Re: Vehicle Recalls Up 25% in 2007

Picasso wrote:
> still just me wrote:
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>> "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.

Fixing a potential cruise control module is necessary if you're going to 
drive the vehicle with cruise control. However, more likely they were 
either ordered to do it by the Feds or knew they were going to be 
ordered to do it. However, the idea of disconnecting the cruise control 
is Ford's. It has to do with liability.

Jeff