OT: Toyota statements “misleading and inaccurate”

[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.

[sd_matt]

I think Toyota has done it right. They have the boring, bread and butter line..aka Toyota, they have the classy line…Lexus, and there is the young hipster, mod-my-car line…Scion. Each is at least noticeably distinct from the other. Compare Honda and Acura.

[sd_matt]

I think Toyota has done it right. They have the boring, bread and butter line..aka Toyota, they have the classy line…Lexus, and there is the young hipster, mod-my-car line…Scion. Each is at least noticeably distinct from the other. Compare Honda and Acura.

[sd_matt]

I think Toyota has done it right. They have the boring, bread and butter line..aka Toyota, they have the classy line…Lexus, and there is the young hipster, mod-my-car line…Scion. Each is at least noticeably distinct from the other. Compare Honda and Acura.

[sd_matt]

I think Toyota has done it right. They have the boring, bread and butter line..aka Toyota, they have the classy line…Lexus, and there is the young hipster, mod-my-car line…Scion. Each is at least noticeably distinct from the other. Compare Honda and Acura.

[sd_matt]

I think Toyota has done it right. They have the boring, bread and butter line..aka Toyota, they have the classy line…Lexus, and there is the young hipster, mod-my-car line…Scion. Each is at least noticeably distinct from the other. Compare Honda and Acura.

[svelte]

[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:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/report-toyota-was-legally-required-to-stop-selling-recalled-mod/

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.”

http://nctimes.com/business/article_4d8aa4ad-169d-5b4a-9aa6-fabed725907f.html

[svelte]

[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:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/report-toyota-was-legally-required-to-stop-selling-recalled-mod/

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.”

http://nctimes.com/business/article_4d8aa4ad-169d-5b4a-9aa6-fabed725907f.html

[svelte]

[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:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/report-toyota-was-legally-required-to-stop-selling-recalled-mod/

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.”

http://nctimes.com/business/article_4d8aa4ad-169d-5b4a-9aa6-fabed725907f.html

[svelte]

[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:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/report-toyota-was-legally-required-to-stop-selling-recalled-mod/

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.”

http://nctimes.com/business/article_4d8aa4ad-169d-5b4a-9aa6-fabed725907f.html

[svelte]

[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:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/27/report-toyota-was-legally-required-to-stop-selling-recalled-mod/

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.”

http://nctimes.com/business/article_4d8aa4ad-169d-5b4a-9aa6-fabed725907f.html

[Coronita]

Before we get carried away on jumping on the Toyota pedal recall….Two things that I found interesting:

(1) It’s not just Toyota that has a problem. It appears one other company who is sourcing the pedal from the same supplier………Ford….

(2) Second, folks getting on the high heal of this this sticky pedal issue might also want to read the second paragraph in the article below.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages.

Yup… That’s right.. A U.S. company…. Welcome to globalization…

So this begs the question, who else is gonna be affected, if this was a CTS issue (or as maybe, Toyota just gave them a crappy design).

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/CTS-Corporation-Company-History.html

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-toyotas-gas-pedal-supplier-woe-spreads-to-ford-of-china/

Taking every precaution, Ford Motor Co. has stopped production on its Chinese-made Transit Classic diesel models – a full-sized commercial vehicle with a throttle pedal manufactured by the same company behind the Toyota recall. According to Ford, the vehicles began production in December and only about 1,600 vehicles have been produced. There have been no reported problems with the vehicle’s accelerator, but the automaker wants to take a step back to ensure problems will not surface in the future. “That’s part of our routine process – when a company has a recall, you conduct a review and determine if you share any of the same vendors, design, parts,” according to Ford spokesman Said Deep.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages. Thanks for the tip Jarrett!

[Coronita]

Before we get carried away on jumping on the Toyota pedal recall….Two things that I found interesting:

(1) It’s not just Toyota that has a problem. It appears one other company who is sourcing the pedal from the same supplier………Ford….

(2) Second, folks getting on the high heal of this this sticky pedal issue might also want to read the second paragraph in the article below.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages.

Yup… That’s right.. A U.S. company…. Welcome to globalization…

So this begs the question, who else is gonna be affected, if this was a CTS issue (or as maybe, Toyota just gave them a crappy design).

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/CTS-Corporation-Company-History.html

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-toyotas-gas-pedal-supplier-woe-spreads-to-ford-of-china/

Taking every precaution, Ford Motor Co. has stopped production on its Chinese-made Transit Classic diesel models – a full-sized commercial vehicle with a throttle pedal manufactured by the same company behind the Toyota recall. According to Ford, the vehicles began production in December and only about 1,600 vehicles have been produced. There have been no reported problems with the vehicle’s accelerator, but the automaker wants to take a step back to ensure problems will not surface in the future. “That’s part of our routine process – when a company has a recall, you conduct a review and determine if you share any of the same vendors, design, parts,” according to Ford spokesman Said Deep.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages. Thanks for the tip Jarrett!

[Coronita]

Before we get carried away on jumping on the Toyota pedal recall….Two things that I found interesting:

(1) It’s not just Toyota that has a problem. It appears one other company who is sourcing the pedal from the same supplier………Ford….

(2) Second, folks getting on the high heal of this this sticky pedal issue might also want to read the second paragraph in the article below.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages.

Yup… That’s right.. A U.S. company…. Welcome to globalization…

So this begs the question, who else is gonna be affected, if this was a CTS issue (or as maybe, Toyota just gave them a crappy design).

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/CTS-Corporation-Company-History.html

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-toyotas-gas-pedal-supplier-woe-spreads-to-ford-of-china/

Taking every precaution, Ford Motor Co. has stopped production on its Chinese-made Transit Classic diesel models – a full-sized commercial vehicle with a throttle pedal manufactured by the same company behind the Toyota recall. According to Ford, the vehicles began production in December and only about 1,600 vehicles have been produced. There have been no reported problems with the vehicle’s accelerator, but the automaker wants to take a step back to ensure problems will not surface in the future. “That’s part of our routine process – when a company has a recall, you conduct a review and determine if you share any of the same vendors, design, parts,” according to Ford spokesman Said Deep.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages. Thanks for the tip Jarrett!

[Coronita]

Before we get carried away on jumping on the Toyota pedal recall….Two things that I found interesting:

(1) It’s not just Toyota that has a problem. It appears one other company who is sourcing the pedal from the same supplier………Ford….

(2) Second, folks getting on the high heal of this this sticky pedal issue might also want to read the second paragraph in the article below.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages.

Yup… That’s right.. A U.S. company…. Welcome to globalization…

So this begs the question, who else is gonna be affected, if this was a CTS issue (or as maybe, Toyota just gave them a crappy design).

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/CTS-Corporation-Company-History.html

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/28/report-toyotas-gas-pedal-supplier-woe-spreads-to-ford-of-china/

Taking every precaution, Ford Motor Co. has stopped production on its Chinese-made Transit Classic diesel models – a full-sized commercial vehicle with a throttle pedal manufactured by the same company behind the Toyota recall. According to Ford, the vehicles began production in December and only about 1,600 vehicles have been produced. There have been no reported problems with the vehicle’s accelerator, but the automaker wants to take a step back to ensure problems will not surface in the future. “That’s part of our routine process – when a company has a recall, you conduct a review and determine if you share any of the same vendors, design, parts,” according to Ford spokesman Said Deep.

The accelerators in question – subject to recall for sticking and causing unintended acceleration – are made by CTS Corp, based in Elkhart, Indiana. While CTS makes throttle pedal assemblies for other automakers, Toyota and Ford are the only companies thus far to announce production stoppages. Thanks for the tip Jarrett!

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