European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 secret warranties for autos alleged report says 30 million vehicles affected Washington api the Center for Auto safety says at feast 30 million cars and Light trucks Are covered by secret warranties in cover repairs of unannounced defects in i hair manufacture. Under such programs the manufacturer will pay for repairs when owners complain but makes no announce ment of the defect or the program the privately funded consumer group said in a report distributed Friday. The Center based its report on service bulletins sent to dealers and also filed with the National Highway traffic safely administration Center spokesman Dan Howell said. The Center s report which was sent to the Federal Trade commission alleged that secret warranty pro grains arc maintained by at least five automakers general motors corp., Ford motor co., Chrysler corp., american Honda motor co. And Toyota motor sales . Inc. All five companies denied having secret warranty programs and one charged that the Center s motive in presenting the report was to generate lawsuits Tor Law yers who Are in clients. The report alleged that secret warranties cover the following defects premature tire Wear an 6 million 198s1986 mid size and full size pm cars pickups and vans. Floor pan cracks on 1.2 million 1979-1983 for Mustangs and Mercury capris. Cracked blocks and cracked Heads on 2.4 million engine failure not suspected in plane crash Washington a the nation Al transportation safety Board said Fri Day that its investigators have examine the engines of the Northwest airlines Jet that crashed in Detroit and found no Evi Dence that they caused the Accident. Engine failure on the Mcdonnell Douglas md-80 Jel which crashed aug. 16 and killed 156 people was one of the Early theories investigators were looking into As a cause of the disaster. There was nothing in the disassembly of the right or left engine that would indicate an internal failure prior to Impact safety Board spokesman Alan pol lock said. At a news conference shortly after the Accident safely Board member or. John Launcr had said authorities had found no evidence of an a contained failure of either engine one in which pans would have flown out of the casing. Pollock said he Board would not definitively Rule out the engines As a cause of he crash of flight 255 at least until a report on the engines is issued in octo Ber. A final safely Board report on the entire Accident is expected Early next summer. Investigators Are examining indications thai the Crew of flight 253 had not properly set the aircraft s flaps for take off. In the sense that Nosb still has a Long Way to go we re pleased that at this stage their investigation of the engines has indicated there was not a failure said spokesman lint Linse of Pratt & Whitney the Connecticut based aircraft engine manufacturer. 1982-1984 pm cars with four Cylinder engines. Faulty automatic transmissions on 6 million 1982-1986 midsize and full size pm cars trucks and vans equipped with the company s automatic Over drive and 2.4 million 1980-1982 front wheel drive pm cars equipped with thi2s transmissions. Peeling paint and water leaks on 2 million Chrys Ler cars sold since 1978. Power steering failure on 6 million 1980-1984gm front wheel Dave cars. Seat belts thai bind and twist in 4 million 1970 1936 Honda cars. Squealing brakes on 200,000 1984-1986 Toyota camry cars. Broken Liming Chain guides in 300,000 1983 1984 Chrysler cars and vans with 2.6-liter four Cylinder engines. Paint thai turns Milky on 1985 pm Cadillac Buick Oldsmobile. Chevrolet and Pontiac cars painted dark red or Black. The Center estimated the potential Cost of repairing defects covered by the secret warranties at $3 billion. But Howell acknowledged thai the Center s figure was based on assumptions about the failure rate and Proba ble Cost of repair made by outsiders rather than the automakers. Pm spokesman John harmed said the company has no secret warranties but has special policies that arc not secret. We identify those special policies to the owner in the owners manual Marmot said. We do encourage them to talk to their dealers about  the company accused the Center of beating the drum about non existent secret warranties in an at tempt to create More fee generating lawsuits for the plaintiff lawyers who Are its  Chrysler in a statement issued through spokesman Thomas Houston Sard he can scr seems o miss inc Point. The important thing for our customers is that when something goes wrong for their car and we should pay for it we  he declined to discuss whether Chrysler has secret warranties saying i m not going beyond  Kurt Antonius Honda spokesman said the company s willingness to pay for Seal Belt repairs