GM Blames Chevy Volt Owners for Power Cord Problems (linked video)

National Legal & Policy Center ^ | March 26, 2012 | Mark Modica

[jazusamo]

The video linked is a must see, it's the first infomercial I've ever seen on the Fox News Channel.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This is SOP for Government Motors.

Remember the gas engines they retrofitted to diesel in the early 'eighties? They were 20,000 mile engines. And when they failed, it was the owner's fault.

[Oztrich Boy]

The non-recall recall is instead referred to as a customer satisfaction action which is designed to "offer a more consistent charging experience."

"Instead of occasionally catching fire, they will now not catch fire that often ... or always catch fire ... I'm PR, I don't understand this technical stuff"

[Red Badger]

Remember the gas engines they retrofitted to diesel in the early 'eighties? They were 20,000 mile engines. And when they failed, it was the owner's fault.

Well, yeah. If the owners hadn't been driving them they would not have failed!.............

[Red Badger]

Now they will consistently catch fire............

[jazusamo]

The non-recall recall is instead referred to as a customer satisfaction action

It is a little confusing. I guess the buyers are more satisfied if their charging cord sets their garage on fire less often. :-)

[Brownie63]

Obamawagen

[EyeGuy]

The owners’ fault?

I thought these people were so smart, you know, buying “SmartCars” and all that.

I own a large, powerful SUV, so they must be at least 37 times smarter than me. Right?

[RetroSexual]

Given that, categorically, every single owner of a Chevy Volt is a blithering idiot, it seems like a sensible strategy to blame them for all of it’s woes.

[bigbob]

I send all these Volt stuff to a guy I know who bought one...seldom get any response - - wonder why ;-)

[jazusamo]

Yep, it’s the owners fault but Government Motors is going to replace 9,500 charging cords out of the kindness of their heart. Sure they are, I wonder how many lawsuits they already have against them?

[jazusamo]

LOL!

Sounds like you may not be very popular with him.

[Haiku Guy]

Fox should be ashamed of themselves.

[GeronL]

GM: Hey, you!! In the VOLT!! You liberal do-gooder Obama-bowing crazy leftist.... yes you.... YOU are the problem!!!

lol.

[Whats-wrong-with-the-truth]

LOL... Wow... I'm beginning to think I'm living in the former Soviet Union with all this friggin communist propaganda.

Listen... I will NEVER own a volt and since obomba's GM stole all my stock in the company when he took office I will NEVER own another GM product. I don't care it does somersaults, flies or orally messages my loins 24 hours a day.
I am a GM man from way back that has now turned my back on GM. Ford has always been considered a piece of junk in our homes but now... After Toyota and Honda I would own a Ford in a heartbeat before a GM product.

I wonder how much of my money went into producing that ridiculous infomercial?

[Calvin Locke]

Back when "In Search of Excellence" was the thing, I read/saw/heard Tom whatshisname tell a story about Coleman having a problem with handles falling off coolers.

All the corporate lackeys are proposing all sorts of ridiculous things, and "old man Coleman says, 'just fix the problem with the handles, and after you do, take care of the customers with the bad coolers.'"

[WKUHilltopper]

“I own a large, powerful SUV, so they must be at least 37 times smarter than me. Right?”

You’re going to need the warmth that Volt fire provides given all the coal fired utility plants are being shut down. So whose the smarty now? LOL

[Haiku Guy]

The good thing is that since they have sold so few Volts, they will not have to ship out many free power cords!

[quantim]

Any idiot buying one of these things deserves to be blamed.

For everything.

[freekitty]

Well we know GM is on that snake Obama’s side. Never stand up. What cowards.