GM Recalls 780,000 SUVs Over Lift Gate Concerns

General Motors has issued a recall for almost 700,000 crossovers to fix an issue with the power liftgate.

General Motors is recalling 164,933 model year 2006-2010 Hummer H3 vehicles manufactured February 5, 2005, to May 24, 2010, and 2009-2010 Hummer H3T vehicles manufactured May 21, 2008, to May 24, 2010.

The report goes on to explain that a flaw in the design of the gas struts – those pressurized gadgets that hold a liftgate in the air – allows dirt to enter the components, causing them to wear out prematurely.

The company said Friday that it has 56 reports of injuries caused by the problem.

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GM will notify owners and plans to have dealers reflash the Prop Recovery System software at no cost-a far cheaper solution than replacing the supports, it must be pointed out-to better detect worn struts. The company has not yet come up with a schedule for when the recall will begin. This time, it decided a recall was needed, according to documents GM filed with NHTSA.

SUVs built from March 2012 have struts placed differently and are less susceptible to dirt particles, GM said.