was widely advertised. Seventy five percent of the entire adult population of the United Stales was reached by our advertising Campaign in 1986 on this guaranteed for life scat Bel program Antonius said. I would hardly Call that a secret  Jerry Giaquinta Toyota spokesman said the com Pany has no secret warranties. There May be certain cases where n problem arises that is not covered by warranty. ,. And in some instances we May cover it but that is done in the interest of customer satisfaction he said. Ford spokesman Winston Cavell said he had not seen the report and could not comment on in. Fuji exec says school did t explain its reason for turning him Down Boston a an executive with Fuji photo film co. Says he s not a spy and was never told Why the University of Rochester decided be  attend business school there after complaints by the japanese company fierce rival Eastman Kodak co. I came to America to study Busi Ness Tsuneo Sakai 33, of Tokyo said. Kodak officials were concerned that some of their executives would be Tak ing classes at the University s William e. Simon school of business with Sakai a planner and coordinator of new products for Fuji. Kodak which is based in Rochester is one of the University s biggest benefactors and about 90 Kodak employees attend the Simon school. Last month Kodak announced in was giving the school $3.6 million Over 10years for a program to teach business executives creative  meanwhile former . Treasury Secretary William e. Simon who raised Sis million for the school that bears his name rebuked the school for its decision. There s just absolutely no place for blackmail Simon told the Rochester times Union i think it gives corporate America a bad name when i does things like that and it s even worse for a University when they Cavern that  in a Telephone interview from his Arlington mass., Horn thursday night Sakai said he was not an Indus App hold Tsuneo Sakai and daughter Yuk. Trial spy. He said the school sent him a letter withdrawing its acceptance but gave him no reason. The school also recommended that he apply to the Massachusetts Institute of technology Sloan school of management. Economist Lester Thurow Dean of the Sloan school said thursday he had received a Telephone Call from Roches Ter s Dean Paul Mcavoy who told him we Are having a  Mcavoy explained that University of Rochester officials withdrew Sakai s acceptance because they were not interested in having a War with Kodak Thurow said. Once he was assured by Kodak officials that the company was not trying to keep Sakai out of an american universities Thurow said he decided to accept him. It is very common for  to get pressure front Ameri can business about letting in Loo Man japanese he said. Sakai who plans to study at Sloan for two Yean to earn a master s degree in business said he would have preferred to attend the Rochester school because of certain courses. Kodak told the new York times in did not threaten or Force Simon officials to reconsider their decision re Garding Sakai. The company said it was concerned that its senior and mid level manager attending the Simon school would feel inhibited in discussions and or re viewing Case studies for fear of reveal ing proprietary  the Simon school said in acted nol Only because Kodak was concerned but because the school also was worried about a possible constraint or. Sakai s presence might produce on inc free Exchange of information in  2nd autopsy Sheds new Light on Halas family Case Chicago a internal Organ were removed from the body of George Halas or. And replaced with sawdust according to a court document concerning a dispute Over the estate of the son of he Man who founded football s Chicago bears. Such Complete removal and disposal of organs is most unusual and a cause for concern or. Michael m. Baden a forensic pathologist said in a statement submitted Friday. The younger Hatas a Cash on dec. 16, 1979, was ascribed to a massive heart attack but his body was disinterred an subjected to a second autopsy last month at the request of his former wife there be and her iwo children. The second autopsy was ordered As part of a Hitler court Bailie Between the heirs of the Laic George Halas or. About whether the National football league Pioneer intended to provide equally for All of his 13 grandchildren. The former mis. Halas Whu was divorced from the son of he Laic chicag bears founder said she and the children had lingering doubts Aboul the death. Christine and Stephen Halas contend thai their Grandfather As a Iru sice of their father s estate was responsible for notifying them before going through with a reorganization that effectively put the am ily of Halas Only other child Virginia Halas Mccaskey in effective control of the franchise