Fleet Problems
- Ford is recalling over 465,000 vehicles worldwide because of complaints about gas tank leaks. The recalled vehicles include the 2013 Ford Explorer, Fusion, Flex, Interceptor Sedan, Interceptor Utility, Lincoln MKZ, MKS and MKT, and the Ford Taurus.
Ford said the affected vehicles might have a fuel delivery module in the tank that could leak. The recall includes 420,000 vehicles in the U.S,, Canada, and Mexico. The other vehicles are outside of those areas.
Ford said they don't know of any accidents or injuries related to the problem.
It doesn't look like the vehicles will be repaired any time soon because Ford said all the replacement parts won't be available until September.
According to an e-mail we received, AVIS Rent-a-Car has "grounded" over 600 of the recalled vehicles and won't allow them into service due to liability concerns.
But we haven't seen anything about Fleet Management inspecting, downing or replacing any of the Fords they've been putting into service for the past few months here. Is the FOP aware? Are there Safety Grievances in the works? After all, the 2nd VP was inspecting the Explorers just a few weeks ago over lack of headrests in non-cage cars that are being used for three and four man operations, usually an FTO and multiple recruits. A Ford exploding would seem to be a bit more pressing.
But we haven't seen anything about Fleet Management inspecting, downing or replacing any of the Fords they've been putting into service for the past few months here. Is the FOP aware? Are there Safety Grievances in the works? After all, the 2nd VP was inspecting the Explorers just a few weeks ago over lack of headrests in non-cage cars that are being used for three and four man operations, usually an FTO and multiple recruits. A Ford exploding would seem to be a bit more pressing.
Labels: safety issues
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
52 Comments:
From what country is this failing module being imported from? Hmmm?
All that government bailout money and they still can't run the business right.
No Tony Soprano coverage...WTF
Ford's EcoBoost (turbo 4cyl.) has already been recalled four times. Two of the four times were for issues that could cause a fire.
OT: Illinois $1 a pack cigarette tax increase update.
Hahaha...guess what.
$1-per-pack cigarette tax hike falling short of projections
Illinois’ one-dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase that took effect a year ago this month is expected to fall $130 million short of initial estimates, meaning it won’t raise quite as much as projected for school capital projects because of the way the funding formula is set up.
The increase, which hiked the state’s 98-cents-per-pack tax to $1.98 last June, is expected to bring in about $212 million in additional revenue for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30.
That’s well short of the $350 million in additional revenue originally projected, according to a monthly report released at the end of May by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
A decline in sales that typically follows a significant tax increase is partially why the revenue is falling short, the report states.
Total cigarette tax revenue for fiscal 2013 is expected to reach nearly $788 million — 37 percent higher than the $577.4 million raised in fiscal 2012.
Because of the way the cigarette tax-distribution formula is set by law, Illinois’ general fund receives the first $355 million, and the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund gets revenues from the $1 tax increase to help cover the costs of Medicaid, the state’s health-care program for poor, elderly and disabled individuals. That Medicaid money is federally matched.
Next in line is the School Infrastructure Fund, which is money set aside for school construction projects. Because cigarette sales in Illinois dropped after the tax increase, lowering the base revenue amounts, the school construction fund is expected to get $33 million this year, or just over half the $60 million initially projected.
Remaining funds, if there are any, were to be designated to the Long Term Care Provider Fund.
The COGFA report shows that while revenue for Medicaid programs is statutorily protected, the School Infrastructure Fund will not gets its full $60 million in either FY13 or FY14. The Long Term Care Provider Fund won’t get anything.
Where the tax revenues fall short, general revenue funds will be used to make up the difference....
read more >> http://www.sj-r.com/thedome/x871008862/-1-per-pack-cigarette-tax-hike-falling-short-of-projections?rssfeed=true&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#axzz2WjNQ2eWy
Surely you gest. Like Rahm and the city have any concern for the pieces of shit they expect us to drive on a daily basis?
Most of the shitbox's they expect us to drive would never be put in service in a rental car fleet, drivers Ed fleet etc.
But only the best for us right?
