Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars

neshapop · 10-18-2005, 08:28 AM

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), Japan's biggest auto maker, said on Tuesday it would recall about 1.27 million cars in Japan -- its biggest ever -- including its Corolla and 15 other models due to troubles with their headlight switching systems.

Toyota declined to comment on the cost of the recall.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051018/...yota_recall_dc

Another fiasco after Prius? Quantity and sales record=Quality down the toilet?

DMD · 10-18-2005, 08:45 AM

drip.........drip..........drip.........drip - Wow, and I thought that Toyota was immune to making products that had defects serious enough to consider being recalled. The only thing is my whole perception of Toyta is now shot, you see, I have always believed that Toyota was perfect because they are Japanese.

CRBoyd91 · 10-18-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DMD

drip.........drip..........drip.........drip - Wow, and I thought that Toyota was immune to making products that had defects serious enough to consider being recalled. The only thing is my whole perception of Toyta is now shot, you see, I have always believed that Toyota was perfect because they are Japanese.

Most people think the same, and I think us American need to get with the program.

grayhorse · 10-18-2005, 09:11 AM

WOW! I think TOYOTA will win the most coveted award for 2005. TOYOTA THE 2005 "KING OF RECALLS." But wait, this announcement is just for JAPAN only. So we'll expect that the U.S. fans will also receive theirs.

kool_zx3 · 10-18-2005, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by grayhorse

WOW! I think TOYOTA will win the most coveted award for 2005. TOYOTA THE 2005 "KING OF RECALLS." But wait, this announcement is just for JAPAN only. So we'll expect that the U.S. fans will also receive theirs.

Sadly GM owns that award this year unless something crazy happens

grayhorse · 10-18-2005, 09:29 AM

Kool_zx3, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'LL JUST CHANGE THE TITLE INTO "TOYOTA" THE 2005 FOREIGN CARMAKER KING OF RECALLS.

**BigAls87Z28** · 10-18-2005, 11:34 AM

WOW!!! Anyone see this on CNBC, MSNBC, or any other news station?

**TaHoE** · 10-18-2005, 11:56 AM

..Strange, I don't Al...

gmsickofan · 10-18-2005, 12:10 PM

Why don't recalls appear on the News Ticker?

neshapop · 10-18-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by neshapop

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), Japan's biggest auto maker, said on Tuesday it would recall about 1.27 million cars in Japan -- its biggest ever -- including its Corolla and 15 other models due to troubles with their headlight switching systems.

Toyota declined to comment on the cost of the recall.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051018/...yota_recall_dc

Another fiasco after Prius? Quantity and sales record=Quality down the toilet?

Here is the update:

http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/...fx2283230.html
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TOKYO (AFX) - Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor said today it is recalling 1.27 mln cars to repair defective headlight switches.

The recall by the world's number two carmaker covers 16 different models including the Corolla, Platz, Vitz, Funcargo, bB and ist.

Toyota will also repair similar defects in some 140,000 of the same models in Australia, Thailand and Singapore, a company spokesman said. He added that the problem has occurred in cars with right-hand steering wheels only.

The transport ministry said there had been 230 complaints about the defective headlight switches.

'The main reason for the massive recall is that there is a growing tendency to use the same parts in different mass-selling models,' a ministry official said.

Toyota refused to make public the costs related to the recall but the mass-circulation daily Yomiuri Shimbun estimated it at more than 88 mln usd.

ChevyEquinox · 10-18-2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kool_zx3

Sadly GM owns that award this year unless something crazy happens

Do you have the number breakdown? (pun not intended)

asim · 10-18-2005, 04:14 PM

And people will still think Toyota still makes #1 reliable cars.

Infiniti Z350 · 10-18-2005, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TaHoE

..Strange, I don't Al...

And you wouldn't because this recall is in Japan not North America.

gmrebirth · 10-18-2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Infiniti Z350

And you wouldn't because this recall is in Japan not North America.

Yup.

Also keep in mind this recall is spread across *16* models, not one or two models.

327 · 10-18-2005, 08:16 PM

you people arent seeing it?

Its on CNN, bloomberg, consumer affairs.com.
CNN says that the recall is 1.41 million cars globally !

10-18-2005, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
neshapop 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Drives: Buick Allure CX 2005 Posts: 593	Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), Japan's biggest auto maker, said on Tuesday it would recall about 1.27 million cars in Japan -- its biggest ever -- including its Corolla and 15 other models due to troubles with their headlight switching systems. Toyota declined to comment on the cost of the recall. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051018/...yota_recall_dc Another fiasco after Prius? Quantity and sales record=Quality down the toilet?

10-18-2005, 08:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
DMD 2.2 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 72	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars drip.........drip..........drip.........drip - Wow, and I thought that Toyota was immune to making products that had defects serious enough to consider being recalled. The only thing is my whole perception of Toyta is now shot, you see, I have always believed that Toyota was perfect because they are Japanese.

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grayhorse 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greensboro Drives: Equinox 2005, LS, AWD, Gray Posts: 218	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars WOW! I think TOYOTA will win the most coveted award for 2005. TOYOTA THE 2005 "KING OF RECALLS." But wait, this announcement is just for JAPAN only. So we'll expect that the U.S. fans will also receive theirs.

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grayhorse 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greensboro Drives: Equinox 2005, LS, AWD, Gray Posts: 218	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars Kool_zx3, IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'LL JUST CHANGE THE TITLE INTO "TOYOTA" THE 2005 FOREIGN CARMAKER KING OF RECALLS.

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TaHoE GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Drives: 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 Posts: 9,849	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars ..Strange, I don't Al... __________________

10-18-2005, 12:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
gmsickofan 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,931	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars Why don't recalls appear on the News Ticker? __________________ Rick Wagoner, our hero, plots the mega-merger (buyout) of GM by Toyota. Just go buy a Toyota now, your GM car will be "co-built" by GM and Toyota in the future anyway, and your resale will be higher.

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asim Firebird Concept (the turbine one) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,271	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars And people will still think Toyota still makes #1 reliable cars. __________________ I'll make a new sig. Later.

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327 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NE Posts: 6,667	Re: Toyota recalls record 1.27M cars you people arent seeing it? Its on CNN, bloomberg, consumer affairs.com. CNN says that the recall is 1.41 million cars globally ! __________________ Last edited by 327 : 10-18-2005 at 08:20 PM.

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