The new "Unintended Acceleration"....?

[S Dewitt]

This brings into question should a car company be held liable for a vehicle
which has probably outlived it's useful life? Who knows who has done what to
the battery or battery compartment of that car. No car company I knows
designs cars to last 20+ years.

A similar case happend with a DC10 crash a fan wheel that had been in
service for 30 + years failed due to a imperfection in manufacture


Scott DeWitt
Advanced Automotion
817-939-6761
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Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: The new "Unintended Acceleration"....?


> Just adding to the commentary.
> Although its pure speculation: the exterior door handles were at fault?
> (THAT one's been waiting to pop up)
> Our old 86 5000S OUTER door handle worked (so rescuers could open it) but
> what if his didn't?  (JUST A THOUGHT)
>
> and back to our 86 5000S:  If the near pristine car, could do it to us
once,
> It could to him.  The vacuum mechanism is slow to work lock to unlock.  If
> someone pre squeezes the inner lever while the pumps working the
mechanism, IT
> HAS HAPPENED ONCE to us...........the inner door won't respond to opening
by the
> lever.
>
> A re lock of the door "knob" and then unlocking "cured" this one time
> problem.......
> ( I remember looking at my "senior" dad  and telling him: whatta you mean
you
> can't open the door?)
>
> Since we're onto speculation...MY bet is the smoke incapacitated him
first.
>
> and the bystanders were WEAK IMHO.
> -Scott by BOSTON
>
> > FACT: it is IMPOSSIBLE to secure the two screws that hold the seat
> > front down if the seat has not been properly installed.  They just
> > won't line up or even reach.  It's actually VERY inherent that it
> > can't be fully assembled "the wrong way".  Furthermore, it's not
> > obvious looking at the seat that if you don't put in properly, the
> > metal might contact the + terminal?  What's next, warning symbols on
> > electric sockets warning you not to stick a fork in it?  It's
> > inherent in the way it's designed that certain forks will fit!
> >
> > Why didn't he pull up on the door lock?  The pump getting burned up
> > has nothing to do with being able to unlock the doors.  In fact, if
> > the pump was burned up quickly, that would actually make it
> > impossible for the pump to fight you(and with the pump going, yes,
> > it's pretty difficult to get the door unlocked).
> >
> > Why didn't the fire department smash the window, cut the belt, and
> >
>
>
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