From the link posted in the previous post.(Before it was edited)
Camshafts in 20 engines have snapped, says Toyota spokesman Mike Michels.
Wow!20 engines out of 30,000 produced at that point.And since May,no more reports of failures despite the fact that the total number of 5.7 engines produced now exceeds 50,000.That adds up to a failure rate of .04%,and that rate is continuing to decline with each new engine built.
And let us consider how Toyota dealt with the situation.Complete new engines were flown out to replace each of the affected engines.To further compensate the owners of these trucks,most if not all were given extended warranty at no charge.
When GM had the soft cam lobes in the 1980s,they replaced only the defective camshafts and did not offer any extended warranty at no charge.
When the side mounted fuel tanks on GM trucks turned out to be fire hazzards,in collisions,GM chose to pay off the lawsuits rather than recall the vehicles.
http://www.autosafetyexpert.com/def...php&pagetitle=FUEL%20TANK%20-%20FIREFrom that link.
The 1973-through-1987 GM-Chevy C/K pickups have a side-mount fuel tank that is vulnerably located outboard of the main frame rails. After many fiery crashes prompted an investigation, NHTSA determined in 1994 that these 1973-1987 GM-Chevy C/K pickups had a fuel tank safety defect, but before a scheduled public hearing was to take place, the government and GM announced a financial settlement that allowed GM to avoid recalling the trucks and fixing the hazard. So even after hundreds of burn fatalities, these dangerous GM pickup trucks will continue to be involved in fiery crashes.
