GM vehicles under federal scrutiny after hundreds of reports

uh-oh GM vehicles under federal scrutiny after hundreds of reports The eBoost brake-by-wire system is responsible for at least 22 crashes now.

13 The first report of an eBoost failure involved model year 2023 Cadillac Lyriqs. Credit: Cadillac The first report of an eBoost failure involved model year 2023 Cadillac Lyriqs. Credit: Cadillac Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The federal government is expanding a safety investigation into a number of vehicles manufactured by General Motors after receiving hundreds of reports of brake failure. The problem affects more than 1.1 million cars, including many of GM’s electric vehicles, as well as ones it has built for Honda and Acura. The problem is with the brake-by-wire system (which GM calls eBoost ), which can suffer a spindle fracture while driving.