GM recalls 8.4 million vehicles

Seven crashes, eight injuries and three deaths linked to recall

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The 2000 Chevrolet Malibu is among the 8.4 million recalled cars. 

General Motors is recalling another 8.4 million cars globally from model years 1997 to 2014, including some that are linked to seven crashes, eight injuries and three deaths.

Most of the recalled cars -- about 7.6 million -- are full-sized cars being recalled for inadvertent ignition key rotation, GM said today. The fatalities, which occurred in two crashes, involved those models, although GM said there is "no conclusive evidence that the defect condition caused those crashes.”

The older-model cars range from model years 1997 to 2008, including the 1997-2005 Chevy Malibu; 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue; 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero; 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am; 2004-08 Pontiac Grand Prix; and 2000-05 Chevy Impala and Monte Carlo.

The sedan recalls were among six callback campaigns announced today, including a separate ignition key-related recall of 616,179 Cadillac SRX crossovers from 2004-06 and 2003-14 Cadillac CTS cars globally.

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A list of GM's most recent recalls. 

GM boosted its estimated charge for second-quarter recall-related repairs to $1.2 billion, up $500 million from a previous estimate. It took a $1.3 billion charge in the first quarter, which included the recall of 2.6 million small cars for a defective ignition switch that GM has linked to 54 crashes and 13 deaths.

Trading of GM shares on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly this afternoon around the same time the company announced the latest recall campaigns.

The recalls announced today bring GM's total for the year to 54 recalls covering about 28.9 million vehicles globally. Some of those are counted more than once because they're being called back for multiple recall-related fixes.

“We undertook what I believe is the most comprehensive safety review in the history of our company because nothing is more important than the safety of our customers,” GM CEO Mary Barra in a statement. “Our customers deserve more than we delivered in these vehicles. That has hardened my resolve to set a new industry standard for vehicle safety, quality and excellence.”