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Originally Posted by srt4evah

I would hope the NHTSA would order the manufacturers to suspend the recall until they have a firm and full grasp of why it's caused a higher rate of failures than the issue they're recalling. They're increasing the danger and chance of harm for their customers, despite their intention, so that should be stopped until it can be assured that it's no longer the case.

Personally, I don't blame the manufacturer as much as I blame the local dealerships. The job CAN be done correctly, it's just that the way it's designed right now, it's leading to a significant failure rate, cars dying on the road, exactly the problem they sought to avoid. Maybe give the techs additional training, or give them another 6 hours on the bill to do the job more carefully, I don't know what the remedy is, but clearly something has to be done to improve the success rate.

I think they do have a firm and full grasp of what has happened. This is why they released to updated instructions and a heavy handed warning to dealers that any failure due to repairs will be on their plate.