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>> she was driving 58 and the speed limit was 55. do you believe that that could have caused the accident? >> no, i believe she lost power. >> reporter: brook's parents blame general motors. it's now known the ignition switch on her cobalt was defective. this analysis of the car's data recorder provided by their attorney shows the switch was in the accessory position at the time of the crash, shutting the engine off and disabling the air bags, power steering and antilock brakes. >> we bleaelieve the evidence i overwhelming the defects in this key system resulted in her death. >> reporter: gm w...

With millions of reviews, tripadvisor makes any destination better. tomorrow, may be the day we get answers as to why general motor also waited at least a decade to tell the public that ignition switches in 2.6 million of their cars could accidentally be knocked into the accessory position while driving, and that's serious, because it caused the engine to shut off, disabling the air bags, the power steering and the brakes. gm says 13 deaths have been caused by the faulty ignition switches. but there could be more. one georgia couple believes their daughter's death was caused by that defect. ...

Thinking about it. ken and beth melton were my guest on tuesday night talking about the loss of their daughter, brook. it happened four years ago this week. brook was a nurse. it was her 29th birthday. and four days prior, her 2005 chevy cobalt shut off while she was driving. she lost control of the power steering and her brakes. then had the car serviced at the dealership. they returned it to her saying all was fixed. then or her birthday, she was traveling on highway 92 in palding county, georgia. it was a rainy night, she was driving 58 miles an hour and there was a collision. the accident ...

It happened four years ago this week. brook was a nurse. it was her 29th birthday. and four days prior, her 2005 chevy cobalt shut off while she was driving. she lost control of the power steering and her brakes. then had the car serviced at the dealership. they returned it to her saying all was fixed. then or her birthday, she was traveling on highway 92 in palding county, georgia. it was a rainy night, she was driving 58 miles an hour and there was a collision. the accident report said she lost control of the car. she wound up in a creek and she died. her parents, the meltons, hired a lawyer...

>> what questions specifically did you ask her that you thought you needed to hear? >> well, i asked her if she would consider taking the cars off the road and park them until they are able to be fixed and she told me of course as long as you just have that one little key in the ignition these cars are safe. and i asked about the difference between the amount of pressure or torque that was need today turn the key into the accessory position and there is minimumal needed on these compared to others. she refused to speak to us about that. >> i heard a woman saying this was a waste of time. did y...