By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:37 EST, 25 February 2014 | UPDATED: 09:50 EST, 26 February 2014 General Motors has doubled the number of small cars it is recalling and brought the total up to 1.6 million cars after announcing the new additions on Tuesday. Now up to six different models have been recalled because a faulty ignition switch used in the cars has been linked to multiple fatal crashes. Just two weeks ago, GM announced the recall of more than 780,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G5s. It has now added 842,000 Saturn Ion compacts, Chevrolet HHR SUVs and Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky sports cars.
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Six different Chevrolet, Saturn and Pontiac car models have been recalled
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Company cited a faulty ignition switch that could be jiggered out of place by a heavy key chain or bump in the road which went on to cause crashes
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Report issued to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that they first learned of the problem in 2004 and the first death was in 2007
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Have come under fire for not issuing the recall much earlier
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Problem has been cited as a factor in 31 crashes which had 13 fatalities
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