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Wysłany: Czw 17:33, 24 Mar 2011 Temat postu: a magazine devoted to science and technology |
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yilai:
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than eight million cars. In fact, the NHTSA ranks it as the biggest automotive recall in its history. However, it’s not the size of the recall that makes it bad [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it’s the damage it does to the reputation of a company and its products. Popular Mechanics, a magazine devoted to science and technology, recently listed the most notorious recalls in automotive history.First on their list is the 1991-2001 Ford Explorer. Once America’s best-selling SUV, the Explorer’s notoriously wobbly handling was tested quite few times because of tire separation problems with its Firestone tires. In the end [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 200 deaths were attributed to the Explorer/Firestone combination and despite a complete redesign in 2002, the Ford Explorer failed to hold onto its sales dominance.Second is the 1971-1976 Ford Pinto. At a time when the Japanese were serving up serious competition in the small car category, Ford was under pressure to make a car which would cost no more than $2 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000. The necessary penny pinching was seen in its flawed engineering that included the placement of the fuel tank behind the rear axle with a fuel-filler pipe that was vulnerable to bursting in a rear-end collision. What made matters worse was an internal memo pointing that protecting the fuel
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