GM Recalls Nearly 200,000 vehicles (Hummer 2's!)

[Runcible Spoon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6947046/

"The largest recall is of 155,465 pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles — including the Hummer H2 — because of possible brake malfunctions, the automaker and federal safety regulators said...

All of the affected vehicles are from the 2004 and 2005 model years and have Bosch hydro-boost brake assemblies. They are the Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado and Suburban; the GMC Savana, Sierra and Yukon XL; two commercial trucks, the GMC Topkick and Chevrolet Kodiak; and the Hummer H2, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration."

WOW am I feeling a bit smug that the selfish assholes who drive these things will be incnvenienced while their little monster babies are fixed! Hopefully this will dispel some of the SUV safety myths as well.

**edited to include correct link

[uppityperson]

1. neener neener neener you suv users.

SUVs don't need brakes, just slam them into something.

[Danmel]

2. Monstrosities with bad brakes!

I hope none of them have brake failure around me. Today I saw one of those Hummer pick-ups. What an ugly revolting vehicle. What possesses people to buy those hideous things? I bet that pick up bed never sees cargo.

[karlrschneider]

3. Oh, I figured they were getting too many miles per gallon...

:eyes:

[Runcible Spoon]

5. **snarf**

yeah they just needed to recall them and put new cataltyic (DE)converters on them. Gotta drive the oil wars.

[Straight Shooter]

4. I wouldn't get happy about this; guess who bears the brunt of collisions?

If those brakes fail, I don't want to be in their path, for those people who ignore or fail to receive the recall.

[Runcible Spoon]

6. hey, don't have to tell me about it....

when I DO drive it's my tiny little tin can car that would be smashed. Trust me, I'm not advocating for any accidents! I'm just hoping some people will just decide to get rid of their monsters or at the very least decide never to buy another.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. What..... they forgot to ship them

with armor?? Oh wait, that's Ronald Dumbsfeld....

I stretched my tax break and all I got was this lousy stretch hummer...

[Nomad559]

8. Hummer H2 ... It only looks tough

Video
http://tom.priorweb.be/fun/hummerbad.wmv

[Runcible Spoon]

9. what a bunch of jackasses!

H2 looks ridiculous trying to rip its way through nature.