Car owners around the world have been busy voicing their displeasure with General Motors after learning the automaker allowed them to drive vehicles with faulty ignition switches for over 10 years.
Nancy Bowman, from Washington, Michigan owns a Saturn Ion, and was recently said she is irritated that the automaker let her continue to drive a "death trap" despite knowing owners could be injured at any second while using their vehicles.
She purchased the vehicle back in 2004, and despite extensive repairs and "run-ins" with a Saturn dealer, she still uses the vehicle today.
"Five times the car died right out from under me after hitting a bump in the road," Bowman wrote in a 2013 complaint on arfc.org,
Bowman said in the post she plans on sending information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as well.
"Every time I brought it in they said it was an isolated incident. Couldn't find the problem, so they acted like I was an idiot," Bowman said.
GM recalled over 1.6 million cars last month because a faulty ignition switch could disable a vehicle's engine, along with its airbags, while making steering difficult as well.
Recently released documents by GM confirmed the automaker knew about the issue as early as 2001.
"I don't understand why they would wait 10 years to say something. And I want to understand it but I never will," said Megan Phillips, who was the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt that crashed in Wisconsin, according to Reuters.
Before last month's recall, Phillips blamed herself for a 2006 accident in which two friends were killed when her car left the road.
The recall involves six different vehicles from the 2003 through 2007 model years. It has been linked to at least 12 deaths.
Affected vehicles includes: the 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compact cars, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion compact cars, 2006-2007 Chevy HHR midsized cars, and 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky sports cars.
The financial costs of the recall is still being calculated.
"We are deeply sorry to our customers and for the circumstances surrounding this recall. We are doing all we can today to take care of our customers and to ensure their peace of mind," GM spokesman Greg Martin said earlier this month.
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