Director General Motors fault accidents linked to the ignition switch compensation of victims, said he would consider a proposal advocates automobile safety, the regulatory agency files related accidents combed.
Kenneth Feinberg said he received a request from Clarence Ditlow car safety center, executive director of the advocacy organization based in Washington so far. Ditlow Feinberg said claims should be processed faster, and look for potential victims file switching regulators.
"I read the letter Ditlow, and put it away carefully," Feinberg said today by email. "I want to ensure that reporting procedures and our outreach efforts to reach the right people. We are considering the proposal of Clarence."
Feinberg Ditlow the problem statement, as it is being processed too slowly, he said he has handled over 800 requests for payment.
"We have tried before us, and all requirements of the document," he wrote. "The rest of the claims - in the hundreds -. Absolutely no documentation"
Confirmed tied to a faulty ignition nozzles switch has reached 30, probably before the December deadline death automakers to set up new claims, he said.
Feinberg Feinberg Attorney Rose Law Firm in Washington has said that about 150 people were killed and unsubstantiated claims are reviewed. Request for payment can increase before the deadline, he said.
$ 600 million
General Motors to retain up to $ 600 million to pay accident claims. Some lawyers said that was not enough.
The number of multiple defects related switch twice initial estimates, based on the date of the claim approved compensation plans General Motors Corporation deaths. The background represents the automaker's efforts to settle out of court.
General Motors said it is facing more than 150 sets of prices and demand for funds for unexpected or less, the defects of the car, and 270,000 vehicles last month filed a class action is worth recalling the loss of this year led to $ 10 billion.
Feinberg has received nearly 1,500 complaints, and he is working with about half of the people who had to try to confirm the accident was due to the switch, he said. Customers are asked to all the evidence, including photographs and black box data, while trying to find the evidence, he said.
The first claim was accepted August 1.
Internal investigations will show that this year, General Motors for at least a decade and failed to promptly resolve the anomalies related to the consumption of Chevy Cobalt and Saturn Ion Complaints collapse of dealers and the company subsequently replace an ignition switch faulty not warned the public or changed as needed part number.
Faulty switches can be inadvertently turned off while the power is stirred, the engine and disable the airbag.
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