GM announced another massive international recall of 1.5 million cars due to malfunctioning of electric-power steering. This announcement comes as GM CEO Mary Barra prepares to testify at a US congressional hearing about a previous recall of the manufacturer’s cars which was sparked following a spate of ignition failures.

At least 13 deaths have been linked to the ignition switch malfunctions, and led to GM recalling 2.6 million Cobalts, Ions and other small cars in February.

GM car models subject to the current recall are:

• Chevrolet Malibu: All model year 2004 and 2005, and some model year 2006 and model year 2008 and 2009 vehicles.
• Chevrolet Malibu Maxx: All model year 2004 and 2005, and some 2006 model year.
• Chevrolet HHR (Non-Turbo): Some model year 2009 and 2010 vehicles.
• Chevrolet Cobalt: Some model year 2010 vehicles.
• Saturn Aura: Some model year 2008 and 2009 vehicles.
• Saturn ION: All model year 2004 to 2007 vehicles.
• Pontiac G6: All model year 2005, and some model year 2006 and model year 2008 and 2009 vehicles.

[ Source : CBC , Yahoo! ]