After a two year delay since settlement was approved in December, 1996, owners of GM pickup trucks, 1973-87 C and K series and 1987-91 R or V series, with saddle bag gas tanks will be receiving $1,000 discounts on future GM purchases beginning in April, 1999, once the 72 day period for appeals under Louisiana […]
GM: Gas Tank Fires: The Historical Case Against the Placement of Gas Tanks Outside the Frame Rails on the 1973-87 General Motors C & K Model Pickup Trucks
General Motors’ negligence in the placement of its tanks in an exposed and unprotected position can best be fully understood when measured against the automobile industry’s knowledge of fuel tank safety. One of the greatest threats to human survival in automobile collisions is fire. Ruptured fuel tanks, filler tubes, and fuel lines are predominant factors […]
GM: December 1996 Letter to GM Pickup Truck Owners with Side Saddle Tanks: Settlement Denied by a Handful of Objectors
An Open Letter to Settlement Class Members I do not know when the proposed GM gas tank pickup truck settlement will be final for several reasons and no one knows when you will be able to expect to receive your transferable certificate. First, Judge Marionneaux of Iberville Parish, Plaquemine, Louisiana advised everyone appearing at the […]
Gas Tank Safety in 1973-87 GM Pickup Trucks: A Proposed Solution to the Hazard of Saddlebag
General Motors has refused to voluntarily recall and retrofit its pickup trucks with saddlebag gas tanks, even though its own internal records and testing experience in other models, and in proto-types, show that it has long mastered the engineering technology to enhance the safety of the gas tanks on these trucks. Under the settlement of […]
Gas Tank Fires: The $4.9 Billion Verdict Against General Motors for the Explosion of a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu
On July 9, 1999, a Los Angeles jury awarded $4.9 billion to six people burned in a rear end collision when the gas tank in their 1979 Chevrolet Malibu, located merely 11 inches from the rear of the car, gushed into an inferno. Testimony in that case showed that it would have cost General Motors […]
