Every time I turn around, something I own goes on a recall list. A couple months ago, I got a notification from the manufacturer of my car. They told me to take my car to the nearest dealer and take this letter with them. They had a problem with the brakes failing. Then we got a notification from the manufacturer of my husband’s car. There was a problem with the steering suddenly failing, and the car would jerk into oncoming traffic. Neither of these problems were less than panicky for us. We rushed to a car dealership, hoping to have it fixed, but we had to make an appointment. Last week, we had a letter arrive from the manufacturer of our refrigerator. There was a problem with the ice maker and we had to make an appointment with the local repair company, and the manufacturer would pay for the repair. I have to admit that I am even more worried now since we just bought a new HVAC system. I am afraid that there will be some kind of recall on the HVAC equipment that will come too late. I would hate to find out that I have a problem with my furnace, after it has broken down, and I had to pay for an expensive repair. What would be even worse is if I had my furnace break down, find out that there was a recall, and end up waiting, in the middle of winter, to have a part replaced? As long as I had to wait for the repairs on the cars and refrigerator, I don’t know if I could go through the same thing with my HVAC equipment.
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