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Woo, recalling.
2006-08-25, 6:01 AM #1
Evidently, a certain brand of laptop battery made by Sony had been seen becoming dangerously overheated, even to the point of catching fire. So companies (Dell and Apple) who produce laptops with this battery are recalling the parts. And I have an iBook that contain the recalled battery, so I'm shipping that damn thing back to Apple.

Anyone here ever had a recalled product, toy or part?
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2006-08-25, 6:02 AM #2
A can of baby food for my little cousin, rather. Apparently, some tiny glass plinters had gotten into it during fabrication. :|
2006-08-25, 6:04 AM #3
Heh, some days ago I read a report about someone's holiday house almost burning down because the battery of his laptop went up in flame. And yes, it was the type you mentioned.
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2006-08-25, 6:04 AM #4
That reminds me of a grand urban tale in Finland. Like, if you have burnt chips on a bag of chips, you can return it to the company and get like dozens of free bags just like that.

But nope. I don't recall recalling anything.
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2006-08-25, 7:40 AM #5
My parents' car got recalled for a software patch.
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2006-08-25, 9:03 AM #6
Votka (sic); some cheap nasty turkish vodka. It wasn't mine but I'd been drinking some the day before a warning went out on the radio that it contained methanol.
2006-08-25, 9:04 AM #7
Originally posted by Wolfy:
My parents' car got recalled for a software patch.

Are you serious? That's awful. :o
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2006-08-25, 9:30 AM #8
my car was recalled due to a defect in the door and electrical, but i got it afterwards and the previous owner didn't take it in. So my driver's side door handle is broken on the outside, my driver's side window is broken, my driver's side handle to pull the door shut on the inside is broken, and it leeks when it rains. Also the turn signals don't always work and the trunk pops open randomly.
I'm not wearing any pants...
2006-08-25, 9:36 AM #9
my moms car was recalled for a structural defect. all they did though was put these little plastic cups near the cieling of the car. if we ever roll the car we'll find out if they work O_o...
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2006-08-25, 9:56 AM #10
Those are the mind control devices
2006-08-25, 10:25 AM #11
Ford mind-control i take it?
2006-08-25, 12:20 PM #12
Originally posted by Kanchi:
my car was recalled due to a defect in the door and electrical, but i got it afterwards and the previous owner didn't take it in. So my driver's side door handle is broken on the outside, my driver's side window is broken, my driver's side handle to pull the door shut on the inside is broken, and it leeks when it rains. Also the turn signals don't always work and the trunk pops open randomly.

I hope you only paid $500 for it...
2006-08-25, 12:24 PM #13
Someone I know of, their car got recalled a few years back because the companies hooked the battery in the wrong way with the positive end attached to the frame, so cars were rusting after about 18 months.
nope.
2006-08-25, 12:43 PM #14
I got recalled but told them off. I'm rather stay home and drink beer.
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2006-08-25, 2:45 PM #15
My families van had a recall on it for spontaneously catching fire. But the recall was release after it exploded into flames in our driveway.
2006-08-25, 3:42 PM #16
:eek:
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2006-08-25, 4:04 PM #17
That happened to my friend's uncle about 12 years ago. Unfortunately he was in the vehicle at the time.

That wasn't supposed to sound so humourous.
nope.
2006-08-25, 8:38 PM #18
:(
2006-08-26, 9:21 AM #19
i had some gi joe battle station thing recalled when i was like 6, apparently there was something like 14 deaths caused by some missle on it, that looked like a french fry so they recalled the toy and shipped it back with a funky shaped missle that was colored black
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2006-08-26, 9:25 AM #20
That's called natural selection.
2006-08-26, 9:31 AM #21
My car had a recall because the front towing hooks could hit something and cause the airbag to go off...
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2006-08-26, 8:56 PM #22
Originally posted by Jdogg0403:
i had some gi joe battle station thing recalled when i was like 6, apparently there was something like 14 deaths caused by some missle on it, that looked like a french fry so they recalled the toy and shipped it back with a funky shaped missle that was colored black


That reminds me of these Pokemon (Happy Meal?) toys that were recalled because the "pokeball" latched on to a face of a baby.
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2006-08-27, 1:28 AM #23
I had a new ford truck which was recalled twice. But they didn't replace it, they just fixed two issues. Both I think had to due with faulty cruise control switches that could light the damn thing on fire.

I wish MS would recall freaking windows.
2006-08-27, 1:45 PM #24
Aye, I'm waiting for a shiny new battery that is less likely to fry me than this one.
2006-08-27, 3:16 PM #25
Costco sent us a letter that they would accept a return for opened bags of Almonds cause they could have been infected. Sort of a recall, but basically they knew that most everyone had eaten them already. We returned the last 5 almonds and they gave us a new bag.
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2006-08-27, 4:12 PM #26
Man... When's the last time you heard about something good happening to Sony?
2006-08-28, 10:18 AM #27
To Brits - does anyone know if Cadbury's recalled those bars they had already sold but hadnt been eaten? The salmonella ones.
nope.
2006-08-28, 10:19 AM #28
Yeah, they all went back.
2006-08-28, 10:27 AM #29
My vehicle was recalled to to structural issues with the exhaust. Mine had already cracked, and I had it welded back together, well before the recal notice went out. So Hyundai just gave me a free inspection and a promise to replace the exhaust if it broke again.
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2006-08-28, 11:26 AM #30
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet:
Man... When's the last time you heard about something good happening to Sony?


Never.
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