[s-cars] re. Broken Plastic yields red line auto

[Robert Rossato]

> Also lurking in
> my brain was he thought that the steering wheel locks up once 
> the key is
> turned off.  In the crush of the moment, I could not reason 
> that if I put
> the key in accessory I would still have steering control.  

The steering wheel doesn't lock unless you pull the key out.  Until then
you still retain steering control, though limited by the lack of power
steering.  Brakes will also be much, much harder to apply.

> Our cars need a permanent fix, period, period, period.  Not one person
> should have an accident because of this part. An adult 
> solution is to find a
> fix and implement it.  A recall is the best solution.  Anyone 
> know how to
> bet this started with NHTSA?
> 

The first step in the process would be to file a complaint on NHTSA's
web site.  Look for it under quick links.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Bob