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From: preston@fortune.UUCP (Carol Preston)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Car Recalls
Message-ID: <5072@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 15:37:04 EST
Article-I.D.: fortune.5072
Posted: Mon Mar  4 15:37:04 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 5-Mar-85 03:29:01 EST
References: <654@houxl.UUCP>
Reply-To: preston@fortune.UUCP (Carol preston)
Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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Summary: 

In article <654@houxl.UUCP> ksg@houxl.UUCP (K.GRANT) writes:
>
>Recently, the net has been talking alot about recalls of American cars.  I
>had always been under the impression that only American cars get recalled.
>...Would anyone care to comment?

I own a '82 Mazda 626 which was recently recalled for problems with the
catalytic converter. (I also posted to the net about this to inform other
Mazda owners.)  It was really rusted out, but other than that I haven't had 
any problems (knock on wood.)  I just love my car.  I did have problems 
getting it fixed. Mazda didn't inform dealers in California about the problem, 
since it was due to an accelerated reaction between road salt and the metal 
used in the catalytic converter.  I received the notice after it was forwarded 
from my old address in Michigan.  I even had to call the EPA about it, but
at least the recall notice from Mazda contained the number.


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Carol Preston
{hpda, ihnp4, allegra, ucbvax!dual}!fortune!preston
(415) 594-2891
Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065