At the moment when the per capita chopper party, returns and exchanges have long been closely integrated with daily life, and anyone who has not returned goods several times a year is embarrassed to call themselves "shopping masters". However, most of this type of return is a trivial item, and if it is put on the body of a commodity car, I am afraid that few people will calm their minds. On the one hand, consumers will definitely have a sense of escape. On the other hand, you will also feel anxious and deceived because you enjoy "special treatment" for the first time.
In fact, after decades of evolution, auto recalls have become the industry's mature crisis prevention mechanism. It is like a barrier during a forest fire, which controls product defects within a reasonable range. Therefore, as consumers, we should not feel confused and afraid because of the recall of the car, and the government and enterprises will protect our rights and interests to the greatest extent. At the beginning of the new year, the state sharpened its knife to major automakers, recalling 1.54 million vehicles in January this year alone. Today, let's take stock of the recalled "unlucky eggs" to see if there are any figures you are familiar with.
1, Mercedes-Benz
There's no mistake that our old baby Mercedes is once again on the recall list. It has been recalled 17 times in 2021 alone, from A-class, GLA to S-class, CLS, whether it is an entry-level or advanced product, as long as you have heard of it has been recalled, it is true that "Mercedes-Benz that has not been recalled is not a qualified Mercedes-Benz."
The recall is divided into two phases. First, the recall of some imported CLA vehicles with production dates between June 25, 2020 and July 4, 2020, for a total of 41 units. The reason for the recall is that the power supply line joint of the electric steering power system may be contaminated with hot melt adhesive due to production deviations, which can easily lead to the interruption of the power system and there is a large safety hazard. Second, with effect from July 1, 2022, the recall will be made of 385 imported and domestically produced C-class and E-class vehicles with air suspensions installed during the period from April 7, 2015 to January 23, 2017. The reason is that the pressure relief valve of the air suspension compressor of this part of the vehicle may be stuck due to corrosion, which does not meet the relevant requirements of the corresponding vehicle air suspension of the country.
In 2022, Mercedes-Benz's point is really a bit back. Just because of the exhaust emission fraud was fined 20.2 billion won by south Korean antitrust regulators, turned around and was exposed to the negative news of car recalls, but this also shows from the other hand that "Mercedes-Benz pits rich people".
2, Wuling
Our national good brothers, this time successfully shouldered the "recall responsibility", firmly occupying half of the self-owned brand recall models in January. Wuling alone has recalled 609,779 vehicles, a staggering number. The recalled models are mainly some of the Wuling Hongguang S3 and the new Wuling Hongguang S produced from July 10, 2017 to March 26, 2021.
According to the official statement, the main reason for the recall of this part of the vehicle is that the manual transmission parts are manufactured oversized in size, resulting in insufficient gear retention. Under specific working conditions, it may cause occasional dislocation of 6 gears, causing temporary interruption of power transmission of the vehicle, and in extreme cases, there may be a safety hazard. In addition to the specific recalled models, other consumers who find similar problems in the driving can also contact Wuling in time, and if it is determined that it is the same problem, it can provide free repair and replacement. In fact, this defect problem is not a design error, but a mistake in quality control production.
From this, we can also see some of the differences in the manufacturing process of Wuling. The problem, which could be solved with care, eventually turned into a recall. I hope that Wuling can reflect on this mistake and not let the name of "light of domestic goods" be smeared.
3, Audi
In the list of joint venture brand recalls, Audi can be described as a ride, with the "excellent results" of 454159 vehicles, another group of predecessors can only look back. The recall is mainly for the domestic Audi Q5L from March 1, 2018 to December 4, 2021, and the imported Audi SQ5 from April 14, 2021 to December 3, 2021. The reason for the recall is that the location of the network management control module is not reasonable, which is easy to cause the power of the car to be interrupted in extreme cases, causing a chain of accidents. Compared with the Wuling quality control problem, Audi is a pure design defect, and does not consider the impact of various life scenarios on the module.
According to the network wind review, many netizens are not satisfied with the solution of Audi only installing the gateway control module shield for free. Especially for users who have already had accidents and incurred tens of thousands of yuan in additional costs, who will pay for their losses? From 2018 to now, it has been nearly 4 years, and there have been several changes and adjustments in the middle, but the problem has not been removed like a stubborn disease. Therefore, Audi must take responsibility for these accidents.
At last:
Just like the evaluation of Wuling, many problems can be nipped in the bud, but because of the neglect of enterprises, it has caused great disasters. This is not only irresponsible to consumers, but also causes a serious crisis of trust in enterprises. You don't see Tiguan, which is at the top of the retention rate market segment, but now it has lost the market at a reduced price. Euler, the first brand of women, is trapped in the swamp of the core changing door and cannot extricate herself. In the end, I really responded to the sentence "Watch him rise up Zhu Lou, watch him feast guests, watch him collapse." Recall is not a panacea, I advise all car companies to do fine design, carefully look at quality control, respect and protect rights.