VEXED says there are too many no-code problems.

[DonWillson]

The fight has just begun.

Are there any engineers out there that I could bounce ideas off of to explain the no-code problems. If so e-mail me direct, [email protected] The only real victory that CARB got for us is for Volvo to publically admit that there is a major problem with the ETM.

Points we have to prove;

A replacement without a robust 'life-of-the-car' ETM is no victory, it is really a slap in the face. We need to show a circumstance that proves that not all failure show a code. The Ford/Firestone fiasco was replacing tires with no problem other than the name on the sidewall, and they were not replacing them with the same tire, they were replacing with a tire of a different design. We need a different design.

A refund limited to $1,000 is a slap on the other cheek. Is this per incident or per car? Some have already been out the cost of 2 or more ETMs.

Keep the failure reports going to NHTSA. The warranty extension, coming from the California Air Resources Board, is only for pollution. NHTSA is only concerned with safety.

I guess we will have to wait until the final document, possibly in the form of a Technical Service Bulletin, comes out in December.