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Toyota boss says, No alliance with Ford! {Autoblog}
Mar 7th 2007 3:13PM 'Toyota's hybrid technology is so pathetic'
Is it?
http://www.hybridexperience.ca/Pages/images/scan.pdf
http://www.hybridexperience.ca/Pages/images/Prius%202004%20report.pdf
'it gets recalled once a year it seems at least.'
December 10, 1997 - Prius goes on sale to the public in Japan, fully two years ahead of any other manufacturer. First-year sales are nearly 18,000.
2007
-1997
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10 Years
I counted five recalls
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
The prius is an overhyped, overstated mpg, ugly, rolling pos.'
Learn how to drive it. It is not a regular motor vehicle.
http://www.hybridcars.com/gas-saving-tips/maximizing-mileage-toyota-prius.html
'Just keep making good products Ford, eventually more people will start coming back.'
Good products...
Ford Motor Co. must replace defective ignition devices on an estimated 2 million California vehicles prone to stalling
Oct. 10, 2006 — Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 145,000 vehicles in the United States for a range of problems from defective latches to faulty drivetrains, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The September 2005 recall involved an estimated 3.8 million Ford trucks from the 1994-2002 model years; it included the Ford F-150 pickup as well as the Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator and Ford Bronco SUVs.
Focus-Corrosion build-up at the pawl pivot area of the latch can cause the latch to bind. The owner may experience difficulty opening or closing a rear door, and eventually the rear door may not latch properly. If not latched properly the door may open while the vehicle is in motion.
Focus- On certain vehicles, insufficient clamp load at the attachment of the lower control arm ball joint to the steering knuckle may result in separation of the joint or fracture of the ball joint stud. If this should occur while the vehicle is in motion, loss of vehicle control may result.
Focus-On certain vehicles equipped with a Zetec engine, the battery cable insulation could be damaged due to loose or broken attachments and/or misrouted battery cables. This in turn may cause the battery cables to short resulting in heat damage. The check engine light being illuminated or the engine failing to start are some of the possible symptoms however, smoke, melting or fire may also occur.
Focus-Certain vehicles have a speed control cable that may have a core wire that is long enough to catch on the sleeve at the throttle body end of the cable during wide open throttle acceleration. If this occurs, the throttle may stick and not return to idle when the accelerator is released.
Focus-Certain vehicles may have rear wheel hubs that could loosen and allow the left rear wheel and brake drum assembly to separate from the vehicle. Separation of a rear wheel and brake drum could result in reduced vehicle control and a possible crash.
Focus-Both the driver and front occupant seat backs could unexpectedly recline while the car is being driven and result in possible loss of driver control.
500 -On certain vehicles, the fuel tank straps may break, potentially resulting in the fuel tank and fuel tank heat shield dropping on the exhaust system (FWD vehicles) or driveshaft (AWD vehicles). If the fuel tank and shield contact the exhaust or driveshaft, the driver may notice noise or a fuel leak. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Freestar - On certain vehicles, the front wheel hub assemblies were not heat treated correctly. This condition may lead to the development of small cracks in the hub. If the cracks were to progress, this could eventually result in wheel separation.
Freestar-A power steering fluid leak may create the potential for power steering fluid to come in contact with the exhaust system, which could result in smoke or fire.
'my F150 has held its value quite well.'
Yeah, I'll give you that:
Toyota Tundra 59% $16,055 - $33,175
Toyota Tacoma 57% $13,415 - $25,250
Ford F-150 55% $20,475 - $36,940
http://www.cars.com/go/crp/buyingGuides/Story.jsp?section=Pickup&story=pickupResidual&subject=stories&referer=&year=2005
Toyota boss says, No alliance with Ford! {Autoblog}
Mar 7th 2007 1:06PM Ahh Mr. SUCKS,
Maybe you could give your parasitic little life some enlightenment. You're so one-dimensional it's really quite disturbing. And don't go quoting dollar amounts on American Muscle; they're only worth so much because anyone with enough sense knows that's when the BIG 3 could actually build a car!
http://www.toyotaclub.org/
Geneva Motor Show: Hyundai i30 {Autoblog}
Mar 7th 2007 10:19AM Sorry Hyundai, but this one really needs a smokin' hot woman on the turntable with it!
Geneva Motor Show: Tramontana brings the open-wheeled to the open road {Autoblog}
Mar 7th 2007 10:03AM I concur, KIA has an eye-catching display. This could be the one thing all of the heterosexual men here are in agreement with.
Ford trucks show up in Tundra commercial {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 2:59PM Apparently Toyota bought all of these Ford trucks equipped with cruise control so they could park them all together and have an enormous bonfire to celebrate the new sludge-free Tundra!
Recall Redux: Ford recalls another 155,000 trucks and SUVs for cruise control fix {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 2:43PM
'the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration got 1,472 customer complaints and 65 reported fires.'
According to this August 2006 article Ford got some of their own:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/nhtsa_ford_fires.html
AS quoted:
"Ford has identified about 250 incidents of fire or smoke tied to the cruise control switch. The company said there have been no allegations of serious injuries or fatalities. ConsumerAffairs.Com has received more than 270 reports of fires in Ford vehicles -- at least 30 of them involving Ford trucks catching fire for no apparent reason in 2006 alone."
And no reported deaths?
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/ford_fire_death.html
Recall Redux: Ford recalls another 155,000 trucks and SUVs for cruise control fix {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 1:08PM FREE Stop Drop and Roll lessons with every Ford Truck
Geneva Motor Show: BMW M3 Concept {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 12:57PM Is that the guy from the 'VEE DUB' commercials dusting and cleaning the car?
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/volkswagen-gti-commercialsunpimp-my-ride-ar2751.html
GM sued over inaccurate speedometers {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 12:29PM i gess that explanes why it takes me 43 seconds too git frum 0 too 60
Recall Redux: Ford recalls another 155,000 trucks and SUVs for cruise control fix {Autoblog}
Mar 6th 2007 12:16PM #13 mmmm bbq'd sludge
i dunno why toyota wasts al that guud sludge puttin it in der mowters
