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Old 03-04-2008, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AdvisorGuy View Post
I'm not saying there aren't reliable ones in the mix but I've always said that of those 350 appointments per week, less than 3 dozen of them were there for routine scheduled maintenance only. TCMs, O2 sensors, MAF sensors, ecu's,brake light switches, HVAC blend motors, tilt wheel motors, bulbs blowing continuously, ground harness updates to aleive front turn signal sockets melting, radios going out, cup holders snapping, sill plates cracking, seat motors, window regulators - usually the rears and of course, the ignition switch problem to which you speak...
Do you think it is poor design, poor assembly or poor materials that is causing the bulk of the problems?
Or, is it that these parts like a light socket are being bought from outside suppliers (may be out of the country)?
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