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13. Note:

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:27 PM

Dec 2011

A car has FOUR wheels, with TWO brake pads on each wheel, meaning we have EIGHT brake pads on a car, and yes, maybe ONE of those eight brake pads is missing.

The other wheels make sure the car stops when someone is moving it around. Yes, it may stop in 350 feet instead of 320 feet when traveling 40 MPH.

This is the first month's production, out of a newly restored plant (Lake Orion) which, for the first time, has THREE WAGE TIER Workers inside.

http://labornotes.org/2011/07/will-auto%E2%80%99s-three-tier-wages-be-table

About half the Lake Orion workforce are GM employees who make $28.12 Union wages.

And then there are a subset of workers, about a third, who make $14.60 dollars an hour, as UNION GM workers.

And then there are a couple hundred "third tier" workers, who are CONTRACT employees, not GM employees, and make about $10 an hour, with no benefits at all.

Who do you suppose is responsible for putting on those brake pads?

Just sayin'.

Sonic is going to be a good car. Sales have been good so far, and it's a brand new fuel efficient design.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tesha Dec 2011 OP

"Some Sonics could be missing an inner or outer brake pad, which could increase stopping distance." stevedeshazer Dec 2011 #1

How could they not find this cloudbase Dec 2011 #10

Pre-delivery does not include pulling the wheels to check the brakes Mopar151 Dec 2011 #22

At some point somebody cloudbase Dec 2011 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #35

Ouch. In related news, Fox News is recalling broadcasts that may have missing truths. truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #2

Sugar Coating it a Bit lacrew Dec 2011 #3

This is probably the revision. Robb Dec 2011 #4

Can you imagine the noise with a pad missing. dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #6

+1 Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #7

Electric car? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2011 #31

Exactly, how could you not hear that on a test drive. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #19

What test drive? n/t Mopar151 Dec 2011 #26

If the caliper body is aluminium Mopar151 Dec 2011 #23

Obviously the Sonic comes standard with a deluxe sound system Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #39

Awwwwww, shit--now THAT'S some BAD quality control, right there. MADem Dec 2011 #8

I wonder if the service techs jump out of the way savalez Dec 2011 #9

No worse than old Monza's Mopar151 Dec 2011 #24

would you even need brakes sylveste Dec 2011 #11

Once you buy one Chevy Sonic you just can't stop. originalpckelly Dec 2011 #12

Note: James48 Dec 2011 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #14

Likely a parts plant F/U Mopar151 Dec 2011 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #32

the 3rd tier workers do not do assembly, so it is a union employee doing the work... IamK Dec 2011 #37

At $10 an hour pride in one's work can go out the window. hunter Dec 2011 #38

Call Click and Clack FailureToCommunicate Dec 2011 #15

Open window, toss out anchor Fair Witness Dec 2011 #17

Heck, even the guy unloading it from the truck should realize something is wrong. Kurmudgeon Dec 2011 #16

How on earth could that happen, I would think the employee that drives the car from the line to the doc03 Dec 2011 #18

Holly shit, I ride a motorcycle! Devil_Fish Dec 2011 #20

Any cage can do you in by inattentive driver. All should be considered dangerous. RC Dec 2011 #28

I have been riding for over 20 years, but thanks for the tip. Devil_Fish Dec 2011 #29

This is important news. Mimosa Dec 2011 #21

How does that conceivably go unnoticed? Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #27

if you've ever experienced the warm sensation of having a brake line or wheel cylinder onethatcares Dec 2011 #30

In an unrelated story, thanks to an accounting adjustment under the heading of "Inventory".... Scuba Dec 2011 #34

thats embarrassing for GM & the UAW.... IamK Dec 2011 #36

We will all bear the cost of this recall Islandlife Dec 2011 #40

How does one miss putting some break pads on in the factory, hughee99 Dec 2011 #41

Ooops! Gringostan Dec 2011 #42