More recalls

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 06/30/2014 at 16:21 • Filed to: None

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Yet all three of the cars at my house are still safe... for now.

I really think some of these are caused by very specific circumstances, but GM is in "cover every aspect of everything" mode and recalling things left and right.

Have a recalled car.

Axial > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/30/2014 at 16:39

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My '96 hasn't been recalled in over a decade!

#trololololo

Jayhawk Jake > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/30/2014 at 17:11

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Here's my guess at what happened:

Barra said 'lets catch everything' and had a taskforce established to go through service records with a fine toothed comb. Anything that seemed to be recurring was applied as a recall. Seriously, one of the recalls today was that the engine block heater chord might become damaged. I'm guessing that a handful of people brought their car in and had it fixed, and the taskforce caught it, checked the engineering, and decided to fix it.

I strongly suspect that if other automakers did the same thing there would be the same number of recalls. I think GM is being unfairly judged based on the amount of recalls.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jayhawk Jake 06/30/2014 at 17:14

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That's how it's been forever. GM can't please anybody it seems.