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At the same time could have been preventible. i want you to take a listen to two of those people that spoke a little bit earlier today in a press conference. >> driving this car was like playing a game of russian roulette with my safety and that of my friends. i cant even begin to explain the fear and confusion that runs through you that moment you have no control over your car. i cannot comprehend the loss these families behind me are going through. my hope is that the horror stops right now. >...

Back in 2004, nearly a decade before this recall. >> theyre talking about people reporting problems with ignition ten years ago. thats six years before my son had the accident. its just kind of hard to believe those kinds of things. >> reporter: there are hundreds of accidents involving deaths like ben hairs, where its simply not known. if the manufacturers defect was involved, and worse, general motors has been reluctant to share any information with the families or even the government until no...

Defect occurred. in essence, july 10, 2009 cutoff date is arbitrary, if your defect is hidden in the car and manifests itself after that date, youre really not that much different than someone it happened to a month prior. >> danny, hold on a second. when youre pitching your case to the bankruptcy court and you dont tell them about information that you have, doesnt that sort of neutralize your agreement? cant the bankruptcy court say, well, had we known that, we never would have absolved you of ...

Received the letter from gm in september of 2010, stating that there was a recall. and to bring -- his car in. >> reporter: brenda, recovering now from a recent stroke, got the first recall notice from general motors. nine months after bens accident. a problem with the power steering was a possible explanation for the crash. but the evidence to prove it, bens pontiac g5, had been scrapped. >> learned a lesson there. couldnt find or retrieve the car. >> reporter: two weeks ago, gm sent the hairs ...

Well, of some of the people who died as a result of that problem are also waiting to see her. so poppy, maybe just give me a little bit about the people who are there now awaiting this meeting and awaiting this hearing. especially those family members. what are they saying? >> reporter: so ashleigh, this is a massive recall. this is really a big test for the new ceo of general motors. she has only been at the helm of this company for about three months. and the family members of victims. people ...