NHTSA Complaint #10648256 — 2011 BUICK LUCERNE

BACKGROUND - I JUST WENT THROUGH THE IGNITION RECALL ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND I AM COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR NOW. THEN I RECEIVED RECALL 14299 ON MY 2011 BUICK LUCERNE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 14V355) INVOLVING A SIMILAR IGNITION ISSUE. IT ALSO MENTIONED THE WEIGHT ISSUE OF ITEMS HANGING ON THE KEY CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BRAKING, ETC. THE RECALL PROVIDED THE SAME INTERIM INSTRUCTIONS AS THE COBALT, REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE KEY INCLUDING THE FOB. I TOOK MY BUICK LUCERNE IN FOR THE RECALL AND FOUND OUT ALL IT INVOLVED WAS ADDING TWO KEY RINGS AND AN INSERT IN THE KEY. AFTER THE RECALL IS PERFORMED IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE TO ADD PREVIOUSLY REMOVED ITEMS BACK ON YOUR KEY RING. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW ADDING TWO KEY RINGS AND AN INSERT CAN CORRECT A WEIGHT ISSUE ON THE KEY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED YET BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE BOTH KEYS WITH ME WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF I AM WASTING MY TIME DRIVING 40 MILES FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GENERAL MOTORS SHAM. HAS THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION EVALUATED AND APPROVED THIS FIX? *TR