Gentlemen,
America is a great country at times, the reason, our Constitution, part of which is "freedom of speech", maybe that is why sometimes we speak without thinking. Hey I am not getting off on anyone here, I'm just responding to this post. Sometimes we should think about certain things and this is one matter that we should give very serious attention.
Rocco and Darin agrees that the odds of the fire happening is very small. I hope it doesn't happen at all, but what if you become part of the statistics, will you still feel the same way?
What about you Nobleman? You seem like a very learned man, but I have to disagree with you as well because the problem with the switch is not parts but design. I will not go into the specifics and technicalities. I downloaded it somewhere into my database ,the website with all the details of the design etc.
One can build a house out of bricks instead of wood or straw and it will still fall down if the design is wrong and that is the problem, 'design'.
That is why Ford has gone with a different design, you can correct me here but I think they even went to a different company to design and supply the new switch.
As a Great Nation with so much wealth in resources, I think it is about time we start being pro-active instead of re-active. Yes, money run things. Ford knows about the problem, and have known for a very long time and so does the NHTSA and they can get the switch replaced. No life is worth the price of a new switch. So don't say" Give them a break". How much break do you want them to have? Are your shares and or stocks being affected my the recall?
TomT, I feel your pain and agree but shouting and cursing at Ford will not help, trust me it does not work, been there, didn't do that. Great Idea Scott Simon, Letters was how I got my situation sorted. Still love my ST - "BUILD FORD TOUGH!!!"
And that is my opinion.
