Toyota Doesn't Know How to Fix GX460's Stability Control Yet
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From: hls on 18 Apr 2010 10:24 "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:23ce9883-b019-497c-8f41-292d4960ecd3(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... "The Japanese automaker also said it had been able to duplicate a flaw in the skid control system on new Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicles, but said it had not yet settled on exactly how to fix the problem. Your subject line is a misleading (almost certainly your aim). They have not decided how to implement the fix, it is not that they dont know how to do it. Two very different things...
From: chuckcar on 18 Apr 2010 13:57 john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:23ce9883-b019-497c-8f41-292d4960ecd3(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com: > "The Japanese automaker also said it had been able to duplicate a flaw > in the skid control system on new Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicles, > but said it had not yet settled on exactly how to fix the problem. > > The automaker stopped selling the Lexus GX460, a SUV sold by Toyota�s > luxury brand, earlier this week after Consumer Reports deemed the > truck unsafe to drive because its skid controls allowed the vehicle to > veer to the side before regaining control in certain maneuvers. > > http://www.freep.com/article/20100416/BUSINESS01/4160356/1331/business0 > 1/Toyota-solution-may-come-in-summer I wasn't aware it wasn't working properly in the first place. I've seen a skid from hell that by any rights should have rolled the thing, but not even a tire cocked. -- (setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 22 Apr 2010 14:07 john wrote: > "The Japanese automaker also said it had been able to duplicate a flaw > in the skid control system on new Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicles, > but said it had not yet settled on exactly how to fix the problem. Big sticker on the dash that reads "THIS IS AN SUV. NOT A SPORTS CAR. DRIVE ACCORDINGLY". -- Paul Hovnanian paul(a)hovnanian.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Have gnu, will travel.
From: Michael on 22 Apr 2010 16:21
On Apr 17, 7:27 am, me <noem...(a)nothere.com> wrote: > On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:21:31 -0700, "Bill" > > <billnomailnosp...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >This could be a problem with the Asian culture or language. > > >For one, I think it is rude in that culture to point out that something is > >wrong? To confront someone and say they are not correct, etc. To tell > >someone their product has faults. No problem doing this in America... > > >Then due to the complexity of languages there, I think it is common for > >people to never fully understand everything in their languages. I think they > >tend to be passive if they don't understand something someone says - do > >nothing. In America we would say "What do you mean? Please explain!" > > You're in the ballpark, but I don't know that you are hitting the > nail. Toyota REFUSES to admit to problems, even when they are glaring > and obvious and have serious implications. That may be somewhat > cultural, but they know enough about business that they realize the > business implications of denial, or acknowledgement, both culturally > and in a business sense. > > I had a problem with my Toyota back in 1986 while still under factory > warranty. It was a relatively small problem but could result in a car > fire. It was clearly a design issue and likely affecting every single > Toyota they'd made. What was the problem? How did you fix it? Michael |