Posted by Bob on October 25, 2013 at 22:23:41 from (64.255.159.192):
WHAT are some of the BEST automotive engineering triumphs, breakthroughs, and better ideas you guys have seen?
I will nominate a few...
>The GM Passlock system... Yesterday, I spent several hours in the middle of nowhere, in a cellphone deadspot, because the lock cylinder housing/passlock sensor failed in my friend's '98 Chevy pickup I was driving while helping him shuttle some machinery around.
(A COMMON and $$$$ (at the stealership) problem.)
>Today, I replaced the starter in a mid-90's Blazer. At the factory, they hung the starter in space, then assembled the ENTIRE vehicle around it. Even worse, it turned out the problem was that a relatively new GM rebuilt starter had simply shook apart. Brushes and bushings were like new.
>Steel backing on the 2nd and 4th band in the transmission of my BIL's SO's 2007 Dorf Escape AWD with less than 100K miles BROKE (a COMMON problem) and they paid $4800 at the stealership for a rebuilt tranny (installed).
>Airbag light on my GMC Yukon is "on". Scantool says left and right side impact sensors are bad. (Low mileage, always garaged, seldom driven in winter.) Internet search shows this is NOT uncommon, and typically costs over $700 at the stealership for diagnosis, and replacement of the sensors.)
What FUN similar stuff have the rest of you guys dealt with?
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