2005 Ford GT: Ford's Axle Bolt Fix -- Don't call it a recall!!

OT: I don't know why, but I just imagined the Governator saying, "It's not a recall." Perhaps it's because that's how he was voted into office.
 
For those who can't imagine it, just think back to when Arnold said, "It's not a tumor," in Kindergarten Cop.

I thought it was a recall if the government ordered it and a TSB if the company just wants to fix some weak design.

Unlike your awesome Scooby wagon, it's not that simple, firstwagon.
 
A recall can be initiated by the government, but is usually issued by a manufacturer on its own volition. TSBs contains both recalls and other fixes or information for non-recall-related issues.
 
Let's take a previous generation BMW 3 Series (E46) Coupe. Many M54 engines used Bremi ignition coils that were bad. Sometimes these would cause the vehicle to stall or a cylinder to misfire. I think Bremi also supplied these coils to Audi/VW as well, maybe more brands. BMW of North America issued a TSB recall (SIB 12-08-03) to address these. They called it an "emissions" recall. :rolleyes: For this same vehicle, another common issue was the edge protection door seal that would come loose from the body. SIB 51-12-04 was issued for that concern. It called for the replacement of both seals with updated seals (that also fell off on some cars as time passed, too).
 
Recalls (performed at the manufacturer's expense) also usually can be applied to vehicles outside of their warranty coverage whereas other non-recall service measures often cannot.

fords learning for the foreign car compainess. this was how toyota was able to hide alot of problems.
 
I would probably switch them out, and pocket the 450. esspically if the design is equal to that of the after market

I would definitely have Ford replace them - this shifts some of the responsibility for any future problems to them.

Maybe Ford should also consider all those millions of loyal Ford customers who have had spark plugs shoot out of the heads of thier modular 2 valve V8/V10s. Ford still hasnt admitted guilt as they blame it on the plug itself. In reality there arent enough revolutions of threading to hold the plug in.
 
My mother was a victim of this involving 2 Ford Expeditions, but the bad part is that this happend multiple times on each vehicle.

What about dodging the bullet on that whole flipping Explorers. It was the tires fault, right.

There's a big difference between volunteering to fix what I did wrong, and trying to cover up what I did wrong.
 
The former is popularly termed a "service campaign" almost universally across many industries, electronics and vehicles.
 
The latter is termed a "Recall", where the regulations body forces me under heavy penalties, to do what I do not want to do.
 
The former is a breeze for the consumer.
The latter is a headache for the consumer.
 
Big difference, no? Wouldn't you want to deal with someone who's willing to admit mistakes and rectify them?

"What about dodging the bullet on that whole flipping Explorers. It was the tires fault, right."
 
Actually it was the drivers fault. Even if a tire completely comes apart, you still be able to control the vehicle.

FirstWagon - Actually, that's not entirely true. With speeds in excess of 30mph, a collapsed tire proved catastrophic in even the most experienced of hands. When Tab Turner (the leading lawyer who represented Explorer owners against Ford) went to Mark Arndt (professional crash test driver with 20 years of experience) to test the Explorer, the results were surprising. At 30mph, despite having prior knowledge that the test Explorer was going to pop a tire, Mark couldn't control the direction of the vehicle. At 70mph, again with prior knowledge, he unintentionally rolled it 100% of the time.
 
With the soft suspension, big poorly-constructed tires, high ride height, and inadequate pillars, the 300+ deaths that occured were unavoidable.
 
It is important to note, however, that 70% of all Explorer accidents did not involve Firestone tires.