Toyota

"No Safety Problem" -- Toyota accused of 'not being frank'
WASHINGTON -- When owners of Lexus sedans began reporting harrowing crashes involving stuck accelerator pedals in early 2007, Toyota told U.S. safety regulators there was no safety problem with its floor mats -- but it would send owners an orange warning sticker just to be sure. The flaw has since been linked to ... 2 Feb 2010 22:32

Spring return pedal is never reliable
What is strange about all this is Toyota says dealers have not been able to duplicate the problem. If that IS the truth then why are they scrambling to get hold of 5.4 million new ones? "Georgie" <remailer(a)reece.net.au> wrote in message news:7AN6LJD740210.3274305556(a)reece.net.au... The return mechanism ... 3 Feb 2010 20:51

Toyota suspends sales of recalled vehicles - what should you buy instead?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:12:51 -0600, sjmmail2000-247 wrote: Last week, Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles because their accelerator pedals could stick. The problem is, they haven't figured out a solution -- so they have effectively taken the affected cars off the shelf by putting an immediate halt to sales and pr... 2 Feb 2010 19:13

Is this Toyota quality??
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:23:49 -0700, Canuck57 <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote: Funny, Toyota is helping out GM Vibe customers. LMAO. http://www.showbizgossips.com/pontiac-vibe-recalls-toyota-recall-list-of-affected-model-includes-pontiac-vibes/4806 Toyota built the Vibe, they should fix them. ... 5 Feb 2010 15:09

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan,Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
Mike Hunter wrote: In my opinion you are on to something. I believe the answer to Toyotas problem will be found in the logarithms of the process controller, rather than a mechanical problem, since it is found on such a diverse number of dissimilar models built all around the world. That's 'algorithm... 2 Feb 2010 19:12

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
john <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:5c581e0b-de16-4265-950e-4c3235871e23(a)k18g2000prf.googlegroups.com: Some kind of specification that is. Let's see if they'll try to blame it on CTS. "CTS made the pedals at issue. But Khilnani stressed several times to Wall Street analysts that the pedals CT... 2 Feb 2010 19:10

Corollas Made In Japan, And Recall ?
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 ... 2 Feb 2010 19:14

Toyota readies dealer fix for faulty accelerator pedals
Toyota readies dealer fix for faulty accelerator pedals Hans Greimel Automotive News -- January 28, 2010 - 11:10 pm ET TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. is fine-tuning a dealer remedy for faulty accelerator pedals in 2.3 million recalled vehicles and aims to announce the fix as early as next week, a person familiar ... 2 Feb 2010 19:10

Toyota's pedal supplier says it has a fix, is ramping up output
THE TOYOTA RECALL CRISIS Toyota's pedal supplier says it has a fix, is ramping up output Robert Sherefkin Automotive News -- January 28, 2010 - 1:19 pm ET DETROIT -- The supplier that made the pedal modules fingered in a massive recall of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles said today that it has a fix and is steppin... 2 Feb 2010 19:10

Sticking Accelerator Built to Toyota Specification. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Pedals Not Affected.
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:44:52 -0800, john wrote: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2010762266 Yeah...we know ... 2 Feb 2010 19:09