For the lowly Patrol Division nothing will be done about this.
If Rahm has any of the affected cars in his fleet you can rest assured it will be taken care of immediately if not sooner. The same goes for the "A" fleet cars that the politicians and exempts use.
Same old song and dance.
Fop carefull what you ask for, rahm might send you guys out in mules!!
While we're on the topic of vehicle safety, let's review some of the recent ways in which our eager recruits are being deployed in the field. Wednesday I saw a Ford driven by an FTO with a PPO in the front passenger's seat. Two more PPOs were locked in the caged back seat as the four patrolled lovely Douglas Blvd. The cage on the window prevents them from letting themselves out via an open window in an emergency, but I'm sure the hard plastic seat may provide more comfort & security from a possible sharp crackpipe, needle, or other objects commonly found back in the day of the removable bench cushion. Most officers will attest to the fact that arrestees are always complimenting us on the comfort of those firm plastic benches as they rode into the station. In addition, it can provide a solid base which the PPOs can use when they have to kick out the back windshield after a collision. Hopefully their front seat partners, if conscious, can open the back doors after a crash as to not let their fellow officers be engulfed in flames. It is a bit difficult to see through the small openings of the cage, but as most 010th Dist. officers will tell you, not much happens on Douglas during the warm summer months. Thank goodness our recruits are so fit from crossfit workouts at the academy that their asses are so hard that one could bounce rolls of quarters off them. Believe me. I've seen it.
Please...
The City doing the right thing and downing the vehicles in question?
Heh...
That would be like them coming clean about these God-awful cancer and respiratory ailment cluster Police stations we've been condemned to work in...
Corrective action leads to full disclosure leads to accountability leads to culpability leads to the familiar game of plausible deniability coming to a screeching halt...
The city being forced to take full ownership for intentionally putting Policemen at risk means a LOT of money being spent for a corrective course of action.
Out of all municipal employees... The Policeman is considered to be most expendable.
"Sit down, shut up, do your job and die, Cop! You'll be rewarded when you get to where ever you're going in the afterlife... We're broke because you're greedy, so there... Nothing for you so be glad of it."
Coming and going, nobody has any regard for the people tasked with trying to hold the line in this hell hole.
"Fleet Problems" are just the tip of the iceberg...
Is the FOP aware?
Fuck FOP!
Guess will have lots of foot posts this year.
akedou toneNeslexh neuterAnonymous Anonymous said...
From what country is this failing module being imported from? Hmmm?
All that government bailout money and they still can't run the business right.
6/20/2013 12:13:00 AM
Hey ace, Ford was the only automaker who DID NOT take bailout money. Pick up a paper once in awhile and see what's happening in the real world.
oh well i guess we'll use the cars till smthing happens
About 10 yr ago a PO lost her career ridding in the back seat of a cage car (3 man car)from the 005th district S.K.I.P. team when the vehicle was involved in a nasty accident responding to a 10-1
Did Furio finally "hit" Tony!
FYI, Ford did not take any bailout money. GM and Chrysler are the auto companies that suckled from Obama's teat.
Who gives a fuck? I'll take the Vic with 120k miles on it and paint chipped off the hood. Not like I'm driving it very far anyway.
Nothing will change until someone files lawsuit over it, it's the Chicago way...policies, equipment changed many times before when City got suit.
I work in the burbs and they downed about half our our fleet. Ford sent a list of vin's that was effected, and it was a pretty simple fix. Our mechanics did all the repairs in a bout a day. Who knows if the city will even check your guy's cars though. Stay safe...
REALLY!!!! the parts aren't available to fix the problem ...so down them and then what????? You'll be walking your beat and bitching about that in the summer heat. When the time comes and parts are there then bitch they are not fixing it, but to bitch now when the only thing that can be done for safety is to take away the car is counter productive.
Perhaps a Fleet Enema might help
FORD:old but true definitions:
for off road driving
Fucked on a raw deal
Fix or repiair daily
Who got paid off for the ford deal?
Buy American!
To 12:13 AM: Ford refused to accept any bailout money.
