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[blindside.AMG]

Originally Posted by Markgase2000

Plus a 600,000 vehicle recall for wheels flying off there really on the ball with research and devolopment.
Sorry Im obviously a Ford Fan and I think that may make me biased. LOL a ford fan who drives a souped up Grand Am lmao.

A Ford fan mocking a Dodge recall?!?!?!? Yeah, a 600,000 vehicle recall is bad but it still doesn't compare to "the most deadly auto safety crisis in American history" which belongs to none-other than the blue oval.

" The Firestone tire recall is perhaps the most deadly auto safety crisis in American history. US regulators on 16 October, 2000 have raised the death count to 119 (the death count has steadily risen from 62, later to 88 and 101 deaths reported on 9/20/2000). Experts believe there may be as many as 250 deaths and more than 3000 catastrophic injuries associated with the defective tires. Most of the deaths occur in accidents involving the Ford Explorer which tends to rollover when one of the tires blows out."

"The Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicle rolls over more often than other SUV's do in tire-tread accidents, and it has vibration and suspension problems that Ford can't always explain and sometimes can't fix. Those flaws raise the suspicion that the Explorer itself is contributing to the sometimes fatal accidents that forced the Bridgestone/Firestone recall. An internal memo from Ford of Venezuela says that the Explorer "turned over unexpectedly" when Firestone tires lost their treads, but that other SUV's didn't in similar circumstances. About 31% of Explorer complaints cited mysterious vibrations. Many could not be cured, even after dealers changed tires, shock absorbers and drive-shafts. Less frequent is an odd tire-wear pattern called "cupping." It shows up in less than 2% of Explorer complaints, but never shows up in most other Ford truck models."

http://www.firestone-tire-recall.com.../overview.html

[CanucksRT]

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Well said,

I own an 02 Dakota, and havn't had any problems thus far, gonna take it in for my recall though, even "reliable" Honda had a recall, (I know first hand since it was my father's CR-V).

Shouldn't judge a company like that, especially coming from a Ford fan's mouth.

[chevydrummer76]

Speaking of wheels falling off a couple months before that recall the wheel on my uncles durango fell off. His whole family was in the car on vacation and they were even pulling a tent trailer when it happened. They were going 70mph and ended up facing the opposite direction in the same lane. They probably woulda flipped if the trailer wasnt attached.

[WickedNYCowboy]

I'm Voting the GMC Sirrea. I like the Denali(C3 Style[extd cab]). The qudrasteer makes it a dream to pull with. Someone I know of has one w/ dual exhaust, gooseneck hitch, Firestone airbags. It is one of the gas pullers around. Second choice would be the Ram 1500 Hemi.