You got a 2005-06 Corvette?

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,808
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
Yeah well, you're steering shaft is being recalled.

http://jalopnik.com/5531154/2005+06-corvette-recalled-for-steering-column-issue/gallery/

Apparently, if you have a tilt wheel and you like to jerk your shaft up and down often, you are going to cause excess stress on a pigtail for the Steering Wheel Position Sensor.

If it fails, it could lead to firey death.



Oh and Nissan has to recall 134,000 Infiniti G35's 'cause the airbags don't work.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/04/infiniti-recalls-134-000-g35-coupes-and-sedans-due-to-airbag-iss/


Yay! It's recall roulette!
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,164
    edited May 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    ... Yay! It's recall roulette!
    Let's add Volvo to that ...
    Volvo has issued a warning about unintended acceleration in several of its latest models, Volvo Cars corporate spokesman Per-Ake Froberg told CNN Tuesday.

    The problem occurs when engine oil enters the combustion chamber and acts as additional fuel, Froberg said in a phone interview from Gothenburg, Sweden.

    "This has caused the engine to maintain or even increase its speed, even though the driver has removed his foot from the gas pedal," Froberg said. ...

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/05/04/volvo.acceleration/index.html
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    Oooo! Nice! Didn't see that one yet.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    Apparently, if you have a tilt wheel and you like to jerk your shaft up and down often, you are going to cause excess stress on a pigtail for the Steering Wheel Position Sensor.

    If it fails, it could lead to firey death.

    Not the first time I've heard that jerking the shaft around has fiery consequences.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2010
    I didn't know Volvo's were prone to having significant amounts of engine oil enter the combustion chamber? Good to know that.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited May 2010
    unc2701 wrote: »
    Not the first time I've heard that jerking the shaft around has fiery consequences.

    Beat me to it!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,728
    edited May 2010
    Somehow Corvettes and pigtails just don't seem to go together...
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,164
    edited May 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I didn't know Volvo's were prone to having significant amounts of engine oil enter the combustion chamber? Good to know that.
    Actually, I don't think any model in the U.S. will be involved, since they are all diesel models, and AFIK they don't sell those here:
    The affected five-cylinder diesel engine models are the Volvo S40 and V50 from 2006-2010, the C30 and C70 from 2007-2010, the S80 from 2007-2009, the V70 and XC70 from 2008-2009, and the XC60 from 2009.

    "The problem is that today's diesel fuel has a lot of biodiesel mixed in with it, and that doesn't evaporate like normal diesel," Froberg explained.

    The engine is constructed to inject extra fuel through a particle filter when the filter clogs up with particles. The purpose of this is to clean the filter, but for some reason, the extra fuel doesn't burn and ends up in the engine oil.

    Over time, the engine oil level rises, which can lead to engine oil ending up in the combustion chamber, causing the engine to maintain or increase its speed, according to Froberg.

    "We are urging customers to keep an eye on their oil level, which they should do anyway. If it is under the maximum level they don't need to do anything. If it has risen above the maximum level they should contact their Volvo shop and they will remove the extra oil," Froberg said.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited May 2010
    Hummer too

    http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/recalls+Hummers+over+hood+fault/2989126/story.html
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited May 2010
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Somehow Corvettes and pigtails just don't seem to go together...

    LMAO. Only if they are in the passenger seat or in some instances leaning over and ......................
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited May 2010
    Looks like this doesn't affect later models...

    Whew.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    Serendipity wrote: »
    Looks like this doesn't affect later models...

    Whew.

    I hope it eventually does, just for your sake.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited May 2010
    I don't drive a vett but something better. I call it an exploder, also known as a ford explorer, that are know to combust upon sight. I love the day when I got the letter in the mail that told me not to park next to other cars as my car my explode at any minute. ahhh just you know 13 years after the car was made they nicely discover this in 2010.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    Dode is recalling almost 200,000 HD trucks.
    Ram HD with Cummins diesel recalled for soot issue

    http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/ram-hd-with-diesel-recalled-for-soot-issue/
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