Post retarded shit automakers do

my Mazda 3's dash literally melted into a sticky goop because of heat
At least they finally did a recall/warranty extension after tons of people bitched

>TFW ppl with "modern cars" talk shit bout muh 1970s fiat

Water pumps powered by the timing chain.
Looking at you GM.

Fuck them for thinking a sports car could use a plastic radiator

Why is this a problem unless you have a shit water pump. Just replace the timing chain as the same time as the water pump, 2 for 1

Yeah you're not getting out of that one

heat stakes

it's where they want to fit two parts together so they mold one side with stakes and the other side with holes. the stakes go thru and they use a heated punch to mushroom the head, joining them together. a lot of automakers use them to attach door cards together (ok because there isn't a conceivable reason to take the door card apart) but some use it for, say, a blower motor clamshell.

so in the last few years of the cavalier they did this. you have to drill the stakes out to get into the housing and change the blower motor. into the part they molded pilot holes for wood screws when you put it back together.

i dont like this design at all but what really gets me is they went so far to save a few cents per car on traditional fasteners. makes me think about some of the other stuff they skimp on, and makes me think about that scene in fight club where they talk about insurance.

which one

Almost every Ferrari and Maserati made between ~95 and ~05 had the same issue.

I wouldn't say examples like OP or are "retarded shit" unless they constantly fail. Any time you can integrate two parts into one it's going to be a win for manufacturing since you remove pieces of the supply chain, and cut a step out of the assembly.

>GM
>making any good part

have fun replacing the timing belt every 50k