Originally Posted By: KrisZ
You know where we're heading when the book was thrown at VW for emissions, but it's business as usual when people are dying.
Some of my friends are smack-talking about Tesla since they are "non-union" and I resisted the urge to tell them Honda is just as callous as 1970s-1990s Detroit - Ford walked away from the park pawl issues, flimsy TFI modules and alternator/cruise control wiring, and the Pinto. GM got away with murder with the side-mounted fuel tanks on the pre-GMT400 series trucks. Chrysler had faulty tailgates on their minivans. And of course, Toyota - but that was more to do with buggy code than mechanical issues.
A friend got the notice from Subaru about 2 months ago when his 2012 Forester was in the body shop, and the dealer has the parts in stock. Previously, Subaru of America said only the 2003-2005 cars were affected. Subaru dealers aren't that great when it comes to service - but if they can handle a critical recall quicker than Honda, that says something. Takata is part-owned by Honda, they are the primary supplier of seatbelts and airbags for Honda. While Honda themselves said they will no longer use Takata airbags, I doubt that would be on the magnitude of the Ford and Firestone split - that was family ties. Japanese business and finance are intertwined with each other.
You know where we're heading when the book was thrown at VW for emissions, but it's business as usual when people are dying.
Some of my friends are smack-talking about Tesla since they are "non-union" and I resisted the urge to tell them Honda is just as callous as 1970s-1990s Detroit - Ford walked away from the park pawl issues, flimsy TFI modules and alternator/cruise control wiring, and the Pinto. GM got away with murder with the side-mounted fuel tanks on the pre-GMT400 series trucks. Chrysler had faulty tailgates on their minivans. And of course, Toyota - but that was more to do with buggy code than mechanical issues.
A friend got the notice from Subaru about 2 months ago when his 2012 Forester was in the body shop, and the dealer has the parts in stock. Previously, Subaru of America said only the 2003-2005 cars were affected. Subaru dealers aren't that great when it comes to service - but if they can handle a critical recall quicker than Honda, that says something. Takata is part-owned by Honda, they are the primary supplier of seatbelts and airbags for Honda. While Honda themselves said they will no longer use Takata airbags, I doubt that would be on the magnitude of the Ford and Firestone split - that was family ties. Japanese business and finance are intertwined with each other.