Toyota's Crowns take a beating in China
Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., a joint venture between Toyota Motor Co. and the Chinese FAW Group, issued a recall on all Toyota Crown sedans built between February 21st through September 20th last year. The problem is a weak adhesive used to hold the rubber strips that seal the windshield. According to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, the strips could break loose and strike other vehicles or pedestrians.
Over 20,000 sedans have been recalled. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries resulting from the issue.
[Source: MarketWatch]
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Shadyman 9:06PM (8/26/2006)
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of sealant"?
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Carchops 10:03PM (8/26/2006)
I love the emblem!
http://www.carchops.com
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whofan 11:16PM (8/26/2006)
How wonderful it is that Toyota take leed and recall their vehicle to ensure total value to the customer.
Good job Toyota I love you!
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Ben 12:09AM (8/27/2006)
Is anyone else getting tired of the Carchops guy posting in every post just to get his URL on the page?
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Chuck 12:30AM (8/27/2006)
There is a fine line between useful links and spamming here, but I believe carchops crosses over to the spamming side with the useless one-line comments - Cool,"I like it" Yeah etc
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sp 6:29AM (8/27/2006)
he is not first or last, that road was paved before by someone else...
as to the recall, thats why Chinese cars should not be exported yet...
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GhostDoggy 7:26AM (8/27/2006)
Reminds me of the problems Chrysler had with the adheasive holding body panels onto the sheet metal a few years back. Hot weather made hot Chrysler cars worthless.
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solid gold soul 8:06AM (8/27/2006)
Another day another Toyota recall, when you do things on the cheap it will come back to bite you in the ass.
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Illan 8:23AM (8/27/2006)
is it me or toyota is competing against gm in the recall department
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dave 9:24AM (8/27/2006)
recall after recall. thursdays news flash from wgn chicago: "more bad news from toyota, they now recall more cars than they build".
ghost doggy, making up more stories again? I've been a car buff for over 40 years and never heard of that one.
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dave 9:57AM (8/27/2006)
footnote: click on recalls/tsbs on the right and see which manufacturer DOMINATES the recall lists, toyota.
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solid gold soul 10:00AM (8/27/2006)
Ghostdoggy is remembering ghost.......What's that you say, Chrysler was putting their cars together with glue. No wonder all those Dodge pickups were seen rounding up horses in wyoming, they were getting parts for their Rams.......Oh my Auntie M, I don't believe weez in Kansas any more.....shut the hell up Dorothy and flap yo arms.....
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JB 11:13AM (8/27/2006)
Nice looking Cadillac DTS.
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stefan 2:44PM (8/27/2006)
That model of the toyota crown is older than the dts
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Rob 3:01PM (8/27/2006)
dave,
doubt autoblog is the greatest resource to see who has the most recalls.
According to the article at the following link, Chrysler has issued 16 recalls this year... covering nearly 1.8 million cars and trucks - "more than any other automaker, according to a Detroit Free Press analysis of federal data."
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/15363223.htm
I forwarded this article to autoblog as a "tip"...but surprisingly it wasn't ever used.
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