I don't feel recalls should be considered negatively. I think Consumer
Re****ts should subtract them out before calculating repair rates. The end
result would be that car manufacturers would tend to do more free recall
repairs to keep their repair rate better than average and consumers would
pay less for repairs.
"C. E. White" <cewhite3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:477ba24a$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Looks like Ford won the 2007 Recall crown for the most vehicles
> recalled......Mostly because of the cruise control switch recall
> (especially since they went back ten years and recalled vehicles that
are
> very unlikely to have a problem with the switch).
>
> From Light and Medium Truck Magazine:
>
> Vehicle Recalls Up 25% in 2007
>
> The number of vehicles recalled increased more than 25% in 2007, but the
> biggest recalls were largely limited to older models, suggesting that
> automakers are building more reliable cars and trucks, the Detroit News
> re****ted last Thursday.
>
> Overall, 14.2 million vehicles were recalled last year, up from 11.2
> million in 2006, but still far below the 30.8 million recalled in 2004,
> according to preliminary figures from the National Highway Traffic
Safety
> Administration, the paper re****ted.
>
> The increase is mainly due to a big jump at Ford Motor Co., which
recalled
> 5.5 million vehicles last year, with about 4.8 million from 2004 and
> earlier models.
>
> Most were recalled for a nagging problem with a cruise control
> deactivation switch the Dearborn-based automaker has been dealing with
for
> years, according to the News.
>
> The other top five automakers saw their recall numbers decline, with
> General Motors Corp. seeing the biggest improvement. GM recalled 537,992
> vehicles as of Dec. 21, a 61% drop.
>
> Honda Motor Co. saw a 54% decline. Chrysler LLC and Toyota Motor Corp.
> also recalled fewer vehicles than in 2006, the News said. - L&MT
>
> At least for now, the original Detroit News Article is at
> http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712270343
>
> Ed
>
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