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Japanese media criticize Toyota chief's response to recall
Tokyo -- Japanese media sharply criticized Toyota's president Saturday for what they called a delayed and unconvincing explanation for the massive car recall that has sullied the world's biggest automaker, a Japanese corporate icon. Akio Toyoda, the founder's grandson appointed to lead Toyota Motor Corp. last Ju... 6 Feb 2010 19:41

Dealers to 2010 Prius Customer: Car Within Spec and "Get Used to It"
I don't know why some dealers like to BS like this: faults are normal and "within spec", so "get used to it" !!! Bart has taken her Prius into the dealer twice. "They've said they can't find anything and they can't duplicate it," she said. "You have to hit it just so." One owner from Commerce Township told the... 9 Feb 2010 18:38

Toyota struggles to stop runaway crisis
"Remarkable doesn't begin to describe what's happening to Toyota Motor Corp. Its reputation for delivering safe, reliable, quality-engineered vehicles is in tatters. Governments from Tokyo to Washington, clearly on the muscle, are pressuring the automaker to act openly and quickly. Toyota's executives, corporate... 11 Feb 2010 23:00

Toyota president apologizes for recalls
I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. "Tokyo -- Toyota's president apologized today for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales. But Akio Toyoda, appointed to the top job at Toyota Motor Corp. last June, ... 6 Feb 2010 18:35

Insteqad of pissing and moaning, "john" how about doing something useful?
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:45:00 -0800, ransley wrote: But I have had two Toyotas with 'problems', both fixed free after the warranty had expired. To me, they have always been a good company. It wouldn't surprise me if they throttled back production in order to make good cars again.- Hide quoted text ... 5 Feb 2010 21:50

The Real Problem
"David Z" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:7t2rhsFv0uU1(a)mid.individual.net... With car recalls, ideally, the press should find out about the problem when the recall is announced. The problem here, IMO, is that a culture has evolved at Toyota whereby they deny and stonewall problems until they... 7 Feb 2010 01:07

Insteqad of pissing and moaning, "john" how about doing something useful?
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:57:25 -0800, twisted wrote: On Feb 4, 8:28 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:24:27 -0800, twisted wrote: On Feb 4, 5:18 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: That's stupid. Put it in neutral so it revs up and blows! Damn intellig... 4 Feb 2010 22:32

Insteqad of pissing and moaning, "john" how about doing something useful?
On Feb 4, 8:28 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:24:27 -0800, twisted wrote: On Feb 4, 5:18 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: That's stupid. Put it in neutral so it revs up and blows! Damn intelligent. Just turn the ignition off! Um... 4 Feb 2010 22:32

Insteqad of pissing and moaning, "john" how about doing something useful?
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:24:27 -0800, twisted wrote: On Feb 4, 5:18 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: That's stupid. Put it in neutral so it revs up and blows! Damn intelligent. Just turn the ignition off! Um, what happens when you turn the ignition off in gear? ... 4 Feb 2010 21:26

Insteqad of pissing and moaning, "john" how about doing something useful?
Sent to NBC Nightly News: With all the reports on Toyota's stuck accelerator problem, no one has really said a lot about how to control the car if it does get away from you. These are common-sense rules for handling a Toyota recently on recall, and general rules for any car on which the accelerator is sticking: ... 6 Feb 2010 14:10