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I wonder howmany parts the new Land Cruiser,Seqouia and Lesux 470 share with this turd.]]>Dec 14th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
These ricer trucks needs to get out of the way for the big boys.

It's amazing there are so many ricers who still buy Toyota products all over America.....what a sad sad country...
]]>Dec 14th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 5:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/The US team responsible for the Tundra has dropped the ball on too many parts now. No excuses for this BS. ]]>Dec 14th 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 3:02PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
Best car by Toyota I owned was 82 Corolla SR5 hatchback 5Speed. @ 82k, I handed it down to a nephew who delivered pizza it while in college. He in turn handed it down to his little brother who did the same. @ 170K a bent axle was the first major repair. Think any of these Tundras would last that long? ]]>Dec 14th 2007 3:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
I have many problems through my years with cars, most of them from american cars, you telling me i should give up on all american car products?


tundras do last long, look up how to kill a toyota

they last longer than this:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22152479/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/07/chrysler-recalls-600000-_n_75909.html]]>Dec 14th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
I am so tired of everyone slamming Toyota for DOING THE RIGHT THING. This type of issue occurs with every automaker. The not so big 3 just issue TSB's and hope that the vehicle goes out of warranty before the customer has a problem.]]>Dec 14th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
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JD: That Celica GTS was a 5speed manual. The synchros were shot. Going from 3 to 2 was a bitch. Shifted fine on the way up through the gears, downshifting was the problem.]]>Dec 14th 2007 4:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
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Even though the recall was relatively quick, it's still another visit to the dealer which infuriates people.

Just because this one was quick, doesn't mean all of their recalls have been so quick either, I believe the recent Sienna door recall went back 6 model years. The engine sludge issue was forced to be settled when a class action lawsuit was filed. Multiple ball joint recalls have been issued in the last year to address models going back multiple years too.

Toyota is not looking out for you or looking to give you a big hug, they are a business just like all manufacturers. They determined the severity of the issue if the driveshaft seperates on those 15k trucks (broken d-shaft could lead to a rollover if it gets lodged between the road and the vehicle, it could rip a hole in the floor of the vehicle too) and decided it was a limited number of vehicles and would be cheaper to recall them. If the problem didn't show for another year, you may have only seen a TSB since the cost would have gone higher with more units in operation and thus more shafts to replace.

Mr. Oak's comments are not off base, Toyota's drive to "sell more cars" seems to have become more important than selling good cars which used to be what they focused on. You don't need to be #1 in volume if you make good profit being #4. They saw $ signs and let quality suffer. They also slashed costs when designing this truck, it is evident in many of the trucks systems. Maybe they will learn from their own mistakes, they sure didn't learn from the Americans' mistakes since they are emulating them.]]>Dec 14th 2007 5:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
Toyota has taken their eye off the ball. They used to concentrate on making great cars and people bought them because they were great. Now they're concentrating more on market share. They're in essence putting the cart before the horse.

GM was #1 for years, but is that which GM was what a company should really strive to be? They openly opined about the "disposable car" (5 year lifespan) in the 80s because replacement sales are lucrative. And see where it got them?

Toyota needs to get their goals back in the right order and they'll start making the best cars again. And for chrissake, why is the Corolla the only car Toyota still makes for the US market that is reminiscent of the old affordable, efficient, obscenely long-lasting car they used to make?]]>Dec 15th 2007 3:20AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 15th 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/
http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/news/international/toyota_gm/index.htm]]>Dec 19th 2007 12:27AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.gmscoop.com

and then stay there]]>Dec 24th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/14/aw-snap-toyota-recalling-15-600-tundras-for-transmission-shaft/Dec 14th 2007 2:41PM