Toyota recall 264000 cars due to defective fuel pipes

[Miles]

Wednesday November 28, 11:01 PM

Toyota to recall 264,000 cars to repair fuel pipes

 

Japanese car giant Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling about 264,000 cars in Japan and abroad to repair defective fuel pipes.

 

It will recall 215,020 Crown, Mark X and Lexus sedans at home and some 49,000 Lexus GS and IS series cars abroad, mainly in the United States, Britain and Canada.

 

The cars were produced over the two years to December 2005, Toyota said in a statement.

 

Of the total sold in Japan, 139,890 were from the Toyota's Crown series and 70,706 from the Mark X series, while 4,424 were Lexus cars.

 

The statement said the fuel pipes were improperly bent and could develop minute cracks, causing fuel leaks in the worst case scenario.

 

Some 39 defects have been reported by drivers but no accidents.

 

It is the latest in a string of recent recalls by Toyota, which has seen its reputation for quality dented as it races to overtake US rival General Motors as the world's top selling automaker.

 

In mid-October, Toyota recalled more than 470,000 cars of eight models in Japan due to problems with the fuel and steering systems.

 

by AFP

[Carlover76]

That made up of Six Recalls this year! What a good QC problem for TOYOTA!

[Ahyoo2002]

Haha, I just read BT yesterday and some bog shot at Toyota just claim that they sell on QUALITY and not QUANTITY, what a joke

[Carlover76]

Ya, if you notice that most recall on the parts are mostly important main parts, really good QC huh!

[Magfocus]

Interestingly, even Lexus isn't spared.

[RadX]

It's ok...they are still in the 'relentless pursuit of perfection'

 

 

[Magfocus]

Just waiting for the Lexus zealots to come in..

[RadX]

whoaaaa.....this thread sure kena lock

[Magfocus]

But gotta agree with the Kia nazi somehow, Toyota is going downhill.. But Kia isnt that fantastic either..

[RadX]

Yup....totally agree.....

[Carlover76]

Though it is not that fantastic but at least they do not cut cost or have so much QC problems like TOYOTA!

Edited November 29, 2007 by Carlover76

[Magfocus]

But why do you hate Toyota so much? I feel its because you want to justify your purchase previously, which has turned into an obsession. Time to try other makes dude..

[Carlover76]

Even if I want to try other makes, I will definitely go for the continental cars and definitely not Japanese makes.

[RadX]

eh this can go as long as the novel 'War and PEace'

[Magfocus]

It was a question that I have always wanted to ask, why people are Nazis the way they do, and why are people so blindly loyal to a brand

Edited November 29, 2007 by Magfocus

[Magfocus]

Well, not all jap makes are poor, and definitely not all models.

[RadX]

Personally, I feel it is self-justification.....

 

AS you know my modus operandi.....be it a bentley or a QQ, it still ends up as a coca-cola can...so why be such a fascist and bigot

 

We like our rides for what it is, and we do not go round running down other makes and elevate the status of our rides at the same time...that is pure self fulfilling justification

[RadX]

yah lor...and I drive a girl's car