Corollas Made In Japan, And Recall ?
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From: nm5k on 29 Jan 2010 17:05 On Jan 29, 9:17 am, Tegger <inva...(a)invalid.inv> wrote: > Bob <rgs...(a)notme.invalid> wrote innews:hjukab$dbd$1(a)news.eternal- > september.org: > > > Hello, > > > Was thinking of buying a new Corolla, but... > > > Question: is it true that those vehicles that have a J in front of > > their VIN number, and presumably made in Japan, are not subject to the > > recall ? > > Correct. Japan-built cars have Denso-made pedal assemblies. > > > > > Their gas pedal assembly is of a different design, manufactured > > elsewhere, or...? > > > If you could put my mind at ease on this, and provide a few details, > > would be most appreciative. > > Only cars that were built (or that may have been built) with older CTS > pedal assemblies are subject to the recall. All Japan-made cars were > supplied by Denso. > > CTS knew about this problem a long time ago (before it became public) and > had already fixed it. The revised pedal assemblies have a white mark on the > left side of the pedal shank. Dealers look for this mark when they inspect > unsold cars. No mark, no sale. > > -- > Tegger I've been wondering why the older Corollas were not included. I thought they all used basically the same system. But maybe the ones on the 2003-2008 series were Denso built.. I don't know. I tried looking at mine "2005" , and couldn't see any markings from my view under the dash, except for on the module/ potentiometer thing that the pedal connects to. On mine, it just said "Toyota". No Denso or CTS markings. I've been wondering exactly what the problem is supposed to be, and the only source I've seen that seemed to have a clue said they think it's a problem caused in part by condensation. Also something about it binding up. But I forgot what all they said. I'd have to find the article again. Oh well.. I've never had a throttle glitch on mine.. Bang on wood.. But if it does, at least I have enough sense to throw it in neutral.. :/ I do know that even though mine is a NUMMI Corolla, most of the parts on it seem to be Denso. It was actually built in 2004 according to the door tag.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Jan 2010 11:14 On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:28:52 -0500, Bob wrote: > Hello, > > Was thinking of buying a new Corolla, but... > > Question: is it true that those vehicles that have a J in front of > their VIN number, and presumably made in Japan, are not subject to the > recall ? > > Their gas pedal assembly is of a different design, manufactured > elsewhere, or...? > > If you could put my mind at ease on this, and provide a few details, > would be most appreciative. > > Thanks, > Bob VIN beginning with J is OK (hey, that rhymes!)
From: Mike Hunter on 30 Jan 2010 13:41 Denial is a river as well. <nm5k(a)wt.net> wrote in message news:d10cee9f-a2da-4568-8339-cda2b83ec088(a)c29g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... On Jan 29, 9:17 am, Tegger <inva...(a)invalid.inv> wrote: > Bob <rgs...(a)notme.invalid> wrote innews:hjukab$dbd$1(a)news.eternal- > september.org: > > > Hello, > > > Was thinking of buying a new Corolla, but... > > > Question: is it true that those vehicles that have a J in front of > > their VIN number, and presumably made in Japan, are not subject to the > > recall ? > > Correct. Japan-built cars have Denso-made pedal assemblies. > > > > > Their gas pedal assembly is of a different design, manufactured > > elsewhere, or...? > > > If you could put my mind at ease on this, and provide a few details, > > would be most appreciative. > > Only cars that were built (or that may have been built) with older CTS > pedal assemblies are subject to the recall. All Japan-made cars were > supplied by Denso. > > CTS knew about this problem a long time ago (before it became public) and > had already fixed it. The revised pedal assemblies have a white mark on > the > left side of the pedal shank. Dealers look for this mark when they inspect > unsold cars. No mark, no sale. > > -- > Tegger I've been wondering why the older Corollas were not included. I thought they all used basically the same system. But maybe the ones on the 2003-2008 series were Denso built.. I don't know. I tried looking at mine "2005" , and couldn't see any markings from my view under the dash, except for on the module/ potentiometer thing that the pedal connects to. On mine, it just said "Toyota". No Denso or CTS markings. I've been wondering exactly what the problem is supposed to be, and the only source I've seen that seemed to have a clue said they think it's a problem caused in part by condensation. Also something about it binding up. But I forgot what all they said. I'd have to find the article again. Oh well.. I've never had a throttle glitch on mine.. Bang on wood.. But if it does, at least I have enough sense to throw it in neutral.. :/ I do know that even though mine is a NUMMI Corolla, most of the parts on it seem to be Denso. It was actually built in 2004 according to the door tag.
From: in2dadark on 30 Jan 2010 13:43 On Jan 29, 7:28 am, Bob <rgs...(a)notme.invalid> wrote: > Hello, > > Was thinking of buying a new Corolla, but... > > Question: is it true that those vehicles that have a J in front of > their VIN number, and presumably made in Japan, are not subject to the > recall ? > > Their gas pedal assembly is of a different design, manufactured > elsewhere, or...? > > If you could put my mind at ease on this, and provide a few details, > would be most appreciative. > > Thanks, > Bob The J's are made in Japan. But I haven't seen a corolla with a J in a while here in the states. Did you find one..? Doesn't really matter. It'll sit for a while anyway..
From: nm5k on 30 Jan 2010 14:01
On Jan 30, 12:41 pm, "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote: > Denial is a river as well. Is that in the state of Confusion? I've never been down that river yet.. Any good rapids to run? |