ONE MILLION Toyotas Recalled, including Corolla & Prius for loss of Steering Control

[vroten]

Update: "A Toyota spokesman said the recall would also cover about 400,000 units overseas."
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197458,00.html

Sounds like many are not for the American market. Could that mean these are Japanese produced? I thought they built perfect vehicles in their factories at home. Sounds like a small problem.... who needs to steer a car anyway?



Full Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13046349/

vroten

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is recalling more than 565,000 vehicles across nine models, including its popular Prius hybrid car, to replace faulty parts that could cause drivers to lose control of the steering wheel.

Subject to the recall are a total of 565,756 vehicles manufactured under the Wish, Isis, Prius, Corolla, Corolla Runx, Corolla Fielder, Corolla Spacio, Allex and Ractis brands between September 2002 and November 2005, according to the statement.

The number included more than 300,000 Wish cars and more than 113,000 Prius cars.

[69Firebird400]

It does affect the Corolla and Prius, which are obviously sold in the US and are volume sellers. It's interesting - the perception of Toyota in the marketplace is not that they use subpar parts, but clearly that is the situation here.

I don't think it has to do with where the cars are produced, but with the design of the parts, or perhaps the choice of material for them.

[SuperSS27]

Sheesh,....another Toyota recall,....who would have thought that the perfect company would have flaws. And its not little stupid stuff like small electronic stuff, its transmissions and steering shafts. Stuff that directly effects the operation of the car.

[coaster.n3rd]

Must be "teething" issues.. You know, like on the Avalon.

4th year teething issues in some cases.

[1G6]

lolololololol

[mbukukanyau]

Apparently, there is no love lost btw this Prius and that Exit.. Why will it not take that Exit?

[IMPALAon20s]

it doesn't matter, media will praise toyota for its follow up in handling this problem. where it would have bashed gm.

[Relik86]

That supplier's gonna get hit, and hit hard!

[mbukukanyau]

Originally Posted by IMPALAon20s

it doesn't matter, media will praise toyota for its follow up in handling this problem. where it would have bashed gm.

Sad but true.....
I would like to see the look on that Hippie missin a turn in their Jetson mobile...

[j_granlund]

yeah,so about that whole Toyota means quality thing....

[Phillip]

Another steering recall?

[andy82471]

Looks like only the PRIUS recall might effect US customers. Those Corollas are not US versions and only sold in Japan and a few other South and Southeast Asian countries.

[paul8488]

RE: CALLing out Toyota recalls-

If I RECALL, we agreed not to celebrate Toyota RECALLs anymore. It's not like they'RE CALLecting RECALLS to hang on the mantle. They have problems too. Thankfully, these problems don't lead to seveRE CALLisions. Lets all stop picking on poor Toyota. Let's have a fREE, CALLective sigh of relief that more vehicles weren't involved.

[grayhorse]

Long live Toyota! Moving Towards...!

[stk]

Originally Posted by paul8488

RE: CALLing out Toyota recalls-

If I RECALL, we agreed not to celebrate Toyota RECALLs anymore. It's not like they'RE CALLecting RECALLS to hang on the mantle. They have problems too. Thankfully, these problems don't lead to seveRE CALLisions. Lets all stop picking on poor Toyota. Let's have a fREE, CALLective sigh of relief that more vehicles weren't involved.

Omg that's a good post. I like your subtility!!