DETROIT (WKZO) — More people are asking General Motors for compensation for faulty ignition switches in their vehicles. The automaker has announced that it had received 141 additional claims for switch defects in the past week, which brings the total to more than 27-hundred claims.
The company’s compensation program has found so far that 45 deaths, seven severe injuries and 60 other injuries were caused by faulty ignition switches. About 700 cases are still under review. GM has set aside an initial 400-million dollars to cover compensation costs.
