A question for Ford.

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We have identified specific populations of vehicles in which the speed-control deactivation switches have had increasing rates of failures and fires," said Ford spokeswoman Kristen Kinley in a written response to questions submitted by CNN.

"When we have seen the fire reports increasing, we have recalled those vehicles and replaced those switches. Ford has used the basic switch design in a large number of vehicles and the risk of fire related to the switch is much different in those certain populations that we have recalled. "

Quotes are from this CNN article.



What I want to know is this:



Exactly how many spontaneously combusting cars is OK before you consider it a problem?

 

[JoshPeters]

I donno... ask a Pinto owner that got in a rear end collision.....



Ford doesn't care about their customers... just their bottom line!



"You can have a model T in any color you want as long as it's Black" ~Henry Ford



Ford's mentality still hasn't changed... .



Josh

 

[Dieselnut59]

Ford doesn't care about their customers... just their bottom line!



"You can have a model T in any color you want as long as it's Black" ~Henry Ford



Ford's mentality still hasn't changed... .



Josh[/QUOTE]



Or you can have this FINE 6 liter V-8 diesel engine. It is DOWNSIZED from the previous model, but we think it is great, so it is what we offer to you if you want a diesel.

 

[nps]

A gambling man used to be a Pinto owner running Firestone 500's.



The next generation of gambler drove an Explorer with Firestone ATXs.



Now we have cruise control?



Ford puts real meaning into the cliche 'crash and burn'.