Back in the day when the police fleet was managed by the police dept. under EMMD we had several safety recalls. Back then EMMD were certified dealer service departments for Ford and Chevy. EMMD even did warranty work on the fleet and charged the cost to Ford or Chevy exactly like a dealer would. EMMD actually had a dealer number assigned by each manufacturer. At the time of recalls EMMD would receive parts before any private dealer the parts would be sent to each of the four EMMD garages and the recall would become the priority effort for the division on both watches. Involved cars would be called in and downed with pool car replacements, the recall completed and the car put back in service ASAP. Since fleet took over the police fleet the two shifts at all the garages has been cut, manufacturer certfied dealer service has been discontinued, and pool cars are a thing of the past. The better idea of putting fleet in charge of the police rolling stock has been a complete failure!!
While we're on the topic of vehicle safety, let's review some of the.........
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Hey officer, instead of coming on this blog I hope you had the BALLS to challenge the fucking IDIOT FTO that saw fit to jeopardize the health and safety of recruits that don't know any better. and in case your too big of a pussy to say something at least have the BALLS to tell a veteran that recalls when officers on this job were killed and seriously injured by riding in a cage car. Or better yet you couldn't pick up the phone and call the union and if it was off hours notify the on call FOP rep....
This is part of the problem with this department now.
You guys complain about having a car, then you complain about being on foot. What do you want, to be pulled around in a fucking chariot?
Fleet Management is so full of shit. Perhaps a scalding hot Fleet enema would help, hydrochloric acid optional. 10W-40 lubricant.
It was a fuel tank issue that killed Ford's previous police fleet business. Looks like they haven't learned shit.
Brian M 008 you were a great cop you will be missed
Illinois numbers game on Jobs is like Chicago crime-is-down reports.
From IDES...
May Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.1 Percent
6/20/2013
For Immediate Release | Greg Rivara, Media: (312) 793-9635 version (pdf)
Employers Add 11,800 Private Sector Jobs in May
CHICAGO - The unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in May and Illinois businesses added 11,800 private sector jobs, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
The seasonally adjusted data nets May's job growth at 5,600 when subtracting temporary job declines as schools go on summer break. Illinois added 54,900 private sector positions compared to last year.
http://www.ides.illinois.gov/page.aspx?item=4798
Yeah..."SEASONALLY ADJUSTED" --
"May's job growth at 5,600 when subtracting temporary job declines as schools go on summer break..."
Because you know -- ALL those teachers are going to go back to work in Sept so let's not count them as unemployed.
But wait.. Rahm fired over 800 teachers that WILL NOT be coming back to work. Guess we'll have to count them later huh?
Then remember this:
May 1, 2013
Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Coal Exports Set Record in 2012, Fuel Economic Growth
New Report Forecasts More Gains for Illinois Coal as Global Demand Rises
[..]..Illinois exported a record 13 million tons of coal in 2012, a five-fold increase from 2.5 million tons in 2010, according to Realizing Illinois’ Coal Export Potential, a report conducted by Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. for the Illinois Office of Coal Development. The report was released at a meeting of coal industry leaders today at Parks-Downtown St. Louis Airport near the Mississippi Riverfront.
http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=11150
Oh that is going to create the "much needed jobs" SHOW ME!!!
Go back to the IDES report and find me the increase in jobs from this coal propaganda -- down in the table at the bottom where they break out the categories.
The number of mining jobs went down by 100 not up. Jobs in the transportation category also declined over 3,000.
Oh and then remember this:
Chicago Tourism Near All Time High
NBC Chicago (blog)-Jun 11, 2013
In 2012, 45 million U.S. visitors came to Chicago, up 6.2 percent from the year before. Meanwhile, international tourism climbed to 1.2 million
OH WOW!
Surely the Chicago economy is growing now with all these alleged tourist.
ALL these reports are designed to imply that Chicago is creating jobs.
Why I wouldn't doubt that the hotels and restaurants of Chicago are having trouble finding qualified employees with all that growth in tourism!
YAY, at least you can get a job waiting tables or cleaning a hotel room...right??
Whelp... the IDES report does say that Leisure and Hospitality jobs increased by 4,800.
