From: Tom on


"Sir F. A. Rien" <jaSPAMc(a)gbr.online.com> wrote in message
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> "Tom" Tom the piper's son <tc(a)comcast.net> found these unused words:
>
>>"Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message
>>news:4b607425$0$24800$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net...
>>> What manufacturer ever refused to fix vehicles with a safety issue?
>>>
>>>
>>> "SMS" <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4b5fdd40$0$1588$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net...
>>>> jr92 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Myself,
>>>>>
>>>>> I value my loved ones' well-being too much to risk putting them into
>>>>> the likes of a Toyota.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, you want to put them into a vehicle where the manufacturer fights
>>>> to the end to not fix safety issues, not one where the manufacturer
>>>> acknowledges potential problems and fixes them.
>>>>
>>>> What an idiot.
>>>
>> All Hail Toyota I will stick behind them to the end, or at least until
>> they
>> finish raping America while
>> closing their markets. fixing the price of their yen, Just remember
>> these people do not like us only our money
>> and the protection we provide. name something they have done for us.
>
> Guess you missed the information that they make the cars in the US and
> supply US workers with a living?
>
> That's as against Flipping Ford who assembles in MEXICO with foreign made
> parts.
>
> Remember to salute [right arm extended] when you look at a Chrysler
> product.
Toyota has only known about this problem since2007
>
Toyota first identified problems with the accelerator pedals on its Tundra
pickup in March 2007. After months of testing, the company determined that
the problem was caused by the material in the accelerators' friction lever
and made a change.

At that time, Toyota considered it to be a drivability issue unrelated to
safety, according to its filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. A similar issue then arose in Europe in December 2008
in the right-hand-drive versions of two small Toyota cars, the Aygo and
Yaris.

The company's investigation found that condensation from heaters caused
increased friction in the gas pedal, making it stick in some cases. Toyota
lengthened the arm of the friction lever and changed its materials on all
vehicles produced in Europe using the subject accelerator pedals starting in
mid-August 2009.

Beginning in October last year, Toyota became aware of sticking accelerator
pedals in the U.S. and Canada. The company realized that the material used
in

From: Mike Hunter on
You are correct, I keep forgetting most of the buyers in this NG are used
car buyers.


"dr_jeff" <utz(a)msu.edu> wrote in message
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> Mike Hunter wrote:
>> Old news, one can no longer buys those old cars, You can however still
>> buy one of the many runaway Toyotas models.
>
> only used
>
>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2010.01.27.00.37.45.547150(a)e86.GTS...
>>> On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:07:03 -0800, jr92 wrote:
>>>
>>>> What they are doing now is is simply a PR move.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many are considering it to be a desperation tactic.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Time will tell if their PR move pays off.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Myself,
>>>>
>>>> I value my loved ones' well-being too much to risk putting them into
>>>> the
>>>> likes of a Toyota.
>>> Really? What DO you put them into?
>>>
>>> My last Toyota was recalled for...
>>>
>>> the antenna not mounted to the body correctly, which may cause static on
>>> the radio.
>>>
>>> With Ford sticking stickers on the dash saying, This car may go into
>>> reverse at any time...
>>>
>>> Chevy making rolling blunders
>>>
>>> I'll stick to Toytota. They aren't perfect, but about as close as you
>>> can
>>> get at a good price.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

From: Mike Hunter on
Is that different than Toyota importing most of the materials, as well as
most of the models it sells in the US?


"Sir F. A. Rien" <jaSPAMc(a)gbr.online.com> wrote in message
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> "Tom" Tom the piper's son <tc(a)comcast.net> found these unused words:
>> All Hail Toyota I will stick behind them to the end, or at least until
>> they
>> finish raping America while
>> closing their markets. fixing the price of their yen, Just remember
>> these people do not like us only our money
>> and the protection we provide. name something they have done for us.
>
> Guess you missed the information that they make the cars in the US and
> supply US workers with a living?
>
> That's as against Flipping Ford who assembles in MEXICO with foreign made
> parts.
>
> Remember to salute [right arm extended] when you look at a Chrysler
> product.
>


From: Mike Hunter on
How does that account for the fact vehicles with the fly by wire system also
have the runaway problem, according to A.N.?



