Toyota in the news again

[jpinpb]

flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.

[Coronita]

[quote=jpinpb]flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.[/quote]

Well, the toyota’s pre 2000 were pretty reliable..Post 2000 well, not soo… Welcome to globalization and trying to be the biggest at the expense of quality.

[Coronita]

[quote=jpinpb]flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.[/quote]

Well, the toyota’s pre 2000 were pretty reliable..Post 2000 well, not soo… Welcome to globalization and trying to be the biggest at the expense of quality.

[Coronita]

[quote=jpinpb]flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.[/quote]

Well, the toyota’s pre 2000 were pretty reliable..Post 2000 well, not soo… Welcome to globalization and trying to be the biggest at the expense of quality.

[Coronita]

[quote=jpinpb]flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.[/quote]

Well, the toyota’s pre 2000 were pretty reliable..Post 2000 well, not soo… Welcome to globalization and trying to be the biggest at the expense of quality.

[Coronita]

[quote=jpinpb]flu – it’s not a lemon. It’s like an onion. Layers and layers of problems. To think they were thought of as such a good, reliable vehicle for so many years.[/quote]

Well, the toyota’s pre 2000 were pretty reliable..Post 2000 well, not soo… Welcome to globalization and trying to be the biggest at the expense of quality.

[svelte]

As if 270,000 bad engines isn’t bad enough, this article reveals that it costs $12K to replace a Lexus engine!

Not only that, read comment #13…a guy said they wanted $9K to replace the engine in his Matrix when it blew at 97K miles!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/whats-really-going-on-with-toyotas-faulty-valve-springs-w-vi/#comments

[svelte]

As if 270,000 bad engines isn’t bad enough, this article reveals that it costs $12K to replace a Lexus engine!

Not only that, read comment #13…a guy said they wanted $9K to replace the engine in his Matrix when it blew at 97K miles!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/whats-really-going-on-with-toyotas-faulty-valve-springs-w-vi/#comments

[svelte]

As if 270,000 bad engines isn’t bad enough, this article reveals that it costs $12K to replace a Lexus engine!

Not only that, read comment #13…a guy said they wanted $9K to replace the engine in his Matrix when it blew at 97K miles!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/whats-really-going-on-with-toyotas-faulty-valve-springs-w-vi/#comments

[svelte]

As if 270,000 bad engines isn’t bad enough, this article reveals that it costs $12K to replace a Lexus engine!

Not only that, read comment #13…a guy said they wanted $9K to replace the engine in his Matrix when it blew at 97K miles!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/whats-really-going-on-with-toyotas-faulty-valve-springs-w-vi/#comments

[svelte]

As if 270,000 bad engines isn’t bad enough, this article reveals that it costs $12K to replace a Lexus engine!

Not only that, read comment #13…a guy said they wanted $9K to replace the engine in his Matrix when it blew at 97K miles!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/whats-really-going-on-with-toyotas-faulty-valve-springs-w-vi/#comments

[svelte]

Toyota has found the source of the breaking springs…contaminants in the metal:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/report-lexus-knew-of-valve-spring-defects-three-years-ago/

So the solution they choose? It’s not removing the contaminants from the process…it’s to install bigger springs!

[svelte]

Toyota has found the source of the breaking springs…contaminants in the metal:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/report-lexus-knew-of-valve-spring-defects-three-years-ago/

So the solution they choose? It’s not removing the contaminants from the process…it’s to install bigger springs!

[svelte]

Toyota has found the source of the breaking springs…contaminants in the metal:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/report-lexus-knew-of-valve-spring-defects-three-years-ago/

So the solution they choose? It’s not removing the contaminants from the process…it’s to install bigger springs!

[svelte]

Toyota has found the source of the breaking springs…contaminants in the metal:

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/06/report-lexus-knew-of-valve-spring-defects-three-years-ago/

So the solution they choose? It’s not removing the contaminants from the process…it’s to install bigger springs!

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