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@blackwoodrichmore4531

Жыл бұрын

Hi John, to answer your question with regards to the plural of scrotum... Would "Scroti" (scrote eye), be to much of a mouthful for you?. 🙂 🍻

@sammyfromsydney

Жыл бұрын

Normally agree with your assessments but you've kinda lost the plot on this one. Yes people expect transport to be safe, but that doesn't mean there's never a fatality. It just means it's extremely unlikely you'll be at risk using it. And when you have a chip that gets moist and catches fire it makes it much more likely. People also expect to be able to garage their cars safely. The garage is meant to protect your car from theives, vandals and the weather. Those same insurance companies you say will do anything to recover cost will often give you a break on your premiums if you garage your car (or at least for the longest time use to). Your garage is traditionally built to keep your car safer, not to act as a man cave or storage unit, regardless of how they are now most often used.

@allenrj1

Жыл бұрын

Hello, AEJC, see you still have that annoying habit on frequently looking off camera and throwing your scrunched up paper balls into a supposed bin. Perhaps your producers should take note here ! At least you seem to have stopped massaging your own ego quite a bit since your last video - hope things continue to get better, presentation wise. John, Victoria.

@allenrj1

Жыл бұрын

Oh and JC, do you really need to mess around with paperwork ? There are these wonderful devices called teleprompters in common use, heard of them ?

@allenrj1

Жыл бұрын

@ AEJC, forgot to wish you a happy Australia Day - Happy Australia Day !

Good old fashioned facts, background and humour with an entertaining touch of sarcasm and disdain. Always love the vids and your work John. Thank you.

@JP-cy1lw

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. This guy is truly "The People's Friend". So many of his predictions have come true over the years. I think he has ESP. ESP as in 'Extra Sensory Perception' not the ESP I have on my Kia, 'Electronic Stability Program'.

@allentoyokawa9068

Жыл бұрын

humor*

Seems like recalls are a great thing when it's Hyundai/KIA, and an absolute proof of a company;s incompetence when it's someone else.

@richardokeefe7410

10 ай бұрын

John Cadogan's video can be summarised as "there is no perfectly safe perfectly flawless means of transport and the recall process is the system working the way it is supposed to; ALL manufacturers issue recalls."

@mihali9655

6 ай бұрын

Recalls are great when the presenter is on the company’s payroll. Catastrophic when he isn’t.

Thank goodness I bought a KN car and not a KIA!

@frenchenstein

Жыл бұрын

😅😂👍🏽

@philippicmen7558

Жыл бұрын

You didn’t by a KN car but a K backwards N car

@tonyrock5313

Жыл бұрын

Still the odds are better with a Toyota

@Robert-cu9bm

Жыл бұрын

Did it come with a genuine kn filter?

@thefleecer3673

Жыл бұрын

Or a FKN car?😂🤣😂

FYI "Some auto insurers are refusing to cover certain Hyundai and Kia models" USA

I love the precise use of words and concepts you use. Facts are facts, we’ll I’ll be….. shame a lot of people don’t like the facts getting in the way of the story as they want it to be told.

JC, you have a talent for mixing humour with serious teaching, and I stuck with you to the end. I am in awe of both talents; job well done. I recall a few years back some Jeeps were actually lighting up while being driven, with news broadcasts actually showing the burning wrecks roadside - surprised to see it missed a mention. Also, I am aware many cars carry a certain risk, especially as they age, but I still have the expectation they are not going to fry me. I put my trust in the recall system to allow me to maintain that expectation.

Thanks, a very fair and well reasoned report, I am not worried about my Kia. I am a Chemical engineer, petrol cars were banned from entering my site on safety grounds, as you point out they have so many potential risks, which are way below the standards required on a chemical site such as mine which handled flammable solvents.Our diesel fork trucks required so many safety modifications to make them comply that it nearly doubled their cost. It is as you say a credit to the engineers that design the vehicles that they are so safe. As an aside, I am advised by comments on social media, that nearly all EVs burst into flames.

Great video - again. Sometimes we need to be reminded of what really are problems as opposed to minor inconveniences! Putting it all into the right perspective.

Was in a class action suit for a defective hip implant. It drug on for 10 years and the final settlement was not great but the law firm got 40% of that. Quite the experience.

Considering Kia and Hyundai have ok exterior designs, but funny how they should've paid more attention with making sure the whole car doesn't burn up from the inside.

Thanks John, very informative video once again.

