Toyota recalls more than 565,000 vehicles

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...DATE/605300407

 

It's only an issue of losing control of the vehicle while in motion. No big deal. Toyota's build quality is the best in this solar system. This is all a bunch ado about nothing. Besides Ford has had the largest recalls of any manufacturer. We can't talk about Toyota's because Ford hasn't been exactly stellar for the last 100 years.

 

Sure we can talk about Toyota.
You know, if you hear something often enough, whether it be true or not, you start to believe it. Every little miniscule recall by Ford or GM gets reported on the 6:00 news. How many recalls have there been by a foreign owned vehicle, major or minor, that happen but never get picked up by the news reporters? I'd say it's about time this gets reported and this probably only was reported because of the sheer number of the vehicles being recalled.

 

He was being sarcastic. Both of you are right.

 

Drive an die thats Toyotas motto. Have you driven a Ford latly. Get rid off that Toyota an get a Ford.

 

Now we wouldn't want to be brand bashing would we

 

Toyota "we make it easy", that's the motto.

 

They build them that way on purpose. Haven't you guys seen the previews for Fast and the Furious 3 Tokyo Drift yet.

 

The recall is actually affecting nearly 1 million vehicles according to the highly touted publication "USA Today".

 

If you look in consumers reports a lot of Japanese car MODELS including SOME Toyotas are rated as poor buys in the used car market because of multiple problems. My brother buys the yearly guide and said there are some surprises in there. (I am looking for a used car for my son's girlfriend) Funny how these bad models and years never make the news. Overall they still are a little ahead on dependability but the gap is closing fast.

 

Well, here's my general opinion on recalls:

1. I dont like to see them because it means inferior products. In a thing that costs as much as a vehicle, we shouldn't be having as many problems as we do.

2. I do commend the manufacturers for coming forward with recalls and fixing problems. It's a lot better for everybody to do that than try and let it slide. The customers would be hurt by the safety issue, and the manufacturer could face lawsuits.

3. Every manufacturer has problems. Japanese, USA, all of 'em. It's the manufacturers that dont have recalls that I'd be concerned with. Either:
a. They make things good enough to not need recalls. (NOT!) or
b. They're trying to get out of it by not issuing a recall and hoping the issue goes away.

4. To say "haha look at those losers, they've got another recall!" is rediculous. See above.

 

Agreed cars today are complex machines made up of parts from all over the world. They may have several different vendors suppling the same part depending upon which plant and when the vehicle is produced. Take a closer look at your car or truck the next time you are working on it and look for lables on the parts stating country of manufacture. I have and counted about five different countries so far. Some how these guys put all this stuff together and get it to fit mostly. It's really amazing that they're vehicles out there that have never had a recall or TSB when you think about it.

 

I agree, its like they say, "people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones". Its not as if Ford is even close to being perfect. Remember the Wilderness AT recall how about the cruise control fire recall that for years Ford denied was a problem?
Silly fanboys...

 

Well Toyota isnt perfect far from it. This is seriious issue you could actually lose control off the steering capability off the car. Not good. Hopefully this made the front page off the major papers but probably didnt.

 

Nothing here is southern Illinois about it per as usual.