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Dr. Zevil Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 What a bunch of crap if they do. Subaru is known for thier high safety ratings and then one thing happens before the majority of the cars leave the plant and they are going to air it on National TV. BULL$HIT ON THAT, IF THEY DO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Maybe they want to get another "Audi acceleration" propaganda coup for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orpie_lightfoot Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I know aal of the cars at the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 If I hear/see that they intend on knocking Subaru's quality and safety, they will either be getting a phone call from me or at bare minimum, a lengthly email with several references concerning the safety benchmarks they have now set and what level of safety they have met and exceeded. If indeed they want to knock that, that is a load of crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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racerdave Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Yeah, I couldn't imagine *any* car company dealing with this airbag issue in a better way than they did... they really nipped it in the bud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Maybe the Dateline story will commend Subaru for doing the right thing and addressing the problem immediately rather than sweeping it under the rug. I mean, what bad things can Dateline say? It's not like Subaru waited for a catastrophic injury before it acted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 I did read how Hyundai is having problems in some model with the air bag seat sensor. They can't fix the passenger seat air bag detection system. You can read the story here- [url]http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/Business/US/hyundai_airbag_040623-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312[/url] ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 We can only hope it looks like how SC GT's take would be on it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotaryracer Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 [quote name='SC GT']Maybe the Dateline story will commend Subaru for doing the right thing and addressing the problem immediately rather than sweeping it under the rug. I mean, what bad things can Dateline say? It's not like Subaru waited for a catastrophic injury before it acted.[/quote] I sure hope that would be the case...but then again, a kindler, gentler form of reporting probably won't help them win the ratings game. If they are going to run a show, expect a Audi 5000-esque hack job with outlandish claims made to make the public run in fear from the '05 Legacy. Maybe that's good....they'll see me zooming down the highway and get the hell outta the left lane.... :D Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Anyone watch dateline tonight, um, now I guess it's last night? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 For what it's worth, CBS did the Audi unintended acceleration piece. Dateline did the let's light the Chevy C/K on fire with flares cause they won't do it themselves piece. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 So nobody watched it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbluelb Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 I guess not... I did do a quick search of their site and find no reference to the airbag problem. Must have been a false alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 They should have done a story on the Ion Redline leaky fuel line recall if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 [quote name='ha-evolution']They should have done a story on the Ion Redline leaky fuel line recall if anything.[/quote] Really? Wow.. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees25 Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 I almost wish they would air it. I'll take whatever leverage I can get when it's time to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha-evolution Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yup - it's for real. Supposedly no fires have been reported - yet. From Autoweek: Recall won’t derail Ion Red Line A safety recall of all 46 Saturn Ion Red Lines already in customer hands won’t delay shipments of future cars, Saturn officials say.Saturn has already notified all the owners and is replacing leaky fuel lines on the supercharged 2.0-liter fours as customers bring them into dealerships. The fuel leaks onto the ground and not onto any hot engine parts, so no engine fires have been reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 The early production '02 WRX had a fuel line recall early this year and after the NHTSA investigation it was deemed the vehicles are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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