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In 2008 Ford announced its biggest recall ever - 9.6 million vehicles
Posted by: Seattle Scott (361) on 2010-02-09 02:13:08 In Reply to: Have any of the big three had a recall as huge as Toyota? posted by David_TT225QC on 2010-02-09 02:02:55	Share \| Report

In 2008 Ford announced its biggest recall ever - 9.6 million vehicles - due to an electrical fire hazard caused by faulty cruise control switches. Several Ford models sold between 1993 and 2004 were included in this recall.

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Have any of the big three had a recall as huge as Toyota? - David_TT225QC 2010-02-09 02:02:55 (20 views)
- Umm Audi.? - Ricestang 2010-02-09 06:27:40 (11 views)
  - that was 250k cars... - iconoclast 2010-02-09 06:49:04 (55 views)
    - Nowhere near that many for Audi.. It was only FWD 5000 models. Quattros were manual. - Fusilier 2010-02-09 09:27:12 (11 views)
      - ... - iconoclast 2010-02-09 14:50:26 (10 views)
    - More than 2 deaths. 4 died in 1 crash alone. - JeepRage 2010-02-09 08:20:14 (12 views)
      - thats right i forgot that family that died in california. - iconoclast 2010-02-09 09:03:25 (6 views)
- lol, yes. far worse. - iconoclast 2010-02-09 06:21:44 (41 views)
  - So... GM and Ford both had one as large decades ago. And GM's reputation is still ruined. - David_TT225QC 2010-02-09 14:54:38 (11 views)
    - toyotas damage control has been pretty good... - iconoclast 2010-02-09 15:08:54 (10 views)
      - actually, they jumped on the issue after the DOT made them shut down their factories. - David_TT225QC 2010-02-09 15:11:48 (8 views)
        
        i thought the factory close was their choice... - iconoclast 2010-02-09 15:25:24 (8 views)
- umm firestone / ford? - a_o_smith 2010-02-09 02:20:13 (12 views)
  - but did that cost ford anything? - Bert 2010-02-09 02:31:55 (21 views)
    - it wasn't just financial... - Hugh Jardon 2010-02-09 03:03:02 (10 views)
- well... the US does have better actuaries - Bert 2010-02-09 02:14:15 (25 views)
  - however they rarely factor in loss in stock price... - iconoclast 2010-02-09 06:23:54 (14 views)
- In 2008 Ford announced its biggest recall ever - 9.6 million vehicles - Seattle Scott 2010-02-09 02:13:08 (81 views)
  - Wow, and they are the only ones making a profit - David_TT225QC 2010-02-09 02:42:07 (8 views)
- by # or % - thomas1978 2010-02-09 02:04:17 (14 views)
  - % would probably be Ferrari. - raincoatcharlie 2010-02-09 03:08:08 (9 views)
  - % of what? model or overall sales? over what timeline? - David_TT225QC 2010-02-09 02:06:06 (11 views)

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