HOWEVER, the Kansas City Star reports data for June 8 and it says:
[...]..Here are the states with the biggest changes in (unemployment) applications. The state data are for the week ended June 8, one week behind the national data:
States with the biggest increases:
Pennsylvania: Up 5,214, due to layoffs in transportation, healthcare, entertainment and hotels and restaurants
Illinois: Up 3,364, due to layoffs in transportation and warehousing, construction and hotels and restaurants
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/20/4303543/how-states-fared-on-unemployment.html#storylink=cpy
So, by the end of week #2 in June we should have all those 4,800 hotel jobs on unemployment, right? I mean we already fired 3,364 of them by my figures.
FYI, Ford did not take any bailout money. GM and Chrysler are the auto companies that suckled from Obama's teat.
6/20/2013 09:37:00 AM
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Oh yeah!!
What do you think "Cash For Clunkers" was -- if not a corporate welfare subsidy bailout. Don't fall for the diversion game. ALL the automakers got bailout money. Some of them directly.
I had a car at VRI with more than 150,000 miles and the Mars light didn't work!
Do more with less! HA!
fillmoreranger said...
REALLY!!!! the parts aren't available to fix the problem ...so down them and then what????? You'll be walking your beat and bitching about that in the summer heat. When the time comes and parts are there then bitch they are not fixing it, but to bitch now when the only thing that can be done for safety is to take away the car is counter productive.
6/20/2013 11:40:00 AM
Absolutely! Much better to be sickened by the 'mystery' fumes or burn to death in your squad car.
Anonymous said...
You guys complain about having a car, then you complain about being on foot. What do you want, to be pulled around in a fucking chariot?
6/20/2013 01:25:00 PM
I want the chariot to pull around the large gold brick I want too.
What's up with the posts shilling for Ford?
The last "Interceptor" worth half a shit was the '72 to '75 429 and 460 cubic inch Ford Custom and Galaxie sedans...
40 some years and they STILL can't seem to build a properly stout and fairly trouble free Police vehicle but at least they seem to be trying.
There was noise that CPD wasn't supposed to get Ford's newest Police vehicles because Fleet is managed by a bunch of chimps who will void the warranty on those vehicles by splicing, cutting and capping wires and fucking up the electrical system running all the CPD home-made bullshit.
Hey... Did Rahm finally cough up the rest of the money he owed Ford for the initial purchase of these vehicles?
He's garnered quite the rep as a rotten little welsher to a LOT of companies doing business with the city.
Crime King Shorty destroyed more than a few businesses too with "deferred payment."
You better not OWE any money to the city though...
OT: This might be worth a look.
www.fop7election.blogspot.com
I recall there was a TV show where the Sheriff had a Cadillac Seville. This was in the 1970's. A loooong time ago.
Moves, Escalante Chief of Dicks, Riccio Deputy Chief of Dicks, Roy to Area Central Detective Commander and Andrews to Area North Deputy Chief of Patrol.
"All that government bailout money and they still can't run the business right."
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Ford did not get any bailout.
150k mike car vri no mars lights why are you doing police work on your day off? Take the free money goof! Try 13k and no air! Waaaa!
City will get the police service they paid for. Give us crappy cars? Expect us a bit later. Its not safe to drive a over heating pos without ac. Give us no pdt? Gotta do that report in a station. Lack of training? Lawsuits will continue. Lazy cops? Unsafe for other cops. No contract? All the blue shirts doing only what is required. Ford with all that bail out money still can't figure it out.
Bring back the Tahoe!!
I noticed this right away while pumping gas at 65/State. The gas was dripping out of the bottom of the Explorer. Mentioned it to a supervisor and they just chuckled.
fillmoreranger said...
REALLY!!!! the parts aren't available to fix the problem ...so down them and then what????? You'll be walking your beat and bitching about that in the summer heat. When the time comes and parts are there then bitch they are not fixing it, but to bitch now when the only thing that can be done for safety is to take away the car is counter productive.
