GM recalls faulty vehicles

General Motors (GM) is recalling 1.3 million small cars in North America because of a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes.



The firm says four models have been affected the Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Pursuit and Pontiac 4.



It says the fault means that at low speeds, greater steering effort may be required, but the cars can still be safely controlled.



GM has blamed the fault on a supplier partially owned by Toyota.



The GM recall comes as Toyota continues to call back more than 8 million cars around the world following accelerator and braking problems.