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I received a notice in the mail that the gas pedal on my vehicle has been recalled. I was told that starting in January, I am supposed to take my vehicle into the dealership and they will "cut down" the gas pedal of my car as a...
No they will repair the issue free of charge.
Honda has some CR-Z Leakage, for the second time. Toyota and Lexus recall some dangerous life-threatening floor mats, Jaguar discusses possible ...
Toyota says it will recall 3.8 million US vehicles following an August crash of a Lexus that left a family of four dead when a floor mat got stuck ...
Toyota and Lexus announced a recall of 3.8 million vehicles because of the floor mats possibly causing accelerator interference. I received the ...
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For Third Year, Toyota Tops Recall List | TheDetroitBureau.com
It isn’t always good to be number one, as Toyota clearly understands. While it is all but certain to slip from first to third in the global automotive sales sweepstakes when the books are closed on 2011 the Japanese giant is expected to be leading the pack in terms of U.S. recalls – for the third year in a row.
Despite the maker’s claim that it has put its quality and safety problems behind it, Toyota and its Scion and Lexus brands recalled 3.5 million vehicles this past year, significantly more than any other manufacturer. And that doesn’t include a sizable number of vehicles for which the maker issued technical service bulletins, which encourage dealers to fix nagging problems but don’t wind up getting tallied on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s formal recall chart.
In all, automakers recalled 13 million light vehicles in 2011, according to an analysis by WardsAuto, a sharp decline from the year before when the industry – largely due to Toyota — saw callbacks jump to 17.2 million cars, trucks and crossovers. The worst year for the auto industry was 2000 when 24.3 million vehicles were involved in safety-related recalls....
Why 2011 May Herald Shrinking Car Recalls - Automotive News
Car recall rates are like weight loss and roller coaster rides: the faster they drop, the better. 2000 was a bad time for the auto industry, with more than 24 million light vehicles involved in recalls . Things improved in the following years, with recalls dropping to 7.7 million in 2008. Unfortunately, 2009 saw an uptick with more than 18 million vehicles recalled, mostly due to Toyota’s so-called “sudden acceleration.” Things improved slightly in 2010 with recalls hovering around 17 million recalled vehicles.
However, 2011 only saw 13 million light vehicles recalled by the automakers, a substantial drop. Toyota topped this list with more than three million vehicles involved. Ward’s Auto, which conducted the 2011 recall study, points out most of the automaker’s recalls involve its prior recall campaigns involving floor mats and so-called “sticky floor” pedals.
Ford follows Toyota with more than three million cars and trucks recalled in 2011, most of them involving its popular F-150 pickup trucks. Honda is third with around two million vehicles recalled most of them involving its Accord sedan, and CR-V and Element crossovers. Chrysler issued eight recalls in 2011 that affected around 920,000 of its vehicles.
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4.5 million Fords are recalled: Cruise control switches can overheat, burnGilroy Dispatch - Jan 01, 1970
Before Tuesday's recall, Ford's previous recalls stemming from the cruise control switch already ranked as the nation's largest automotive recall. It also tops Toyota's recall last month of 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles because of floor matsPR Newswire (press release) - Jan 01, 1970
The Lexus dealership initially blamed the floor mat, even though the floor mats in Scott's vehicle had not been recalled and were fully secured. Toyota sent a team of engineers to inspect the Lexus, who concluded that dislodged molding jammed theThe Detroit News - Jan 01, 1970
The loaned Lexus ES-350 had an entrapped floor mat and eventually sparked Toyota Motor Corp.'s recall of more than 10 million vehicles for trapped pedals and sticky pedals. The Lexus required the driver to hold the stop control for as long as three