Ignition Recall - 9/2/2014

[Crazy Paul]

Probably not, just going to remove the key blade from the flip key and install it on a individual hanging key. GM has now gone overly stupid on recalls, if it happens to make you sneeze then they'll put out a recall. I'm 6'6'" and there is no way I can hit it with my knee while driving, my knee doesn't even get close to my Cruze either. Basically why is your knee up that high while driving? Are people putting their feet up on the dash while driving with cruise control? My wife and I are keeping our flip key.

GM are protecting themselves from lawsuits and they think they're doing a good deed for the community.
If they manage to save one innocent life then yes they have done good, but there's a thing called Natural Selection....where only the fittest, healthiest, and smartest survive.
If a driver is too stupid to work out the key got turned off and that he or she can turn it back on themselves, or is travelling at warp speed that leaves insufficient time to do so before impact.....then IMO it's not GM's job to save these people from their own stupidity.
IMO GM and others are already facilitating a generation of brain dead idiots on our roads with automatic parking assist, blind side alerts, automatic headlamps, rain sensing wipers, voice recognition infotainment, sat nav, bluetooth, etc etc

[Chewy]

They'll have to pull the switchblade key out of my cold dead hand!

[LDM]

Is Holden going to issue a recall for the thousands of Commodores with the identical key, or do they just figure that anyone dumb enough to actually get killed by this has already been killed off by giant spiders or crocodiles over there?

[Crazy Paul]

Is Holden going to issue a recall for the thousands of Commodores with the identical key, or do they just figure that anyone dumb enough to actually get killed by this has already been killed off by giant spiders or crocodiles over there?

It'll be interesting to see.
Common sense does seem more common over here.
(It wasn't until VE introduction in late 2006 that one had to push in the clutch to key start a manual Holden).
Nanny features in Holdens usually follow GM with a considerable time lag......the Holden engineers need time to stop laughing I suppose.

[-Ray-]

I told the dealership that I'll decline the recall.

[Periodic]

Recalling this key fob...from which Ive never heard of a serious issue...but will not recall failing dod lifters..tisk tisk.

[williamGT]

I'm keeping my key the way it is..... I'm 6 foot 2 and my knee isn't close to my key.

[Kaos]

Greg...can you still get the switchblade key or are they out of the system now?

[Greg@PacePerformance]

I can still get them as of Friday. ITook today off to get some house work done

[soup070]

Ok like the Camaro fix shows, do our keys come apart the same way? If so, if I take the fixed switch blade key could I remove the key blade would it fit on a new flip key and reuse the transmitter from it also? If so that would quite a bit in having a key cut.