Toyota to recall 43000 cars in China
12-25-09, 07:34 PM
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Toyota to recall 43000 cars in China
http://sify.com/news/toyota-to-recal...zskeebbac.html
It just can't get any worse for Toyota these days. Lexus models are in this recall.
Toyota Motor Corp has announced the recall of about 43,000 cars in China because a defect might cause engine oil to leak, media reports said Friday.
The cars were all manufactured in Japan, the Nikkei economic daily said. The four models affected are the Lexus ES 350, the Lexus RX 350, the Previa minivan and the Highlander sports utility vehicle.
In its announcement Thursday, Toyota said it would start to fix the problem Dec 30.
According to Toyota, similar problems may also occur in Japan, so the automaker reported to the government in November that it would voluntarily upgrade a fuel pipe, the daily Yomiuri said Friday.
Toyota's announcement came just months after the Japanese automaker's biggest recall in China, affecting nearly 700,000 vehicles
It just can't get any worse for Toyota these days. Lexus models are in this recall.
Toyota Motor Corp has announced the recall of about 43,000 cars in China because a defect might cause engine oil to leak, media reports said Friday.
The cars were all manufactured in Japan, the Nikkei economic daily said. The four models affected are the Lexus ES 350, the Lexus RX 350, the Previa minivan and the Highlander sports utility vehicle.
In its announcement Thursday, Toyota said it would start to fix the problem Dec 30.
According to Toyota, similar problems may also occur in Japan, so the automaker reported to the government in November that it would voluntarily upgrade a fuel pipe, the daily Yomiuri said Friday.
Toyota's announcement came just months after the Japanese automaker's biggest recall in China, affecting nearly 700,000 vehicles
12-25-09, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 18ABMR
good question
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12-26-09, 01:04 AM
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Not necessarily It doesn't have to be a difference in basic design. Since it involves a possible oil leak, it could be something simple at the Chinese plant where an oil filter, drain plug, or valve-cover bolts/gaskets were not tightened down quite enough. Or maybe the little washer for the drain plug was accidentally left off. Many vehicles today are assembled by computerized robots, and one might not have quite enough torque-tightening programmed into it. Just because you get the plants perfect in one country doesn't mean that they're set up correctly everywhere.
12-26-09, 01:21 AM
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Toyota better have some recalls considering how many cars/trucks they sell. It's all within the norms when you have high volumes. For ever recalled vehicle, there are a trillion other non-recalled models and happy customers. Got to remember who Toyota is and how many are on the road.
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Toyota better have some recalls considering how many cars/trucks they sell. It's all within the norms when you have high volumes. For ever recalled vehicle, there are a trillion other non-recalled models and happy customers. Got to remember who Toyota is and how many are on the road.
What is fact is this. Toyota is recalling 4 miilion vehicles in NA from the last 5 years. That accounts for about 1 out of every 2 Toyota/Lexus' sold in NA in the last 5 years. .
12-26-09, 06:44 AM
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12-26-09, 06:50 AM
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Toyota better have some recalls considering how many cars/trucks they sell. It's all within the norms when you have high volumes. For ever recalled vehicle, there are a trillion other non-recalled models and happy customers. Got to remember who Toyota is and how many are on the road.
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which I agree with on this issue as well Example:
Hi My name is Jack:
I'm a recall coordinator for Toyota. My job is to apply the formula.
A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 miles per hour. The rear differential locks up.
The car crushes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now: do we initiate a recall?
Take the number of vehicles in the field (A), multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement (C). A times B times C equals X...
.........................If X is less that the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Hi My name is Jack:
I'm a recall coordinator for Toyota. My job is to apply the formula.
A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 miles per hour. The rear differential locks up.
The car crushes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now: do we initiate a recall?
Take the number of vehicles in the field (A), multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement (C). A times B times C equals X...
.........................If X is less that the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
12-26-09, 09:34 AM
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engine issue is real problem, gas pedal not so much.... lets hope in the future, Toyota will have less engine issues such as this one.
12-26-09, 11:48 AM
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Not necessarily It doesn't have to be a difference in basic design. Since it involves a possible oil leak, it could be something simple at the Chinese plant where an oil filter, drain plug, or valve-cover bolts/gaskets were not tightened down quite enough. Or maybe the little washer for the drain plug was accidentally left off. Many vehicles today are assembled by computerized robots, and one might not have quite enough torque-tightening programmed into it. Just because you get the plants perfect in one country doesn't mean that they're set up correctly everywhere.
12-26-09, 02:22 PM
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