Automakers forced to drop important safety
features due to shortage of critical component
BizPac Review,
by
Kevin Haggerty
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
7/18/2022 8:35:32 PM
As congressional leaders refuse to get out of the way and allow the free market to sort out the supply chain issues, instead quibbling over legislative responses that will most benefit them, American consumers are faced with ongoing degradation of the quality and quantity of available goods that may put lives in jeopardy.
Though many industries have bounced back since the COVID pandemic response rocked global supply chains, the semiconductor chip shortage has gone unresolved leaving auto manufacturers scrambling for solutions to maintain vehicle production. Where at first, amenities like heated seats and touchscreen displays couldn’t make the cut, Fox Business reported that some car companies have resorted to the removal
Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 7/18/2022 9:01:48 PM (No. 1220555)
Good. Make the cars simpler without out the craziness.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Mushroom 7/18/2022 9:28:37 PM (No. 1220580)
..further they were proud to announce that prices would not be adjusted.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mc squared 7/18/2022 10:50:03 PM (No. 1220630)
Fewer gee-whiz gizmos - fewer breakdowns and long waits for repairs. I'll take one.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
ms1234 7/18/2022 11:26:53 PM (No. 1220644)
They should go back to making the Ford Pinto. The Pinto would burst in to flames on impact. If everyone drove a car like that, everyone would drive REAL careful and stop texting and using their cars as a form of recreation. Cars are transportation only. A car is nothing more than four tires an engine and a place to stay out of the rain. Everything else is a distraction and dangerous!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
cor-vet 7/18/2022 11:48:07 PM (No. 1220655)
I guess I'll just have to keep driving my two classic American cars. It's pretty sad, that today's drivers can't park, don't know what mirrors are for, have never seen a turn signal that they can learn to use and never dim their lights in oncoming traffic. One good EMP and they'll all be sitting by the side of the road whilst I pass by in my un-computered classic.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
red1066 7/18/2022 11:49:02 PM (No. 1220656)
So, the drivers of these new cars will actually have to learn how to drive. Personally, I don't rely on all the electronic devices in my 2020 car. I rented a car which unknown to me, would automatically adjust the steering of the car if the sensors detected the car was getting too close to the painted traffic lines. For the first twenty miles or so, I thought there was something wrong with the alignment of the car because the steering wheel would move suddenly while I was driving. It was only after watching a commercial for the car brand, that I found out it was a built-in electronic safety device. I found it to be irritating.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
john56 7/19/2022 12:55:09 AM (No. 1220689)
Yeah, tell me about it.
Wife's car is about to have the wheels fall off. 14 years old and we figure it would cost about $4000 to get it in decent shape (my car is 17 years old, nearly 200K miles and needs some work too). Anyway, we went to look at cars this weekend. $30K to $55K for new and not much less for a couple year old car.
One of the dealers told us that he has customers buying a new car not exactly as they would want and wait for the car they want a few months later and the trade in value is pretty close to the price they paid for the car. Another told us how they had several cars we were interested in on order for almost a year and they are just getting news that they are completed and in transit (and yes, they are US-branded cars. Made in Korea, though. The Honda we tried was built in Kentucky).'
Anyway, we thought about ordering a new car and taking our chances (maybe pay some of that $4K in repair money as a stop gap). But wife found out today many of the "extras" she wants are limited to the high-value models. Again, fewer chips, the car makers are putting them in the higher profit cars.
Thanks, Brandon.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
paral04 7/19/2022 8:40:21 AM (No. 1220926)
When I was looking for a new car a few months ago, I was told that I would have to sign a waiver that i understood some parts were not available in the model I wanted, and I would have to wait for them if I decided to buy. That was a no no for me because I wanted the whole car. Interesting that it took this long to hit the news.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
cheeflo 7/19/2022 10:59:41 AM (No. 1221080)
Some of the safety features, like blind spot sensors, are truly useful, but most of them aren’t. I’ve never had a car nag me about my driving like my 2020 Mazda CX-30 ... and it’s a low-end, base model. On the higher end, you can turn some of them off.
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