgia, decided to provide ongoing support to the significant research and analysis that the Watch List provides, in hope of preventing future tragedies.
This is the most current of our quarterly reports monitoring potential vehicle defect trends and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall and enforcement activities. These reports will help the public recognize the early signs of emerging, potential problems in the U.S. fleet. The reports also help to identify continuing potential failures to effectively fix issues that are already known. – TheSafetyInstitute.org
| Rank This Period |
Vehicle and Component |
Component Definition |
Notes |
| 1 | 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE Structure |
Structure | No Investigations, but recall |
| 2 | 2011 CHEVROLET HHR Electrical |
Electrical | No Investigations, but recalls |
| 3 |
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU |
Steering | Investigations, and recalls |
| 4 |
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT |
Electrical | Investigations, and recalls |
| 5 |
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY |
Speed Control | Investigations, and recalls |
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