You are foolish and should seriously rethink the idea of knowingly putting your life in danger. What is a Preventable Accident - knowing a vehicle is defective however you continue to operate same with total disregard to you and other peoples' safety. Let me know how the lawsuit works out for you.
hey 12:13, ford did not aceppt any bailout money from the fed. it was GM that bowed down and licked Obama's loafers.
i'll stick with Ford for not bowing to the master.
You think the city is going to rush to down and repair all the crown vics just because ford has a safety recall regarding a possibly explosive gas tank??? Ha! Think again! Practically every vehicle given out after roll call has a serious safety issue- and that's not an exaggeration. Yesterday, we had an old ford with 170,000mi and bad brakes, the day before that it was a Tahoe with every warning light on the dash lit up - btw, every Tahoe I've driven accelerates on it own when coming to a complete stop, something that Chevy has issued a recall for, still not one squad has been taken in for repair, before that it was an old crown vic that spewed exhaust fumes into the cabin.... the list goes on and on. And yet we are expected and allowed to patrol in these conditions EVERY DAY. The union is absolutely asleep on these issues and their response is to file a safety complaint, file a grievance, hell you could file a writ of habeas corpus but the city will throw it on a mountain of existing complaints that are collecting dust- they could care less. The will wait until someone dies or becomes seriously impaired to do anything, and even then few things will change. The city couldn't pay the bill for the new fords we were supposed get, I doubt they will find money to fix the equipment we already have. Again, the first responders and emergency personnel are NOT a priority in this town. When a real emergency hits and a chain of events sets into motion revealing all of the true amount of mismanagement,shortcuts and neglect this department has suffered, you will see a revolution.
"Sit down, shut up, do your job and die, Cop! You'll be rewarded when you get to where ever you're going in the afterlife... We're broke because you're greedy, so there... Nothing for you so be glad of it."
-- Thus message was paid for by The Norfshore Arby's Meat Slicer Safety Committee
Know what you are talking about before correcting others.
For those who believe ford did not get assistance from b. obama.
FORD GOT obama'S HELP.
Ford TV ad slams competitors for accepting bailout funds, even though the company’s CEO lobbied for the bill. The company — the only one of the Big Three not to receive a bailout — feared a collapse of GM and Chrysler at the time would have hurt suppliers and, in turn, Ford itself. Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan R. Mulally also asked Congress for a “credit line” of up to $9 billion in case the economy worsened. In other words, Ford was for government bailouts before it was against them. Although Ford did not need money from the $80 billion bailout program, Ford did receive $5.9 billion in government loans in 2009 to retool its manufacturing plants to produce more fuel-efficient cars, and the company lobbied for and benefited from the cash-for-clunkers program — contrary to the ad’s testimonial that Ford is “standing on their own.”
Be educated, don't believe everything you read and watch on the news.
Anonymous said...
Know what you are talking about before correcting others.
For those who believe ford did not get assistance from b. obama.
FORD GOT obama'S HELP.
Ford TV ad slams competitors for accepting bailout funds, even though the company’s CEO lobbied for the bill. The company — the only one of the Big Three not to receive a bailout — feared a collapse of GM and Chrysler at the time would have hurt suppliers and, in turn, Ford itself. Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan R. Mulally also asked Congress for a “credit line” of up to $9 billion in case the economy worsened. In other words, Ford was for government bailouts before it was against them. Although Ford did not need money from the $80 billion bailout program, Ford did receive $5.9 billion in government loans in 2009 to retool its manufacturing plants to produce more fuel-efficient cars, and the company lobbied for and benefited from the cash-for-clunkers program — contrary to the ad’s testimonial that Ford is “standing on their own.”
Be educated, don't believe everything you read and watch on the news.
6/21/2013 08:45:00 PM
Thank you sir/madam. As I have posted before,show me a wealthy person or a corporation that has turned down federal revenue. Too many people believing the ,I did it all by myself."
Too many people believing the ,I did it all by myself."
6/22/2013 10:40:00 AM
i would never say thaaaaaat.
Chalkie
Oh my. A chariot! I remember that hottie Charleton Heston as Ben Hur in that chariot race in that sexy outfit. My, My!
I have to sit down now. I think I am getting the vapors.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
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