General Motors has been hit with yet another recall, issuing an alert that transmission shifters in nearly 60,000 Saturn Aura cars may fail.
The beleaguered automaker has issued a recall for 59,628 Saturn Aura mid-sized vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada after reports of 28 crashes and four injuries, according to Reuters.
GM said no fatalities have been connected with the issue, which affects certain 2007 and 2008 Aura models equipped with four-speed transmissions. Of the recalled vehicles, which were built from April 24, 2006 through Oct. 31, 2007, about 56,214 are in the U.S.
Filing documents with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, GM is recalling the vehicles because the transmission shift cable can break, increasing rollaway risk for the car.
"If the transmission shift cable fractures while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver will not be able to shift the lever to the 'Park' position, or remove the ignition key," the NHTSA said in its summary of the problem, as quoted by Edmunds.
"If the vehicle is not in the 'Park' position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders."
Similar vehicles were part of a 2012 recall, Edmunds.com reported.
The recall about two years ago included 474,000 Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura cars from model years 2007 through 2010, according to Reuters.
The carmaker hasn't yet outlined a notification schedule for owners or set a date for the Saturn Aura recall. Owners can contact GM at 1-800-553-6000.
It remains to be seen whether or not drivers will pay attention to this announcement or a slew of other recent recalls. Despite examples like GM's disastrous 2.6 million-car recall that has been connected to 13 deaths, affected owners are still unlikely to bring their cars in for repairs.
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