GM

Today, General Motors added two recalls to its growing this year, pushing the total number of vehicles recalled for fixes in 2014 to more than 8.5 million in the U.S. alone. The company is recalling more than 140,000 Chevrolet Malibu midsize cars to fix a problem with the power-assisted brakes, plus another 477 full-size pickup trucks for a steering issue.

Here at The River, we're always keeping an eye out for things that may affect you. The latest recall we've seen is for GM vehicles. It affects the 2012 and 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal with "eAssist."  The problem is with a generator control module...