Art wrote:
> 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.
What were you talking about? It is much easier to follow a thread if you
in-line post rather than top post.
I don't agree. It's still a pain to get a car or truck to the dealer.
Neither the dealer nor the car maker pay for fuel, wear and tear or time
lost while taking the vehicle in for repairs. A separate line for
in-warranty repairs (including recalls0 might be appropriate, but they
should not be ignored.
I don't think how Consumer Re****ts re****ts recalls will affect the
behavior of car makers at all.
Jeff
>
> "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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