It seems like there are going to be more recalls. Especially now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or the NHTSA, has announced another batch of auto manufacturers that would be doing their own share of recalls.
According to the United States’ government’s NHTSA, there would be three separate auto recalls that are ongoing right now. In fact, they had estimated that there would be around 130,600 vehicle units that are going to be affected by the previously mentioned recall. That would be quite a huge amount and that would also mean that there would be some 130,600 vehicle owners who would have to go through undue stress because of such recalls. But this would be in the case of safety and performance of the vehicle, and not just some simple replacement of things like Ford Custom 500 parts.
Out of the 130,600 vehicles that are being recalled, a huge portion of that whole is actually vehicles from the Chrysler Group which is part of the big corporation Daimler Chrysler AG. This is still in accordance to the statement given out by the NHTSA. However, the other small part left behind does belong to the financially unstable Ford Motor Company.
For Chrysler, they would be taking back some 127,928 units of Chrysler Pacificas which were manufactured as part of the model years 2005 and 2006. The Chrysler Pacifica is a crossover vehicle and the problem with them is that they have been manufactured with fuel pump modules and powertrain control module software that can be quite dangerous for some. In fact, these can actually allow the engine to stall during some condition types and in the process lead to a crash without much warning to the driver. During the mentioned recall, the company would be the one to shoulder costs with regards to reprogramming both software. The fuel pump module on the Chrysler Pacifica would also be replaced.
Other vehicles to be recalled include the Chrysler Sebring which is a sedan. There would be 2258 units of these to be recalled and the list would include those that were produced for the 2007 model year.
As per the Ford Motor Company, they would be taking back 422 units of the Ford Crown Victoria and the Mercury Grand Marquis. Only those that were from the 2007 model year would be recalled.
By toledojeeper on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Honda recalls,Toyota recalles,what happened to quality?
Honda recalled 1 millionvehicles last week and Toyota has recalled over 2.7 million vehicles in 2006 and has lawsuits over engine problems.So what happened to thier quality,I believe this is the end of quality products for them.And don't tell me this is a good thing,when ever GM,Ford or Chrysler have recalls everyone says they build poor quality vehicles.
Work at Toledo Jeep assembly,home of Jeep Wrangler,Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro.
By cubcowboysgirl on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
they sucked us in in the seventies with cheap junk and then started building slightly better stuff but at more expensive rates. They are not the quality myth that everyone thinks. Rat commie bastardos!
Welcome to reality.
Go GMC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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By jetsboi92 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Actually, Japanese and foreign cars have better quality than American cars which is pretty pathetic. The only cars with the best quality are, in my opinion, German cars, like BMW or Mercedes Benz. its all about money. all car companies cut corners to cut down on costs and increase revenue.
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By tito_swave on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
When you have the 4-5 year product life on existing models, it really puts pressure on engineering to hurry up and release the product to manufacturing.
Accelerated testing can only forecast so much, because operating conditions are so diverse that components will fail in the field regardless how you try to model its use in the lab.
The biggest hiccups usually take place when you change the chassis and powertrains….instead of holding the design up for further R and D work, it makes more economic sense to
the manufacturer to release the design to manufacturing and running a recall program later than to fix the underlying issue.
Notice how GM quietly moved the trucks fuel tanks within the framerails? How Ford quietly revamped the Explorer to have a wider track?
If production lines have to stop, they lose money.
So..skimped quality control in essence becomes Quality Assurance and customer support.
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By peteroysterdate on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
It is because Honda & Toyota want to increase the profit. The way is to increase the production dramatically to fill up the demand but they both lower the quality control. As a result, the quality is downed, even Japan government is asking them to improve.
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By oldmanarnie on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
made in usa thats why
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By Good Deeds on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
The more cars you put out there the more issues you are going to have. They still have a better quality rating than the big 3.
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