Re: Toyota struggles to stop runaway crisis

Hachiroku · 2010-02-07T15:47:00+00:00

Really? This is the 5th largest recall of all time.Better google Ford Transmission Recall. THey got out of it by sending youan orange sticker to put on your dash that said "WARNING! This MotorVehicle may go from Park to Reverse at anytime without warning. Do notleave vehicle idling."Or some such BS. My roomate had a Country Squire Land Barge and that'swhat he got in the mail. We had a good laugh over it and he stuck it tothe refrigerator. That was 1980 if I remember right.Ford petitioned the government saying it would be too expensive to fix themillions of transmissions that were on the road. On June 10, 1980, NHTSA made an initial determination of defect in Ford vehicles with C-3, C-4, C-6, FMX, and JATCO automatic transmissions. The alleged problem with the transmissions is that a safety defect permits them to slip accidentally from park to reverse. As of the date of determination, NHTSA had received 23,000 complaints about Ford transmissions, including reports of 6,000 accidents, 1,710 injuries, and 98 fatalities--primarily the young and old, unable to save themselves--directly attributable to transmission slippage. As detailed below, this defect finding eventually resulted in a pseudo-recall wherein Ford agreed to mail warning labels to 23 million owners of Fords with these transmissions rather than recall them for mechanical repair. The Center for Auto Safety first called NHTSA's attention to the problem in July 1977, and shortly thereafter NHTSA instituted an investigation into 1966-79 Ford vehicles with C-6 or FMX transmissions. In the face of apparent administrative inaction by NHTSA, CAS in July 1978, renewed its warnings and asked NHTSA for a recall. CAS produced evidence of 12 deaths and 100 accidents which occurred because of transmission slippage. CAS reminded NHTSA of the long established precedent of the Kelsey-Hayes wheel case (United States v. General Motors Corp., 171 App. D.C. 27, 518...

Feb 07, 2010 23 Replies

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Hachiroku 16 years ago

They kind of are, they just aren't spoonfeeding it to the Sheeple.

"MY CAR"S OUT OF CONTROL!!!!"

Anser should have been, "Put it in neutral, dumbass..."

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Clive 16 years ago

In message , =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= writes

Common sense doesn't sell papers, only made up storys to titilate or sensationalise.

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Hachiroku 16 years ago

"Made up story"?

Take a look at Fox news' web page. They had the 911 call for a while.

A lot of news sources had the call.

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Clive 16 years ago

In message , =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= writes

Be honest, Fox news isn't exactly unbiased. We here in the UK have a fair amount of our press and satellite TV from Murdock, we also get Fox News via satellite. You've also shot yourself in the foot by saying that "A lot of news sources had the call" Now only one call was made, why would many news sources want it apart to sensationalise?

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