Problems
Although the Vega sold well from the beginning, the buying public soon questioned the car's quality. In Comeback:The Fall & Rise of the American Automobile Industry, the authors write: "In 1972, GM issued three mass recalls, the largest covering 500,000 Vegas, to fix defective axles, balky throttles and problems that caused fires. The Vega's aluminium engine was notorious for buckling and leaking." Development and upgrades continued throughout the car's seven-year production run, addressing its engine and cost-related issues.
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