Stellantis Takata airbag recall
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Yeah right, the simple fix is to disconnect it. Or lose your face and or worse. Any old 1950's car comes from the factory with it disconnected. 
There are still many many old Takata bags that have not been recalled and are very old now, and very likely could cause huge problems for someone. In many cases just one of the frontal bags was on the recall not both. Also then there are all the other bags in the car with the same garbage propellant that are never ever mentioned.
There are still many many old Takata bags that have not been recalled and are very old now, and very likely could cause huge problems for someone. In many cases just one of the frontal bags was on the recall not both. Also then there are all the other bags in the car with the same garbage propellant that are never ever mentioned.
A family member went through this with their Toyota. I don't remember how long it took but it was a long, long time before the dealer could get them in to correct the problem.
Exactly.
How many people can afford to park a car for who knows how long, or can afford to (or want to) rent a car for an indefinite period of time?
Common sense would dictate pulling the fuse to the bag until it could be properly repaired.
However, some ambulance chaser would have a field day with that.
I agree. but they are doing to for legal reasons....
Only problem is, vehicles with airbags are designed to use the airbags to provide sufficient occupant protection.Yeah right, the simple fix is to disconnect it. Or lose your face and or worse. Any old 1950's car comes from the factory with it disconnected.
Can't exactly say the same about a 1950's vehicle.
My 1950 Chevy Deluxe Business Coupe had no blinkers or seatbelts. 6V electrics did not offer the safest night time driving...
Not this clean, unfortunately. But a beauty.
Totally agree.
It is all about the CYA.
It is also about those in the legal profession that are all about PTA.
Some of those vehicles are 2003's. Twenty three years old.
If they can drag it on for 18-24 months, which is not unrealistic given the last recall of bags, how many of those vehicles will still be on the road by the time they garner the resources to repair them?
I would think that any car since the 1990's provides more protection even without the air bags functioning, than cars up until the 90s when air bags became more common?
I think I would just pull the fuse on the air bags and keep driving until the recall is done. Then in a minor collision, I won't risk severe injury.
I service the basket case '05 Ram with over 300k. The Hemi sounds like a combination of a narrow gauge train, chain slap and turbo backpressure when you start it up.
I actually just texted the guy because it'll be hilarious if he gets a notice. Most notably he drove it into a gas patch bollard, broke the inner tie rod and drove it ~20 miles to me with one front wheel just acting as an "idler," tracking mostly straight because the other three wheels were. He said if he got over 40 it'd shimmy real bad
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Had both of mine in my 07 ram Laramie replaced at the dealer over 5 years ago
I service the basket case '05 Ram with over 300k. The Hemi sounds like a combination of a narrow gauge train, chain slap and turbo backpressure when you start it up.
I actually just texted the guy because it'll be hilarious if he gets a notice. Most notably he drove it into a gas patch bollard, broke the inner tie rod and drove it ~20 miles to me with one front wheel just acting as an "idler," tracking mostly straight because the other three wheels were. He said if he got over 40 it'd shimmy real bad
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If he does, he should take it in, if, for no other reason, excrement and laughter.
