Best vehicle recall solution ever

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So the latest from GM... now recalling 500,000 Cameros b/c of a problem w/ the ignition "potentially turning off while driving".

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/13/autos/gm-camaro-recall/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

The solution?
article said:
But GM said the ignition switch does not need to be replaced in the Camaro. Instead it is issuing a new key and fob which aren't attached to each other.
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o_O

So the weight of a keyfob is enough to turn the ignition switch off?

strong work guys.
 
C'mon man, you know there is more to how body forces react on objects than just mass.

Off hand, I'm assuming the separate key will reduce the moment arm when sally hangs her purse from her keys. Just speculation though.
 
May also cut down on the cougars who can afford them from having 321 keychains.


Of course truthfully .... I've only seen old dudes driving the new Camaros, Challengers, etc.


Matt
 
Parks chevy was raising cane because they cant sell any of them off the lot!
 
The best recall fix in my opinion was the one for the Dodge transmission shifters that might not fully engage the "Park" detent, causing people to get run over by their own cars. Chrysler's fix? Make the horn beep repeatedly if the driver's door is open and the vehicle is in gear.
 
Lol those were good.

My favorite was Toyotas answer to the sudden acceleration problem, which they blamed on floor mats sliding over the gas pedal... So they zip tied floor mats to the seat bolts...
 
RatLabGuy said:
Lol those were good.

My favorite was Toyotas answer to the sudden acceleration problem, which they blamed on floor mats sliding over the gas pedal... So they zip tied floor mats to the seat bolts...
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Honda did that first. They put a peg on the floorboard and poked a hole in the floor mat to stick the peg through. It was a little more professional though, they put a grommet in the hole. I had a 97 Civic they did this to.
 
Toyota's sudden acceleration problem was almost certainly due to driver error, just as Ford's sudden acceleration problem in their Crown Vics and Grand Marquis were due to the age of the driver.

The ignition problem is unfortunate, but similar: any driver (and especially drivers of high-performance rear drive sports cars) should be able to control a vehicle and move it safely out of the travel lanes in a stall situation.

The root of the problem, really, is the government's decision to move from a policy of mitigating and controlling the potential harm from a minor vehicle defect to a policy of preventing "harm", and financially penalizing corporations when defects are found. See also the FDAs recent decision to essentially ban cheese because one child got sick.

In the face of those sorts of penalties, corporations are forced to recall for any reason or no reason at all, lest they be fined and their executives sent off to jail.
 
shawn said:
Toyota's sudden acceleration problem was almost certainly due to driver error, just as Ford's sudden acceleration problem in their Crown Vics and Grand Marquis were due to the age of the driver.

The ignition problem is unfortunate, but similar: any driver (and especially drivers of high-performance rear drive sports cars) should be able to control a vehicle and move it safely out of the travel lanes in a stall situation.

The root of the problem, really, is the government's decision to move from a policy of mitigating and controlling the potential harm from a minor vehicle defect to a policy of preventing "harm", and financially penalizing corporations when defects are found. See also the FDAs recent decision to essentially ban cheese because one child got sick.

In the face of those sorts of penalties, corporations are forced to recall for any reason or no reason at all, lest they be fined and their executives sent off to jail.
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Yes, just like the 2009 case in California where the guy killed his family because the gas pedal was stuck in the Lexus. In that case the driver was a California HP officer. Unless their driver training is worthless, he should have had sense to drive at high speed long enough to put the car in neutral and get on the brakes. I think their was something fishy about this story myself.
 
You don't even have to put it in neutral. Independent tests conducted at the time indicated that simply applying the brakes was enough to stop the vehicle from highway speeds despite the vehicle simultaneously attempting to accelerate at full power.
 
My favorite is the one where the rudders were breaking off of Airbus aircraft mid-flight. Their solution was to install a warning light in the dash to tell the pilot when he was using the rudder too much.
 
At least they didn't recall the 03-09 Camaro :D


(Think about it.....)
 
RatLabGuy said:
Lol those were good.

My favorite was Toyotas answer to the sudden acceleration problem, which they blamed on floor mats sliding over the gas pedal... So they zip tied floor mats to the seat bolts...
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Yeah I just about cried laughing when I got that recall. My first thought was what are they really covering up
 
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