Tata Motors not recalling Nano despite fire reports
October 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment Visited 189 times, 1 so far today
Tata Motors not recalling Nano despite fire reports
Tata Nano has been making news for all the wrong reasons. As many as three fire incidents were reported from different parts of India.
In all these cases, fires started spontaneously near the steering column of the car.
The company said in a statement that the incidents were probably caused by a short circuit in the combination switch that controls the headlights, windscreen wipers and indicators.
Sunil Kumar Panwanda is one of the owners of the cars which suffered the problem. He is not happy with this incident. Panwanda said: “I had bought the car for my children and they are now terrified of driving it. I want the company to refund my money and take back the vehicle.”
Another owner Ravindra Bhagat said: “I bought the car because Ratan Tata drove and introduced it. I thought this small car will be convenient for daily use in the city. Now, I feel it is better to drive a big car. Even if I get a replacement, I will not accept it.”
Tata has however clarified that a recall of the cars is not needed. They are going to check the new batches being delivered to the customers. The company could however advice the existing owners to take their cars to the service station for a routine checkup.
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October 28th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Enough Said :)
October 13 2009
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Ford Fire Recall: Cruise Control Fires – Free Case Review
October 2009 Update: Largest Single Recall in Ford History
On October 13, 2009, Ford Motor Co. announced an expansion to its largest-ever automotive recall by adding about 4.5 million vehicles to the recall over a faulty switch linked to hundreds of vehicle fires.
The action, which comes in the face of an 18-month federal investigation, means the company has now called back more than 14 million vehicles in eight separate recalls over a 10-year period because of the problem.
The cruise-control deactivation switches, made by Texas Instruments and sold for about $21, were installed in 16 million Ford vehicles over a decade before the automaker stopped using them in early 2003. The switches have been linked to at least 550 vehicle fires and 1,500 complaints.