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darkpuppet,Jan 25 2010, 11:57 AM Wrote:

Quote:Just months after receiving flack for quality problems, Toyota announced Thursday a voluntary recall of approximately 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to rectify a "sticking accelerator pedal."

The auto makers said the recall is needed because in certain rare cases, the gas pedal mechanism wears down, causing the accelerator to become harder to press, slower to return or, in some cases, stuck.

The recall affects the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.

Toyota made a similar recall of 4.2 million cars last November over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration. The company now admits that the problem stemmed from the actual gas pedals themselves.

While the November recall did not apply to Toyota's Canada's vehicles, the company said it would still make changes to the gas pedals and floors of some of its vehicles and install a brake override system on some.

The sad thing is that this is unlikely to change people's perceptions of Toyota...

A friend's wife, even in light of recent quality concerns, wants to buy a Toyota because her mother had one for 15 years.
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My wife's family is all Toyota all the time. Makes me sick.
The Tercel on the other hand, was a wonderful car. My wife didn't have to do ANYTHING to it.
Mind you, it was a 96, back when they made a decent product.

The kicker is, the financing rates and demand on these cars is still VERY strong.
Same thing with VW. Garbage build quality lately, yet they still demand top coin and 9.5% financing.

Something is wrong here.