Toyota recalls 215,000 cars worldwide
Toyota announced today that it's issuing a worldwide recall of about 250,000 vehicles, including 34,400 Lexus models in the U.S., for potential cracks in their fuel pipes. The Japanese domestic market was hit hardest by the recall, with some 215,020 cars affected including the Crown, Mark X and a few Lexus models built between December 2003 and December 2005. In the U.S., only particular 2006 Lexus GS300, IS 250 and IS 350 models are being recalled. No accidents have been reported due to the cracked fuel pipes that could leak, but Toyota will be replacing the old ones with newly designed fuel pipes when the recall begins next month. We don't need to tell you that another recall is the last thing that Toyota needs right now. Already saddled with a high number of recalls this year and reeling from being knocked by Consumer Reports, the Japanese automaker is struggling to maintain its reputation for high quality while chasing General Motors to become the world's largest automaker.
[Source: CNN Money]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Christopher H. Kim 4:03PM (11/28/2007)
Down fall of Toyota
More slipping
Fanboy's reaction...No ones perfect
rofl
Reply
Craig 5:11PM (11/28/2007)
Funny, where's the blog entry of Nissan recalling 700,000 vehicles?
Ligor 5:52PM (11/28/2007)
At least all Nissan has to do is reflash some software, so the laber is very small.
changing out the fuel line on the other had will be much more costly.
I guess at the moment Toyota has tons of cash on hand, but if this keep up that might just start to drain their future funding, and that might mean Toy is on a downfall
Poppi 3:29PM (12/01/2007)
I agree. Toyota/Lexus products aren't what they are 'hyped' to be. I know. My wife and I have had four Toyotas and now have two Lexus vehicles. Had mechanical problems with all of them. I do like my RX300 Lexus Suv but I hate that 2006 ES300 Lexus my wife drives. I'll never pay the extra money for another Toyota/Lexus product. The ES300 with the jerking/hesitating transmission was 'the straw that broke the camels's back'. I'll thinking about replacing the ES300 with a Buick Lucerne. The Lucerne tied first place with a Lexus LS460 in J.D. Powers pick.
MrMorix 4:08PM (11/28/2007)
absolutely nothing to see here, keep moving, yeah just another TSB...
Reply
Ryan 4:08PM (11/28/2007)
John Neff is pro domestic for those that don't know FYI
Reply
AlexP 4:15PM (11/28/2007)
You guys are pulling the same crap the fanboys pulled on Ryan Block from Engadget.
"HE'S AN X FANBOY IF HE MAKES A NEGATIVE POST ABOUT Y." and vice versa.
Ryan 4:18PM (11/28/2007)
Ryan Block brought that on himself by making a poor review of what he was reviewing (I will leave out what that is). That was 100% his own fault.
AlexP 4:25PM (11/28/2007)
Sure, his review sucked, but fanboys from each camp were already claiming he hated Apple/Microsoft prior to that moment. He's not lying, even Apple fanboys were calling him a Microsoft fanboys.
You see, when John posted his review of the new Focus, Ford fanboys jumped attacked him for his semi-negative review of what is a mediocre entry to the compact segment (I'm implying that he was dead on), now it's import/Toyota fanboys that are calling him a domestic lover.
AlexP 4:26PM (11/28/2007)
Sorry for all the mistakes, I'm tired.
Ryan 4:35PM (11/28/2007)
Well regardless his own opinions bleed over to his entries, which as a professional writer he should be careful to give his opinions. Just report the facts and move on.
AlexP 4:41PM (11/28/2007)
What part of "blogging" don't you understand? These websites aren't news outlets, they can be as "unprofessional" as they (more like AOL) want to be.
Blogs are like huge editorials, like it or not, there's little you can do about it.
AlexP 4:44PM (11/28/2007)
(in other words: this isn't Fox News, you can't attack the writers because their personal feelings about something bleeds through his reviews. The Zune is an improvement, yes, but it's not anywhere close from being superior to Sandisk's, Apple's, or any decent PMP maker's offerings, if anything, it's just as good.
Ryan 4:45PM (11/28/2007)
I never said I wanted to do anything about, I posted a disclaimer so that when people read the article and read the comments they know that he is pro domestic.
Simple enough.
AlexP 4:50PM (11/28/2007)
But then again, nothing shows he is, you're simply making an assumption, much like the Ford fanboys did when he posted his review of the Focus, or when Ryan Block posted his review/editorial of the new Zune.
We all like good products, and Toyota's been marketing "Chernobyl-proof reliability" for so long and is still is marketing itself this way that we can only make fun of them when they experience recalls (or "routine service", as they like to call it), the same applies to their green image.
AlexP 4:54PM (11/28/2007)
As for myself: I know I often sound like a fanboy, but I can't stand Toyotas (believe me, the problem (usually) isn't the looks, it's the way they drive and they're marketed, I don't feel the same about their pre-2000 cars, however - they drive normally).
Ryan 5:00PM (11/28/2007)
Ryan Block= Loves Apple
John Neff = Loves Domestics
Again, there is nothing wrong with that, just something that the casual reader should know when reading their articles and/or posts.
In reality it seems you are the one having a problem with Toyota.
Kudos to them because their image is a whole lot better with the vast majority of Americans than Domestics cars.
Perhaps the domestics can take notes on how to repair their image. Hiring Ries & Ries would do wonders for them.
AlexP 5:10PM (11/28/2007)
"But then again, nothing shows he is, you're simply making an assumption, much like the Ford fanboys did when he posted his review of the Focus, or when Ryan Block posted his review/editorial of the new Zune."
Assumptions - and I've already stated my position on Toyota.
Ryan 5:13PM (11/28/2007)
Okay Alex, I'll play by your rules. That is my assumption.
Along with millions of other readers.
AlexP 8:32PM (11/28/2007)
And there you go again, assuming that everyone agrees with you.
Just stay quiet already.