we don't blink at spending $400 for brakes at 40,000, plugs and points (when cars had that) (called a tune-up) for about the same. By all acounts, this thing generally lasts 35-70000, with an occasional failure much sooner. Unlike brakes, batteries, alternators, which can also leave you stranded, this is a part which anyone who can set a timer on a VCR or change a light bulb can change,, with a torx driver (if not in the tool kit, not more than $5), if you have the part. It seems that failure at low mileage is a very long shot, and there's no reason to replace it routinely, because some go 100,000, according to this board. And no, the new ones are not better, so a recall wouldn't do much. It's a wear item which is warrantied until 50,000 (in a 2003, at least), and after that, its failure cost goes down from .01/mile (.01 is a t 50,000).
When SUV's turn over they don't run any more either.

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• D.I.C.A.S., Larry, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:28:30
  • Almost no failures at all on the DI V6 engine, why?>>, SWEDECAR , Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:44:47
    • Re: Almost no failures at all on the DI V6 engine, why?>>, JOHNSHA, Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:22:38
      • Re: Almost no failures at all on the DI V6 engine, why?>>, ThomasY, Sat, 17 Jan 2004 19:47:58
  • Re: D.I.C.A.S., albanysaab, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:44:35
    • recall, hdm, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 04:46:15
  • Re: D.I.C.A.S., patprice, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:34:16
  • Re: D.I.C.A.S., ThomasY, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:55:52
  • no, get one off the net for 230-300$ (+), Dean, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:50:34
    • what color?, thorgan, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:14:16
  • A nice bike rack is similar in price to a new DI, bRAD, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:43:36
  • Re: D.I.C.A.S., fsik, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:37:53
  • A much discussed topic...., Roger, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:12:26
    • used units?, KevinH, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:34:51
  • Get a spare and...., dtech, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:48:37
    • Like a light bulb...., Bob T in Ct, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:13:47
    • Re: Get a spare and...., Larry, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:40:08
      • Some of this is silly..., TimBrown, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:29:06 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Re: Some of this is silly..., ThomasY, Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:08:28
        • and if it is a "wear item", dtech, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:10:39
          • Re: and if it is a "wear item" no way!!, albanysaab, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:29:29
            • Re: and if it is a "wear item" no way!!, fsik, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:40:31
              • Re: and if it is a "wear item" no way!!, albanysaab, Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:09:07
                • Re: and if it is a "wear item" no way!!, fsik, Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:38:26
        • Re: Some of this is silly..., dtech, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:03:55
        • Re: perhaps.......but, hdm, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:33:23
      • Re: Get a spare and.... Yeah RIght!!, albanysaab, Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:56:25
      • Re: Get a spare and...., JG, Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:50:07

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