Great video as always.. Thanks John

I worked on a old kombi today. Changed a fuel line. I said to my father "these cars should catch fire all the time" he replied "they did" On another note. I would like public access to manufacture service fixes for known failures or defects for their products. From as small as glove box rattles all the way up to the major stuff. I feel this information should be free to owners and 3rd party repairer's. As far as abs failure I doubt hyundai or kia made that module themselves.

@Alex-tu9bh

Жыл бұрын

I'd love that too, would cut diagnostic time In half in some cases, it'll never happen though for obvious reasons

@texlad04

Жыл бұрын

There is a growing movement in the US around right to repair. I hope it continues to get traction.

@simonvancoevorden295

Жыл бұрын

I saw on another vid that the abs modules are made by Bosch

@danjaz2000

Жыл бұрын

@@texlad04 I was hoping the US would have this already so we could follow. As manufacturers care very little about our small market. But ofcoarse manufacturers business model is selling new cars. Only fixing warranty work when the have to. Just enough to sell you another car.

@danjaz2000

Жыл бұрын

@@simonvancoevorden295 your probably right. I remember working on a new euro trash suv. They had a noisey steering columns. No big deal just noisey. I was told the manufacturer put out to tender who could make a column . That has electric with memory ect. They picked the cheapest tender and requested they make it cheaper and they will buy columns from those guys. I'll bet this happens with most parts

Really excellent video John.

People should multitask and manscape while watching your video John.

Amazing when you check the fire recalls from other companies. Then, back in the day, the old VWs could go up with the battery under the back seat. My old pinto TC Cortina went up as the fuel link, to the webber carbys, was only a push fit and not securely attached.

Greeting from Canada. This is the most professional piece of journalism I have ever heard. Someone with enough journalism skills to deliver effectively combined with enough technical knowledge and experience to know the subject material this well is quite extraordinary, so thank you, much appreciated. Oddly enough, my takeaway is not what might be expected. I live in Eastern Canada where there is plenty of snow, freezing rain, etc. during our winter months. I am grateful that I have a garage to keep my vehicle out of the weather as it means not clearing snow off the vehicle, scraping ice off the windows, etc. And, I never have any snow buildup on the vehicle which might unload unexpectedly. Now, I am having misgivings about storing my vehicle in the garage. I also have a snow thrower and an emergency power plant (both with internal combustion engines) that I also keep in that garage. I am going to revisit my thinking on these matters. Thanks again.

@craigquann

Жыл бұрын

It's because we're in Canada and the clown Prince has killed journalism.

@paulkerr782

Жыл бұрын

One option - disconnect the battery/install an isolation switch on what machinery you not using.

@JP-cy1lw

Жыл бұрын

My advice is to quit that place and join John Cadogan and co in Stralia. No snow and no Wokie Trudeau to worry about. I think the snow is the least of your worries with the shower you have governing Canada. They tell me that once your snow is over and done with the black flies make your life a misery in the spring, and then the summer heat gets you. Consider: "New Job, New Life, New Zealand", even better than Sir John's Stralia.

@JP-cy1lw

Жыл бұрын

@@paulkerr782 You must be an engineer. How can we get the plebs to think logically?

my girlfriend has a hyundai. 200k miles on it and everything still works. great ride and has more than ample power. really one of the best suv's i have ever driven

@MattBlack6

Жыл бұрын

Marry that woman now.

@randoes1046

Жыл бұрын

Ws

@jasonpriddle5623

Жыл бұрын

Everything still work, a great ride & ample power. The Hyundai? 😏

Wow a Guy Fawkes mention, what a history lesson. Good job tying that to the cars metaphorically of course, we do not want to assume and the robes and wigs would speak ill of you. I do hope you stay safe and healthy, you are one of the few that are funny, educational and not shy.

I own a vehicle that falls under this recall of an unexpected thermal event . The letter I received said the Dealership would be replacing a fuse and this would take an hour . I suspect there will be a software update also done which is not mentioned . I have no concerns and will get this recall performed on the vehicle . Last time I visited the dealership for the engine failure recall , I was treated like a second class stray dog by the service advisor and also asked to not bring the vehicle to that particular dealership again unless it was for a repair I would be paying for . Welcome to America .

@conradscheepers

Жыл бұрын

Australia did not have the " engine rod knock" problems that was happening in the USA. Our cars come from South Korea. Hyundai/Kia has got a great reputation in Australia .....much better than others manufactures.

I own a Kawasaki W800 motorcycle. It's a great little retro bike. I've owned it for a year. There have been two recalls on the model I bought. One was that the exhaust studs could be loose - so I torqued them up (they were OK but I backed them off and re-torqued them). Then I took it to a local dealer, and they checked my work. No issue at all. The other was the horn could be installed so that one wire could vibrate and snap. Again, I checked mine and it was affected i.e., the horn didn't work. This *is* serious. Making pedestrians or other road users aware of my presence if actually kind of important. I got to mine with some wire, heat shrink and a soldering iron. Then took it to a dealer and they replaced the whole horn unit. Why is this not a great example of how it is supposed to work? I like the system. Just my 10c worth.

awesome job as always John - I think I am getting myself a fire extinguisher for my mobile molitoff cocktail 😁

You did an excellent job at choosing your words carefully 👍🏻

@AutoExpertJC.

Жыл бұрын

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I had a recall for this possible problem, on my 2017 Santa Fe T/diesel with the warnings about garage parking, etc. as outlined by John at about 23 min. The catch was that I'd booked to go to Tasmania on the Spirit of Tasmania vessel (return) before it could be attended to at my local dealer. When I told him about my trip, the service adviser said : "if you haven't had a problem by now, it's very unlikely for the problem to occur" so when I said, "what happens if it catches fire while on the vessel which sets fire to the whole ship"? he said: "well I can fix it until you return". So I had my car done when I returned and of course no problem.

A friend explained me to me that recalls are a form of advertising. It's a way to get you into their service department. I subscribe to the ACCC recalls and MB are there promoting every week.

The information about class actions was very interesting.

Well done JC. Great engineering egg head stuff as you walked a fine line with the guys in wigs. Your sojourns into humorous analogy from the spiritual realm were tastefully executed. Good to acknowledge your lack of blasphemy. Appreciate that restrain.

'Pyromaniacal Paradise' = favourite bit. Good report, enjoyed it.

John, would like to know your thoughts on the recall on the Hyundai DCT gearbox. It looks like it is just a software update. Though the real reason is a problem with the control board for the DCT’s oil pump. There have been quite a few incidents in the US.

@reubenmcloughlin423

Жыл бұрын

Quite a few in Aus also,

Very clean toolshop.

Thank you

Well, all I can say is we have our second KIA at the dealership over the last 1.5 years for engine replacements. My Stinger only had 2k miles when it started to fall apart due to poor engineering. The Sorento has barely over 50k and the six cylinder engine is expected to be at the dealership for three to four months. Why? To get them to enforce their own warranty, they do everything possible not to sign off on the replacement engines.

@batmanlives6456

Жыл бұрын

You get what you pay for unfortunately… These shyte boxes are cheap for a reason….

Why do some people take offence at entirely Prudent advice? Also Hyundai/Kia aren't usually the manafacturer of electronic/solid state components, these are bought in, take the airbag recall for example

I had a Hyundai come in because the abs pump was stuck on, called the dealership, the recall was done a couple months ago and it has a new pump. So said customer had to pay for a new abs module, on replacement it was the original abs module to the car. She's in the US class action with good evidence

Hi JC oh enlightened one. Love the way you handled this topic! Main streem press in many cases are now nomore than ambulance chasers. Along with the law firms

@AutoExpertJC

Жыл бұрын

It's all about the volume of stories, the ads they can serve, and of course, the clicks...

@DrakeN-ow1im

Жыл бұрын

"...now nomore than ambulance chasers." Now? They always were.

My 2015 Sonata caught fire a month ago after I picked it up from the dealer for service because it was smoking…. 77,000 miles still under warranty

I say again: John Cadogan for PM. Imagine having one with JC's respect for facts and information.

well explained

Thanks

Unless this is a secondary recall for the same potential fault, we had this repair done years ago on our ‘07 G.C. It didn’t matter that the car was old or that we were not the original owners - we were contacted several times advising of the recall. Quite painless really, That car was sold at 340000km, which is on par with the Camry I owned prior, and we are now on our second high mileage GC (bug free version) which is going strong, so they are in my opinion, underrated cars and I’m glad we didn’t settle for the Chrysler G.V. as the family bus! I wonder if said plaintiff was notified of any recalls prior to alleged inferno….

I feel it’s time to return to the past with a separate garage for ones vehicles. My boss in the 1980’s was backing in a commercial Volkswagen T series van, when the engine cut out and would not restart, he suddenly realised that there was an engine fire and being a cargo van he couldn’t get out the back doors because of the cargo barrier and couldn’t get out the drivers door or passenger door because it was in the doorway of the workshop. He screamed out at my workmate who is the only one there at the time to push the van out of the building! But instead the workmate run down the road to the fire station. After a few minutes of frantic kicking, my boss got the cargo barrier out of the way and got out the back door and push the van out out onto the Courtyard. There was able to remove the engine cover and put the fire out just as the fire engine arrived. The fire was caused because of a fault fuel hose spigot! Manufactured incorrectly and would fall out of the carburettor causing fuel to go everywhere. He fitted the updated carburettor assembly and sold the van

@JP-cy1lw

Жыл бұрын

What did he expect buying a German made vehicle? They make the most unreliable crap cars on the planet as we know from reliability reports etc. and of course Mr Sir John Cadogan. I haven't heard him mention the three legged swastika lately. Did the Wokies report him and cancel his comment I wonder?

@overland_adventure_nz

Жыл бұрын

@@JP-cy1lw Hi this maybe true today, but back in the 1960’s,1970’s German made vehicle’s were some of the most reliable vehicles available at the time. Yes things have changed, but that’s what happens when accountants gets involved .

I appreciate your admonition that repeatability is the hallmark of scientific experimentation. I am seeking volunteers for the timing of humans from the sixth floor to the terrain. I am experiencing a great lack of volunteers for this experiment and am lamenting how few people share our passion for repeatability :) It is a joke people!

Sir I Salute You!

Given your comments tonight John, I take it that my twenty old Getz loss of five light bulbs over that time, will not trigger a recall.

"You know, they wear those dresses" Contemptuous but not letter of the law contempt. Seriously though great effort, thank you again for an informative and apparently informed vid.

Well presented and explained. Thank you.

Excellent work John thanks for the insight and info on better understanding how recalls and class actions work. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

We had a new BMW sav(sport activity vehicle) my dad gave us when he retired, a few months later, I woke one morning to the smell of electrical smoke and found our SAV had an electrical fire under the rear seat with the primary battery cable, battery hidden under said seat. We traded that vehicle in on a Honda, which is still running just fine for our daughter and son in law.

John thank you, I learn a lot from your videos. Would it be fair to say that it is a red flag for consumers if a manufacturer issues a relatively higher number of recalls than its competitors over a sustained period. I seem to recall some GM/Holden products in years gone past but I may be mistaken. By the way we own a Hyundai I30 SR and it’s been a good experience for us. Thanks, Arnon Musiker

@tomnewham1269

Жыл бұрын

You could see I t the opposite. Perhaps Holden were more diligent in there testing compared to other manufacturers.

@arnonmus1

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@greevous

10 ай бұрын

Far worse if they hide the issue and are forced to do a recall like Mitsubishi was forced to do in America (early 2k) with factory installed tyres delaminating at highway speeds which resulted in quite a few deaths and a class action suit that forced the recall.

Hi John. Unfortunately even top quality brands have issues. I just got an interim recall notice for my 2016 Lexus Coupe due to the fuel tank vent tube assembly that may crack and leak fuel due to a defect in design. It’s only an interim notice as they haven’t even manufactured the replacement parts as yet lol. I’ve had zero issues with the vehicle in the 5 1/2 years I’ve owned it so I wasn’t expecting one after this amount of time. I do like the level of protection in Australia though and at least Lexus notified me in writing too instead of me having to look up a vin code on a Website that I have seen some manufacturers do.

I'm not concerned about the fire risk recall but how about addressing with the Kia gdi petrol engine oil consumption and engine failure issue? That is now part of the class action and another law firm than Maurice Blackburn

Purchased the 2023 Ssangyong Ultimate Rexton! I can’t see why these cars aren’t more popular then they are! Drives beautifully. Economical quality interior quieter than 95% of suv on the road. Company is now in the black overcome all financial issues and making money. Very very happy customer. The next Korean company on the way up!

Not sure if your country has cars with Takata air bags but there is the big recall we have here in the states nearly all manufactures have had this recall.

Rooly Rooly good John ..thank you for your program

My wife had a Hyundai Santa Fe, which she loved. Two episodes lead me to lose trust in this vehicle. I replaced it with a used Lexus NX300, which is a spectacular success. First episode was pulling out onto a very busy Sydney road, with a very good margin of safety. As I straightened up, the car lost power, and virtually stalled. The semi looming in my rear vision mirror hit the brakes, while I desperately tried to get the power back. After an eternity, power was restored, and I accelerated out of harms way. With only 25K on the clock, this was surprising and disappointing. We took it to service under warranty, and told it was normal, nothing to do except to always start in sports mode, which was irritating as the motor sounds like a sewing machine. Next issue was that the Lane Keeping Assist suddenly tugged the steering wheel to the right, shoving me into the oncoming traffic. The service centre said nothing could be done, but suggested to my wife that she buy a new black box for about 5K. I spoke the service manager, who undertook to realign the LKA cameras. By this time I had lost faith in Hyundai, and replaced it with the Lexus. I queried

Very interesting.

I have no time for class actions, now admittedly I've not been in a position where I would join one but, they just smack of ambulance chasing lawyers as far as I'm concerned. I'd be very interested in what is the "typical" payouts for the litigants are, as opposed to what the legal firm makes in a successful case. I'd hazard a guess as to who the real winners would be though. As for the insurance company involved in the case you mentioned, I'd guess their legal department suggested that the cost involved in reclaiming their outlay, even if it was a lay-down mazaire, way acceded the actual outlay, and wasn't worth pursuing. Risk Management 101. While I did very much enjoy the video, I have to say that, that is some of the best "Tap Dancing" I have ever seen there John, well done! Fred Astaire would be proud...

@tomnewham1269

Жыл бұрын

I recently read a story about a class action against Johnson and Johnson. I cannot remember the figures but the claimants are not going to get much compared to the law firm. I suggest googling for the story as it made for interesting reading.

Thanks John. Also illustrates the point about support from the manufacturer is bloody important. One of my vehicles is a Holden product (a re-badged Isuzu), so it has no more recalls, no more service bulletins...in fact OEM parts are getting hard to come by.

@jamesmedina2062

Жыл бұрын

you should stash away predictable service parts eh?

@craigquann

Жыл бұрын

Even aftermarket parts? Got to be enough used parts or cross reference to Izusu

@tomnewham1269

Жыл бұрын

If there was to be a recall you would here about it. GM and Isuzu still exists so if there was a life risking problem, it is in their best interest to deal with it. The reason old cars don’t tend to have recalls is the problems already been found

@BenMitro

Жыл бұрын

@@craigquann There are a few Chinese parts and as you point out parts from Isuzu.

@BenMitro

Жыл бұрын

@@tomnewham1269 Perhaps my optimism is not as developed as yours. I checked ASIC and indeed a range of GMH spawned companies do exist, and registered in Melbourne and Port Melbourne. Isuzu is alive and strong but I doubt they would take on any obligations for a Holden badged product. Thanks, I will follow it up and register my vehicle with them if I can.

Hi John Just letting you know I had a Hyundai Santa Fe 2017 2.2 ltr diesel that broke down in November without any warning totally ceased at 104,500 kms and waited over 3 months for Hyundai to consider replacing it under my warranty. It is not just my car that this is happening to but you do not seem to mention there is a problem that Hyundai and Kia are failing to admit the engines are shoddy.

@DrakeN-ow1im

Жыл бұрын

Is it a vehicle made in the mighty and faultless USofA?

@andrejkrusic372

Жыл бұрын

@DrakeN 2.2l diesel. Not made in USA.

@matthewrafferty4117

Жыл бұрын

Hyundai and KIA were once brilliant for actioning warranty claims and entrusted the dealership to make decisions on most repairs except paint, engine and transmissions. Even with those repairs requiring a pre-aproval this was done extremely quickly sometimes within hours and never more than a few days. Warranty records and parts were audited from time to time to ensure the dealers were complying with requirements but as money gets tighter and the customer base grows to the point that their cars are no longer second choices and are now main strem and popular customer care drops off a cliff. I'm sure you get great warranty service from the Chinese brands as they try to gain acceptance in the market.

@bobdole870

11 ай бұрын

@@matthewrafferty4117they’ve also made millions of vehicles with defective engines in recent years that are warrantied for life. If they approved every warranty claim, they’d be bankrupt by now.

@Dave_from_Aust

11 ай бұрын

As of right now my Kia Sportage is at the Kia service centre awaiting a new engine pending multiple obstacles KIA is putting in place in their attempt to escape paying for a new engine. My Sportage didn’t catch fire, but the engine popped and failed whilst I was traveling 40kph. Scary considering I lost acceleration and came to a stop in the middle of the road.

Turds lined with GOLD! I'm looking closer next time!

You have to love the KZread algorithm. What add popped up but one for Shine lawyers while I was watching this video.

@dreaminofthedrive5343

Жыл бұрын

I had the same ad. I thought it was ironic as well.

I have had 2 x Sportages and done about 500k km and no real problems, a few recalls but the only problem I had was I put it in for a normal service and the mechanics did something and it wouldn't start for three weeks😳😳😳 in the workshop.

15:47 Dad was in the military, so every trip in the car back in the 60s/70s was an active mission. He would add driving time to all long trips just in case of a flat tyre, engine problem, etc.

@andrewmoroney2381

Жыл бұрын

I drive an ex-army and Rover Perentie - I have to make such considerations for every trip still lol. Yet, I love my rough, noisy beast (not talking about a female partner lol).

@JP-cy1lw

Жыл бұрын

At least they carried a proper spare wheel. On my Mazda MX5 there was a a small aerosol canister to blow up the tyre since there was no spare at all. The previous owner had sarcastically included a note in the kit that read "With Compliments from Mazda Company in Japan, we wishing yous good luck in using this device to get you safeleigh home".

Honestly dude. Manscaped is a highly comedic sponsor for you. I hope they pay you well. Because the Divinyls made great music, and Manscaped have no clue about the quality of Divinyls music.

Love the tshirt!

Recalls come days, months, years down the road? I wonder what ever had been the oldest vehicle in the marked that got a recall or if there is an expire date on aging vehicles.

People are right, you are biased and if this was a Ford recall, you would have gone straight fir the jugular. This lawsuit is serious, 103 injuries, least one death and substantial property damage over a decade, and imagine buying a Stinger only to be told it needs to be parked outside.

@AutoExpertJC

Жыл бұрын

I typically don't berate manufacturers for recalls... so there's that.

@haileymacisaac5089

5 ай бұрын

I just had my Hyundai theta engine seize and doing research on their negligence from both recalls is shocking. Multiple deaths, engines seized going highway speeds, they only notified original owners, the only reason they stepped up to this recall is because one of the higher ups blew the whistle on it.

Are you working off the 3 point line?

May Hyundai & Kia get the superior & all the lovable attention they deserve

I use my olight to find any issues that need manscape, idae..

In the United States, a large proportion of the cost of a motorcycle helmet used to be for litigation. Bell was the dominant brand at the time, and they got tired of legal defence being one of the biggest numbers on their legers. So they decided to fight back. They chose the most egregious money grabs on the books at the time, and instead of constantly settling out of court, they took those cases all the way, going after the licenses of the ambulance chasers who pressed the most absurd filings. My favourite was a rider whose helmet supposedly came off during a an accident. He had no serious head injuries. Investigators couldn’t find a helmet at the scene, the rider couldn’t remember when he bought a helmet, produce any evidence that anyone had ever seen him wearing one, or prove that the missing lid was a Bell. His testimony was brief: “I always buy the best, so it must have been a Bell”. The rider didn’t get a penny, his lawyer was disbarred, and the process was repeated with a bunch of other cases. After that, Bell stopped being sued, Bell’s legal department shrunk sharply, and the price of their helmets was reduced accordingly.

@rrocketman

Жыл бұрын

Only in merica mate

Hi I agree with all you said in this episode, but didn't fault get recalled in the US at least 12 months ago. Shouldn't something have happened in Australia at that time as it probably the same faulty parts. Similar delays with the huge airbag recall Trevor

@zorbakaput8537

Жыл бұрын

Not similar at all imo the Takata saga announcements and impact occurred pretty much at the same time across the globe the fix took longer geographically because of the tens of millions of units that had to be made as replacements so global supply created the delays in places. The other side of the coin is the lackadaisical approach of some owners proven again now that supply is available by reports of many vehicles still running around with faulty airbags years after the first stage of the problem.

Very informative thanks John.

Every now again people ask my input on things they should teach their children when learning to drive. That thing about what happens when your engine conks out is one of the things I tell them they should teach their kids. What I get a car that is still running but say a belt is off or broken and the power steering does not work, an amazing number of people say to me the car has no steering. When I get a car that does not run at all but still steers and rolls and amazing number of people say to me the car has absolutely no brakes. When I have people want me to unload a car from my tilt tray into a driveway at a perpendicular angle to a narrow street. I will quite often roll the car down the tray and roll it into their driveway. This is a matter of amazement to so many people, " oh we did not realise you can still drive it into our driveway like that". Like gravity is something they have never heard of.

For forty years my cars have been kept in a two car garage. They have all been diesels. I must admit my current garage is a separate building. 🤞🏻🤞🏻Rechargeable battery’s worry me the most.

@jimgraham6722

Жыл бұрын

Every current motor vehicle has a rechargeable battery.

@noken11

Жыл бұрын

@@jimgraham6722 we have had quite a few fires in homes recently when scooters or electric bicycles are being charged.

Always a pleasure John, cheers from a fellow white haired Boomer..🖖

8 minutes into the show and you have a name for a new model car

Ref: @15:48 - Golden advice, no software needed for that! Interchangeable with what a driving instructor relayed to me in a lesson in 1986, in the thick of a hail shower in the Adelaide Hills back roads. "as you drive, examine the road, the corner, the side of the road, the intersection etc. Play a game of what could go wrong here and what would I do to avoid or survive a situation that was out of my control”. It’s things like remembering the gap between the trees on the outside of a familiar tight corner so that you have a soft landing when an oncoming idiot runs wide forcing a choice of head-on, or bush bashing. Or maybe its knowing that at a particular spot you can’t swerve anywhere because there’s a ditch that will flip you. How would you handle or avoid a head-on then? Always have a plan so that you control the situation that you hope never comes. As a motorcycle licencing instructor, I relayed same to my students. As a high milage driver of cars, motorcycles & large trucks, experiencing the actions of others and occasionally my own, I’m certain that adopting this mindset has saved me and others large amounts pain, grief and cost.

@DrakeN-ow1im

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My middle-aged lady driving school instructor had much the same advise - back in 1959! "You should consider the operating of a motor vehicle in public to be a full-time occupation requiring the fullness of your attention". was another of her concepts. It seems to have worked for me, having suffered no significantly adverse consequences of many, may miles/kilometers of driving a wide variety of vehicles, including semi-trailers and motorcycles, across several countries and in most of the meteorological conditions which Mother Nature seems pleased to bestow upon us.

My 2021 Merc e class 220d is already on its 2nd recall

I am a Hyundai Owner and I like my Sonata. However Hyundai is just as prone to corporate skullduggery as any other multinational. I hear where you are coming from as to the slime that is the class action market however in some cases where there is smoke there is fire. From my experience as a highly experienced automotive professional there is a wide swath of Hyundai Kia cars that are affected with durability problems that in my opinion it would be difficult for corporate leadership not to know about. Turning over a new leaf is a great gesture and I am highly encouraged by this, however it does not absolve previous sin. Just like most other multinationals Hyundai will likely ruthlessly minimize financial liability for current issues unless forced by the courts, dumping the problem in the lap of the consumer.

When I worked for Volvo-Penta we had no such thing as a recall.. it was called a dealer opportunity.

A well presented and explained video John. I was not aware that this litigation or intended litigation against Hyundai and Kia. The only thing that I think you missed (I did listen carefully) was which model years are impacted by this litigation.

Funniest recall was when mazda did some fuel went from Spyder atracting plastic... And Spyders were clogging fuel vents 🤣😂🤣

Scroti perhaps? LOL Sort of surprised there was no recall or any warning notifications on the Prado 90 series, many of which are still rolling around and losing their front wheels because of a design defect in the LBJs...

I’m more interested in the EV insurance write off statistics due to modest or worse accidents due battery losing its integrity. Would not this impact insurance premiums and could a comparison be done for insurance premiums for the same model of ICE? Thanks. I really got a good grounding from this concerning issue.

How long before we get bincam?

@davidnobular9220

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There's been a recall on bin mounted cameras

Interesting..

How in the world could some random KZreadr who is in no way involved with this lawsuit on either side be violating any laws by simply discussing possible outcomes or who he thinks may or may not be guilty? I'm an American and I am thoroughly confused by that. I guess the laws in Australia are just very different?

@AutoExpertJC

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Our laws are based on the British justice system. If you speculate (you = anyone) about the guilt or innocence of any party on trial, before a verdict is reached, it is a criminal offence called 'contempt of court'. As someone who's been a journalist here for 30 years, this is, like, Journalism 101.

@averyalexander2303

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@@AutoExpertJC Good to know, thanks for explaining!

JC, a number of years past, My company was engaged in manufacturing a specialist piece of "kit" to be used by a segment of the vehicle (for hire) market place, it of course had to meet all of the "Design rules for Automobiles" in addition to 3 folders of Government BS, a section of which said the device must survive a Vehicle Fire. Try as I might (& believe me I did try - endlessly) to get a definition of a vehicle fire IE it's duration, the upper & lower temperatures etc, BUT NO-ONE in any Australian State or ay ANY University had a definition of what/how long/Temperature coefficients a vehicle fire constituted. Eventually I found a document from Sweden (I think, I'm older now & don't precisely remember the sources locality) where a manufacturer of steel framed multi story parking garages, put a dozen vehicles with 5 litres of fuel (petrol) in the front passenger footwell and set the cars alight to determine the duration & temperature of a range of vehicles in order to determine the point at which their steel frames became "plastic" IE they wouldn't hold a load of either the concrete or the vehicle. This document VERY closely monitored temperature and duration of all the vehicles (& if you need to know the highest temperature was 1367°C which was only achieved for 8 minutes prior to the vehicle beginning to rapidly cool (of course nothing was left of the vehicle after that exposure)). That document became the defacto terminal temperature a vehicle would sustain in a fire so we designed (by extensive research) a fire proof container that the memory could withstand and tested in a lab a significant number of times with the result that we were able to recover ALL of the images continuously by removing the "fire proof" component of the device and handling the images/voice/gps in a secondary device built for that purpose. Our competitors couldn't or were too lazy to find the document and attached their system to the underbody of the vehicle with nylon bolts, they promptly melted of course, unfortunately the device then swung by it's cables into the direct path of the LPG relief valve and if the "seals" hadn't already failed and the module was filled with road splashed water it of course become far too hot for the soldered components on the internal pcb to survive. And No we didn't win the contract, but then again we didn't have a part owner of the other system on the board that made the decision on which system to purchase despite it being vastly inferior in every respect from price to support to image quantity and quality, which only goes to show it's not what you present it's who you know.

Do you think the top executives weigh the cost of a Class Action would be more or less expensive in compared doing the repair

Great description of a recall - cheers John. Yes recalls are great for a consumer. The dangerous problems are getting fixed.

The other thing is these parts are probably made by a 3rd party company that make parts to other brands of cars. Takarta airbags was an example of this. For the manufacturers of the vehicles it's a bit or pot luck on these parts

Next week ... John will be berating manufacture X when a recall is issued. Where X is Ford, 3-point, Toyota, Honda, VW.

@AutoExpertJC

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I typically do not berate manufacturers for recalls. Try to keep up...

@joelbowden3207

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@@AutoExpertJC I would suggest you go back and watch your video of the Holden Cruze (which yes is a terrible car and I'm not trying to dismiss that), however all your points In this video and in other recent videos contradict everything you said in that report. As an example, I recall you scrutinised it for how many recalls it had and why it should be avoided because of that in itself, as well as stated something along the lines of how a vehicle should absolutely not be spontaneously catching fire in this day and age, and how it is inexcusable etc. However upon looking, I have noticed the video is no longer on the channel. Potentially that may have been something KZread did, as I wouldn't want to accuse you of pulling it down intentionally to cover yourself.

@AutoExpertJC

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And yet, despite your comments, I typically don't berate carmakers for recalls. 'Typically' has a very clear meaning. You should perhaps look it up. Cruze was a shitbox, and the volume of recalls attributable to it were a significant indicator of its underlying dog-ness. There's a good chap. I took down a bunch of videos (several dozen) that were no longer performing, a couple of years ago. Holden was no longer operating here, and I don't really want to field used Cruze enquiries from punters, because my business only focusses on buying new cars, and talking to disgruntled Cruze owners is a waste of my time. There is no 'cover yourself' dimension to this.

Every VF Commodore still gets a new power steering rack and motor since 2018 on recall, even on low km collector HSVs etc.

If only the service department actually did use the VIN to identify the specification of your vehicle, especially when you specifically tell them to because of problems with one of the options you chose. Would have been extremely helpful for my current time wasting runaround with them, but it seems their level of technical incompetence does not extend to being able to access their own database.

Looks like Kia NZ is not covering engine failure recalls now... Saw a photo of some people protesting with signs in front of a kia/hyundai dealer.

What are all the cases in the U.S and the story on Channel 7 last night. If they have shown it on the news I think you are free to talk.

Takata airbag recall anyone? I wonder how many of these potential death traps are still driving on our roads and how many second hand car buyers who are unaware of this issue John.

@user-vk4vd7vr5t

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None. You have not been able to register a car in Australia for a long time if it is affected by the takata recall and hasnt been fixed

@lukes5533

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@@user-vk4vd7vr5t Fair enough 👍

@Cheepchipsable

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The largest cause of accidents is the nut connecting the seat and steering wheel.

Sadly all vehicle manufacturer's suffer from one glaringly obvious malfunction - that lose nut behind the wheel.