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GM takes to social media to seek out car defects

Amid the worst safety-defect crisis in its history, General Motors Co. executives and staff have taken to social media to find customer complaints and identify quality issues long before they become a crisis.

By David Welch, Bloomberg | Updated on November 25, 2014

(Bloomberg) — Amid the worst safety-defect crisis in its history, General Motors Co. executives and staff have taken to social media to find customer complaints and identify quality issues long before they become a crisis.

GM, which faces lawsuits for dragging its feet before recalling a faulty ignition switch that’s connected to at least 35 deaths, is now mining every source of information to head off another crisis, President Dan Ammann said in an interview. The company has social-media managers, customer service staff and even executives at the highest rank trying to find early warning signs from its vehicle owners, he said. Ammann and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra even call some customers to get their feedback.

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