"Tom" <tc(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Sir F. A. Rien" <jaSPAMc(a)gbr.online.com> wrote in message
> news:g8f1m596lv0uk23r9iqgkg6v7ojcgt3ece(a)4ax.com...
>> "Tom" Tom the piper's son <tc(a)comcast.net> found these unused words:
>>
>>>"Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message
>>>news:4b607425$0$24800$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net...
>>>> What manufacturer ever refused to fix vehicles with a safety issue?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SMS" <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4b5fdd40$0$1588$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net...
>>>>> jr92 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Myself,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I value my loved ones' well-being too much to risk putting them into
>>>>>> the likes of a Toyota.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, you want to put them into a vehicle where the manufacturer
>>>>> fights
>>>>> to the end to not fix safety issues, not one where the manufacturer
>>>>> acknowledges potential problems and fixes them.
>>>>>
>>>>> What an idiot.
>>>>
>>> All Hail Toyota I will stick behind them to the end, or at least until
>>> they
>>> finish raping America while
>>> closing their markets. fixing the price of their yen, Just remember
>>> these people do not like us only our money
>>> and the protection we provide. name something they have done for us.
>>
>> Guess you missed the information that they make the cars in the US and
>> supply US workers with a living?
>>
>> That's as against Flipping Ford who assembles in MEXICO with foreign made
>> parts.
>>
>> Remember to salute [right arm extended] when you look at a Chrysler
>> product.
> Toyota has only known about this problem since2007
>>
> Toyota first identified problems with the accelerator pedals on its Tundra
> pickup in March 2007. After months of testing, the company determined that
> the problem was caused by the material in the accelerators' friction lever
> and made a change.
>
> At that time, Toyota considered it to be a drivability issue unrelated to
> safety, according to its filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic
> Safety Administration. A similar issue then arose in Europe in December
> 2008 in the right-hand-drive versions of two small Toyota cars, the Aygo
> and Yaris.
>
> The company's investigation found that condensation from heaters caused
> increased friction in the gas pedal, making it stick in some cases. Toyota
> lengthened the arm of the friction lever and changed its materials on all
> vehicles produced in Europe using the subject accelerator pedals starting
> in mid-August 2009.
>
> Beginning in October last year, Toyota became aware of sticking
> accelerator pedals in the U.S. and Canada. The company realized that the
> material used in


From: Mike Hunter on
You can continue to believe that if you wish, but the US Commerce Department
says most of what Toyota sells is in the US is imported and those vehicles
and the parts they do ASSEMBLE in the US are assembled of imported
MATERIALS. Even Toyota says "assembled in the US, of world sourced parts
and materials."


"dr_jeff" <utz(a)msu.edu> wrote in message
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> Mike Hunter wrote:
>> Is that different than Toyota importing most of the materials, as well as
>> most of the models it sells in the US?
>
> Yet it builds most of the cars it sells in North America. And most of the
> parts in the those cars come from the US, too.
>
> Jeff
>
>> "Sir F. A. Rien" <jaSPAMc(a)gbr.online.com> wrote in message
>> news:g8f1m596lv0uk23r9iqgkg6v7ojcgt3ece(a)4ax.com...
>>> "Tom" Tom the piper's son <tc(a)comcast.net> found these unused words:
>>>> All Hail Toyota I will stick behind them to the end, or at least until
>>>> they
>>>> finish raping America while
>>>> closing their markets. fixing the price of their yen, Just remember
>>>> these people do not like us only our money
>>>> and the protection we provide. name something they have done for us.
>>> Guess you missed the information that they make the cars in the US and
>>> supply US workers with a living?
>>>
>>> That's as against Flipping Ford who assembles in MEXICO with foreign
>>> made
>>> parts.
>>>
>>> Remember to salute [right arm extended] when you look at a Chrysler
>>> product.
>>>
>>