I just purchased a 2021 Honda with 20k miles that appears to have a bad starter. I did my research on the vehicle and purchased from CarMax with an extended warranty, but it looks like I might have a lemon.
BUT – I asked in a forum if anyone else has had this starter problem and someone replied “oh the good ole’ ship it’ quality syndrome.”
What the heck does this mean? Is this just a troll?
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To “Ship it” means to send it out from the factory, dealership, whatever. The implication is that they’re ignoring spending the time to do it properly and just sending it out with problems. At which point it’s not their problem anymore.
It just means that this person blames the quality issues on Honda trying to cut costs, trying to “just ship it” (just deliver the car) without paying attention to how long it lasts after that.
The person who said that isn’t a troll, it’s just kind of a lazy comment that’s easy to say.
Often the full term is “fuck it, ship it.”
It basically means “just barely good enough to not be recalled.”
In your case, a starter is cheaper than a motor. So if the motor is ok but the starter is shit, and bossman is behind schedule, he’ll say “fuck it, ship it” knowing a lot of the starters are low quality and will break. They do this because they get the money you paid for the car, and you get stuck with repairing the broken starter because on most warranties it’s a “wear component.”
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