GM being sued

[rd_macgregor]

The ignition switch on my Kioti is close enough to my right knee that I have occasionally bumped it to OFF. So far, at least, this has just been an irritation...at least I don't have to worry about air bags being disabled when this happens.
Years ago I had a '70 Datsun truck. As it aged, the key and ignition switch wore enough that the key would vibrate out of the ignition and fall onto the floor...each time this happened I had to find the key before I could properly shut it off.
To a reasonable extent, I accept design and manufacturing defects; the real sin is failing to fix a problem when it comes to light. Operator error (reckless operation, distracted driving, failure to use safety features, etc) is beyond the responsibility of the manufacturer, though. It would be naive to think that a foolproof vehicle could ever be made; fools are just too ingenius.

 

[MoKelly]

You all are forgetting to mention one thing, GM KNEW about the bad
ignition switches 10 or more years ago.
They covered it up.
I hope GM goes out of business for this fiasco.

GM knew about this when the USA government owned the whole company. So, if I were the lawyers, I'd sue the USA government as well as the company.

MoKelly

 

[DarkBlack]

Yes, Let's all sue ourselves. That'll teach us.

 

[DarkBlack]

I've never been involved in a lawsuit in my life. Something must be wrong with me. I feel like I'm missing out on a piece of the free pie.

 

[Bota4me]

Yes, Let's all sue ourselves. That'll teach us.

Hahaha now thats funny good one dark!

 

[MoKelly]

Yes, Let's all sue ourselves. That'll teach us.

Hopefully teach us not to interfere with free enterprise and bail out companies that fail due to incompetent management.

Yea, won't happen.

MoKelly

 

[lilranch2001]

All this bashing. Do any of you think that only GM can cover up?
Ford Pinto. enough said.

If those who are bashing had the time to pick the brains of any brand's service adviser, you'll find that every brand has their problems. Even Honda, Toyota, Lexus, and KUBOTA.

Probably EVEN Deere!

 

[Renze]

Ya me too,then you and I can pay for all of the thousands of folks without jobs.Welfare,food stamps ring a bell ?? LOL

Its a free market: Another investor will stand up, buy whats left of GM and make it a better business. Bailing out loosers is not free market, and its contrary to Darwin's survival of the fittest (so it leads to degeneration of automakers)

It would be naive to think that a foolproof vehicle could ever be made; fools are just too ingenius.

Whenever a manufacturer thinks hes developing something fool proof, it turns out that in the mean time fools evolve too...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Probably EVEN Deere!

Oh no, never ever Deere.:stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot::stirthepot:

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Yes, Let's all sue ourselves. That'll teach us.

Sounds like a Python skit.

 

[MikePA]

Sounds like a Python skit.

It's only a flesh wound.

 

[sparc]

And I hope GM gets taken to the cleaners for the 13 lives that were lost because of them.
All you union members will have to shell out more for dues.

I must have missed something, what does being a member of a union, one supposedly connected with GM, have to do with a GM management decision?

I fail to see how the two are connected. Not taking sides for or against unions here, just missing your point entirely unless you're looking to provoke an argument from someone over unions or you are bitter having had a bad personal experience with unions at some time in the past.

 

[sparc]

I don't understand...even with the Toyota sticking throttles......if you can't control a vehicle just because the engine shut off, or you have no power steering or brakes, you should turn in your licence and stay home.
I've blown steer tires off big rigs...loaded to 140,000 pounds, in a corner at 65 mph, hood and driver side fuel tank blown off, and I just pulled off to the shoulder and stopped. No episode what so ever.
Some people just shouldn't drive.

If anyone should be sued and out of business it should be Ford for their Powerstrokes.

you are forgetting about locking steering columns. That anti-theft device from the 70s comes back to haunt you when the ignition switch gets rotated to the off position.

 

[Markcuda]

just missing your point entirely unless you're looking to provoke an argument from someone over unions or you are bitter having had a bad personal experience with unions at some time in the past.

Yup, thats it.

 

[TractorRob]

GM Recalls Cause 10 Billion Class Action Lawsuit

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Did anybody else notice what this particular lawsuit is all about? This isn't a "we're suing you because you endangered our lives" lawsuit, it's "we're suing you because your poor handling of the situation cause our used GM cars to depreciate in value."

 

[DarkBlack]

Speaking of lawsuits: How about the fat guy sleeping at the Yankees game suing for 10 million for putting him on TV:laughing:

 

[Markcuda]

Ya, I just saw the 5ive crew(Fox) talking about the joker.
This is what our society has become.