Shouldn't they have all that **** figured out BEFORE they sell it! I had a recall on my Honda cause apparently you could turn the ignition off when it was not in park. Now DODGE is recalling like 150,00 trucks cause of the passenger air bag. I don't get it?
2006-09-06 12:03:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
My opinion is, they obviously don't test new vehicles rigorously enough. Most recalls are related to electrical/mechanical wear and tear. They could find these problems out if they just tested the vehicles for longer durations (more hours and more miles). The proof is in the pudding. When a particular model of vehicle has a cronically defective transmission, for example, that lasts 5-10k miles, in the case of the Kia Sedona minivan. This shows how lightly vehicles are tested before they're put on the market.
I think it's pretty rediculous to pay tens of thousands of dollars to get a flawed vehicle that has to be recalled because some aspect of the vehicle is deemed unsafe.
2006-09-06 16:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by palebeachbum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's 2 kinds of recalls, government mandated ones and factory recalls.
Government ones are when the government finds out about an auto manufacturer's safety issue and mandates the recall. The factory recall is done by the manufacturer when they realize that a bad part will get them sued and they will lose millions.
Otherwise, manufacturers prefer to simply let the bad parts continue to circulate out there and they will bear the criticism. It has to cost them a certain amount of money and deaths of people before they will initiate a recall.
2006-09-06 21:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not possible to thoroughly vet every component of a vehicle prior to sale. Costs would double or triple overnight.
Many vehicle parts are not made by the vehicle manufacturer but by third-party companies. Sometimes defective components slip throught the quality control process either at the company that manufacturered them or at the vehicle assembly plant. Once a defective component is discovered, a recall is initiated.
2006-09-06 12:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they have recalls because the general public usually brings it to there attention that there are major flaws in there product,,sometimes they recall them without the public help,,but in most cases the public plays a big roll in helping get this done,,and it helps save lives,,if they didn't have the, recalls there would be a lot of junk out there on the roads,,good luck,,i hope this help,s.
2006-09-06 13:59:19 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
convinced once, something with the turn alerts or something like that I ignore it replaced into so before my vehicle is gettin' previous =( Now that i imagine about it no 'reason it wasn't the comprehensive vehicle I basically mandatory to bypass to the broking and 20 minutes later i replaced into outta there....
2016-11-25 01:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by mansell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though they do thorough testing before a car is released it is impossible to anticipate all potential problems. At least the manufacturer is willing to correct the problem after the fact instead of leaving that problem in your lap.
2006-09-06 12:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by lepninja 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Problems don't always show up right away or they happen rarely. If they were to do such extensive testing, no one could afford a car.
Just be glad they get recalled, not leave them dangerous.
2006-09-06 12:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its an after thought,trying to cover their booty
2006-09-06 14:27:31 · answer #8 · answered by Bushit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IF everything were perfect - there would b no CRIME !
2006-09-06 12:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