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Originally Posted by Jackass
If one has enough $$$$$$$$$$$ , PR can and do miracles
It happen more times than one want to admit
Overturn at 45 ? You bet your horse it can be done , but no one can prove either way that those cases above are the final findings
The blaming game is going to be a long one , but GM still did nothing to fix anything
And that's the sticking point on the all thing , had GM and their Big Chiefs moved on fixing things back then , we would never need to be talking about this
They picked the road to hell , well , they ( GM ) are getting close to the destination
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I do agree, a vehicle can very easily overturn at 45; however, when it comes to the big chiefs I think corporate culture is to blame there. It was discouraged to talk about safety defects and to hide those things from the upper levels because once they know I believe the company has 5 business days to report it to NHTSA. NHTSA is also to blame for creating that environment in the first place (but not all the blame). I was reading a USA Today article about words that were banned to be used at GM like "defect" and "widow maker" that really put it into perspective. All automotive companies have such lists, the fact that GM's was made public just confirms it. I think the problem was pin pointed to a handful of engineers, then they tried to fix the problem in 2007 with a new ignition switch but didn't give it a new part number further showing that it was a cover up. Back to NHTSA, they received multiple complaints about the problem, why did they never investigate it?
I think the end result of all of this is a win for GM and their customers. Now engineers can talk freely about safety defects and something can be done about. The culture has been changed, improving our end product.