Ken
Gone but not forgotten
These are just a few of what I found:
SERIOUS:
October 28, 1987:
DURING DECCELERATION WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CAR.
April 01, 1989:
DRIVER TURNED CORNER AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED, DRIVER BURNED ALIVE AND PASSENGER EJECTED.
December 12, 1990:
BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNBALANCED AND DIFFUCULT TO STEP ON, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
July 01, 1992:
BRAKE PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
August 20, 1992:
ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RELEASE CAUSING CAR TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL; BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT.
(I had never heard of any of those misfortunes before. :eek )
SILLY:
January 19, 1989:
WHILE TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAY, GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BEGAN SMOKING THEN SEPARATED FROM WHEEL, TIRE HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY NAIL. :eyerole
July 11, 1990:
LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS APPEARS, DEALER OFFERED TO DISCONNECT IT.
September 25, 1992:
USED NT15, NO TOUCH TIRE CLEANER BY THE NORTH AMERICAN CORP, 16 HRS LATER CAR HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED. 40 MPH IN 45 SPEED LIMIT.5 PERCENT GRADE, 10 K TIRES. (This one and the next are simply unbelievable! :L)
November 23, 1992:
POOR TRACTION CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER USING "NO TOUCH" TIRE CARE ON GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES.