Tag: "failure"

Mercury’s coffin costing Ford $500 million

Mercury’s coffin costing Ford $500 million

[ 0 ] July 26, 2010 by Rick

As Ford gets ready to shutter the Mercury brand, it is not going to come cheap. Ford has estimated that it will cost in the neighborhood of $500 million to put the brand in it’s final resting place. Of course this means buying out Mercury dealers that have signed termination agreements based on their sales [...]

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Recall of the day – Acura TSX

Recall of the day – Acura TSX

[ 0 ] May 5, 2010 by Rick

Now Honda of America has jumped into the fray and has said it will recall 2004-2008 Acura TSX models due to premature power steering hose deterioration. Under prolonged exposure to high under hood heat, the hoses may crack and leak power steering fluid which could cause a fire. Honda has said it will contact owners [...]

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