Like I always say: "Have you driven a recall lately?" :)
- Bernd
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: 4Duh recall (steering wheel comes off)
>From BlueOvalNews.com:
Ford Motor Company has issued a second emergency stop sale order for All
Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute models in less than one week. The first stop
sale order was issued on 27 July for a potential cruise control
accelerator sticking problem. The Ford Escape is now in the running to
tie with the Focus, which had three recalls issued before even being sold
to a consumer.
The newest stop sale order is the most embarrassing one facing Ford's
newest S.U.V. - the steering wheel has the potential of falling off. The
recall includes ALL models manufactured from 17 April to 26 July. Ford
directive #00S19 states "DO NOT DRIVE DELIVER OR PERFORM PRE-DELIVERY
INSPECTION ON ANY VEHICLES AFFECTED BY SAFETY RECALL 00S19 UNTIL THE
REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED." Consumers and dealership personnel will not
be able to test drive an Escape and dealers will not be permitted to prep
Escape models that were special ordered for consumers until further
notice.
Ford Motor Company is working on a solution to make certain that the
steering wheel is properly retained on the vehicle's steering column (so
it doesn't fall off) ; however, the service repair instructions and parts
are still under development. Ford has not set a date as to when the parts
will be available to dealers.
This is the latest in a string of new product launches gone bad. Some
attribute the embarrassing PRE-DELIVERY recalls to Ford Motor Company's
C.E.O. Jac Nasser who has reduced the engineering staff to what Ford
employees and analysts say are below minimum acceptable staffing levels.
The results show.
Visit the Escape forum on the BlueOvalNews.com message board here.
Other Escape news on BlueOvalNews.com:
Escape to be underpowered compared to competition - internal Ford
documents
Escape - what will change for 2003? - internal Ford documents
Escape might have transmission problems - Ford documents
Escape sales stopped due to potential cruise control sticking issue
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