TRUCK RECALL?!?!?!?
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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 13 Feb 2010 01:00 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:42:39 -0800, jim beam wrote: > On 02/12/2010 08:32 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: >> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:12:58 -0500, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >> >>> I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front >>> propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) >>> >>> Oh, boy... >> >> >> Here's the lowdown. Take a look at who discovered the problem... >> >> By now, we've lost count of how many vehicles Toyota has recalled >> (it's somewhere north of 8.1 million vehicles). According to a Toyota >> spokesman, the Japanese automaker is also voluntarily recalling >> approximately 8,000 four-wheel-drive Tacoma pickups to fix a problem in >> the front propeller shaft. >> >> Toyota says that a crack can develop in the rear joint of the Tacoma >> leading to the driveshaft separating and falling away from the truck. >> >> The issue was discovered by Dana Corporation during the manufacturing >> process of the front prop shaft. >> >> The recall affects Tacoma models that were produced from mid-December >> 2009 to early Feb. 2010. >> >> >> DANA!!! Can you say, "Rusting frames"? >> >> If I were Toyota' I think I'd consider dropping Dana from the list of >> preferred suppliers. >> >> >> > hopefully toyota will have learned their lesson - don't trust domestic > suppliers. I thought CTS was going to be under close scrutiny, but I think Dana is toast! This is not as major a recall as the frames; the first round was 1996 or 97 to 2003, huundreds of thousands of trucks Toyota bought back for 150% of Kelley Blue Book, but a lot of them promptly bought a new Tacoma... Only to find out a year or two later it ALSO had a Dana frame that could rot prematurely! This recall 'only' affects 8,000 vehicles, but I bet the guys at Dana are sweating bullets... > > actually, two lessons: make sure your competition doesn't spend more on > political donations than you do! Yeah, that too. I particularly liked the ads Chevrolet dealers were running that said, We'll give you $1,000 more than book value! Sure! Why the hell not? It's *OUR* money!!!
From: ransley on 13 Feb 2010 07:12 On Feb 12, 10:32 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:12:58 -0500, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: > > I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front > > propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) > > > Oh, boy... > > Here's the lowdown. Take a look at who discovered the problem... > > By now, we$B!G(Bve lost count of how many vehicles Toyota has recalled > (it$B!G(Bs somewhere north of 8.1 million vehicles). According to a Toyota > spokesman, the Japanese automaker is also voluntarily recalling > approximately 8,000 four-wheel-drive Tacoma pickups to fix a problem in > the front propeller shaft. > > Toyota says that a crack can develop in the rear joint of the Tacoma > leading to the driveshaft separating and falling away from the truck. > > The issue was discovered by Dana Corporation during the manufacturing > process of the front prop shaft. > > The recall affects Tacoma models that were produced from mid-December 2009 > to early Feb. 2010. > > DANA!!! Can you say, "Rusting frames"? > > If I were Toyota' I think I'd consider dropping Dana from the list of > preferred suppliers. Toyota , on its way to 10,000,000 recalls, Toyota hires retired-former NHTSA employees, they help squash many investigations that would have led to RECALLS. Toyota knew about accererator issues in 2003, just wait this might top 20,000,000 , Twenty Million, is its over?. And you lamely blame Dana on a few, now thats Lame. Toyotas whole modus has been "dont tell" anybody. They should hit toy with a Ten Billion dollar fine.
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:02 Just ONE MORE of Toyotas on going world wide safety recalls it appears. "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:hl58sa$b6j$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front > propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) > > Oh, boy... > >
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:03 Another YABUT reply LOL "jim beam" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:GOGdnduIEdIAuuvWnZ2dnUVZ_rli4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... > On 02/12/2010 08:12 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: >> I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front >> propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) >> >> Oh, boy... >> >> > > oh, i've /never/ EVER seen a frod or gm or chrysler broken down at the > side of the road with a broken u-joint. never seen one lose a whole wheel > with a fatigued half-shaft either. > > -- > nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Mike Hunter on 13 Feb 2010 12:04
Not too worry Toyota will stand BEHIND them "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:hl59pu$hnn$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:16:28 -0800, jim beam wrote: > >> On 02/12/2010 08:12 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: >>> I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front >>> propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) >>> >>> Oh, boy... >>> >>> >>> >> oh, i've /never/ EVER seen a frod or gm or chrysler broken down at the >> side of the road with a broken u-joint. never seen one lose a whole >> wheel >> with a fatigued half-shaft either. > > And never had to replace all four ball joints in an S10 Blazer, either. > > But this really comes down to the parts supplier. I don't know, I just > heard a little snippet on the news about it, and all they said was the > prop shaft could separate. Sounds like bad ball joints to me. > > And you're preaching to the chior about Toyotas. I have a yard full of > 'em. > > > |