[quote=DWCAP]I just watched a news segment saying that Toyota told all its US dealers to not sell the 8 models effected by the previous recalls. Crazyness! Apparently it is the pedal, and may include some computer/electrical problems.
PS, i dont hate Toyota, I drive one.[/quote]
Toyota was required, by law, to stop selling cars since they do not have a fix for this latest problem:
They claim it was “voluntary”, but that’s not what the NHTSA says.
Also, this recall is not related to the original acceleration problem (note that no Lexus models were recalled this time…Saylor was driving a Lexus). The Saylor situation was a different defect altogether.
“The automaker’s problems in the U.S. may be an extension of the spate of quality problems that plagued Toyota several years ago in Japan, its home market, during the aggressive growth strategy pursued under Watanabe.
In 2006, the Japanese government launched a criminal investigation into accidents suspected of being linked to vehicle problems, though nobody was charged. Watanabe later acknowledged overzealous growth was behind the quality problems.”
