OT: Toyota statements "misleading and inaccurate"

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Submitted by svelte on November 6, 2009 - 8:59am

Federal safety regulators have sharply rebuked Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing "inaccurate and misleading" statements asserting that no defect exists in the 3.8 million vehicles it recalled after a Lexus sedan accelerated out of control in San Diego County, killing four people.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a statement Wednesday that the recalled Toyota and Lexus vehicles do have an "underlying defect" that involves the design of the accelerator pedal and the driver's foot well.

In formal recall notices being mailed out this week, Toyota asks customers to remove the driver's-side mats. Separately, the company issued a statement Monday saying its recall letter "confirms that no defect exists in vehicles in which the driver's floor mat is compatible with the vehicle and properly secured."

Deny, deny, deny. Toyota is no different than any other corporation...people should wake up to that.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-to...

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I agree, but curious as to
Submitted by flu on November 6, 2009 - 9:46am.

I agree, but curious as to what is the fascination about Toyota and dragging them through the mud?

Personally, I never liked their lineup because save the 4runner, I think they make the most boring cars. But that's just me.

I'd say, if you want a econo-box with good reliability these days, get a Hyundai. (The Genesis Coupe is is pretty spiffy, especially the 2.0T spec R with all the bells and whistles taken out of the car. Tuning on that thing should make it a blast. Not bad for someting MSRP at $23k)

Imho, the difference between companies like Hyundai and Ford VERSUS companies say like Chrysler, is that the former two has new products. The later is spending a crapload of taxpayer dollars on beautiful 335 page powerpoints/marketing in their attempt to rebrand old products as new products. Check out the Chrysler business plan...Yawn...

http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/chrysler...

svelte wrote:Toyota is no
Submitted by briansd1 on November 6, 2009 - 10:07am.

svelte wrote:
Toyota is no different than any other corporation.

Of course not. They have to protect their interests.

I agree with FLU that Toyota products are boring.

That being said, it'll take a lot more than this to get me to buy an America car again. I think the Japanese cars are of a lot better quality and reliability.

German cars have performance and branding.

The Korean cars are OK, I think but they need to price substantially cheaper than Japanese cars to make them worthwhile. Everything has a price.

I was pleasantly surprised by
Submitted by CricketOnTheHearth on November 6, 2009 - 2:43pm.

I was pleasantly surprised by the Ford Focus I rented several years ago. In the week I had it, it seemed pretty much as nice as, and got as good mileage as, my Corolla.

When car-shopping, check the Fords too.

they make the most boring
Submitted by bsrsharma on November 6, 2009 - 10:20pm.

they make the most boring cars

For a complex product like that, you are actually giving a backhanded compliment. There are plenty of people who aspired for the day when their car becomes as exciting as a ball point pen or a hammer - just fill gas, change oil occasionally and forget about it. Toyota (and Honda) did it. I have a Toyota designed Vibe and was (very pleasantly) shocked when the dealer mechanic said you can easily go for a year without an oil change on these engines.