“Why is this different than any other recall? Why the magnitude of this concern, when this is something that happens in the business a lot?” -- Jack Conner, executive director of the chamber of commerce in Georgetown, Ky., home a huge Toyota plant.
Um, because when there's a defect in your windshield wipers your car does careen out of control and KILL people!
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Yes, definitely, but the media hysteria on this issue is different from the way they have treated other manufacturers.
Here are two articles from auto publications which detail how this sad but small issue has gotten overblown:
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/10q1/toyota_recall_scandal_media_circus_and_stupid_drivers-editorial
http://blogs.motortrend.com/6620540/recalls/wild-out-of-control-toyotas-baloney/index.html
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