When you combine the potential harm with the number of vehicles, this is one of the most serious recalls ever. This ranks right up there with the Ford Pinto recall.

Every consumer buying vehicles should be aware that they may be buying flooded vehicles. Just because you live in Nevada, don't think you aren't going to run into a flooded vehicle.

There are a number of reasons why you do concept vehicles, one of them is to give an early look at intended production vehicles. Sure we thought about doing that.

We have had grade inflation. NHTSA should make the tests more stringent.

This is a relatively new issue because electronic keys just came on to the market in the late 1990s. Back then, I think a maximum of 10 percent of the cars on the road had these kinds of keys; now I think it's more like 60 percent, and of course it takes time for people to start losing their keys, so we are just starting to see these sorts of problems and I think it's the tip of the iceberg.

There's been a difference in Congress. I expect to see a much more favorable Congress next year, no matter who wins. People are not going to forget Firestone/Explorer quickly.