Re: Vehicle Recalls Up 25% in 2007

still just me wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:23:36 GMT, Jeff <kidsdoc2000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> 
>> 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
> 
> "Recalls" these days are generally only for safety related items. If
> the manufacturer won't be sued, they typically just issue a TSB,  or
> perhaps have a "service campaign" for significant issues that they
> feel will hurt their reputation or really piss off the customers. They
> only "recall" when absolutely necessary or ordered to do so. 

Yeah, like the cruise control module that they sent me a letter in July 
saying the parts wont be available until quarter 4... so in november i 
was at the dealer with my pickup, and of course it was not available, 
apparently until quarter 1...

Speaking of "absolutely necessary" the car is a 1993... cruise worked 
fine all those years, and works fine to this day.  They recomended I 
schedule an appointment to have it disconnected... now theres a waste of 
time ... scheduling an appointment to break something, then come back to 
get it fixed right... yep, that sounds about like our ford dealer.