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Originally Posted by Norm K View Post
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"These are the vehicles that the car makers have tried to get people to bring in, to have them repaired and it hasn’t been done yet," said Jeff Gilbert.


Interesting wording. He doesn't say people whether or not people have brought them in and if not, why they haven't. I went through this Do Not Drive nonsense on a Honda vehicle a few years ago: They tried to get me to bring the car in. They succeeded in doing so, only to tell me they didn't have the parts and could only estimate that they'd receive them sometime in the third-quarter. This was in the late first-quarter.

So going by his verbiage they tried to get me to bring the vehicle in to have it repaired and it hasn't happened yet.*

* Full disclosure: it might have been done by now, but I jettisoned that car - to a knowing Honda dealer (who I suspect is given parts-availability priority so they can sell the ones people have ditched) as quickly as I could after being advised to not drive my vehicle.

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I had a Honda several years ago with the airbag recall. Got a letter from Honda. Brought to dealer. Same thing: we don't have the parts and don't know how long it will be. We'll give you a call. Me: OK great, I'm going to need a loaner then. Dealer: what? Me: The letter from Honda says the car can kill me without warning. Dealer: well, that only happens in southern states with high humidity. Me: Honda doesn't say that in their letter. After several go-rounds, they reluctantly agreed and pulled the car around to the back lot where there were 25-30 cars parked waiting on the parts. Had the loaner for 3-4 months.
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