DETROIT | General Motors is recalling nearly 6,300 police cars in the United States — including some Aurora police cars — because the electric power-assisted steering can fail.
The recall covers Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit vehicles from the 2014 to 2016 model years. GM says corrosion on a connector causes the problem. If it happens, the cars still have manual steering, but that requires more effort to turn the wheels and increases the risk of a crash.
Aurora police spokeswoman Officer Crystal McCoy said some Aurora police cars were included in the recall, but the department didn’t have an exact count as of Tuesday morning.
“It’s not a safety issue, and the cars get sent to the dealership to have the recall issue resolved as they come in for service,” she said.
GM says no crashes or injuries have been reported. The company says the problem happens because police cars often run 20 hours per day and heat can build up under the hood while idling.
The problem was discovered after an Illinois police department complained to GM of power steering losses in its fleet.
— Aurora Sentinel reporter Brandon Johansson contributed to this report.