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more about #recalls more comments → FTGDWolverineEdition'09: the meantime, owners of the involved vehicles are asked to take out any removable driver's floor mat and not replace it with any other floor mat unti... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: A conference call about Toyotas and floor mats. I can really feel the excitement crackling in the air. more » bmoreDLJ: Rusty frames...killer floor mats...this kind of thing runs counter to Toyota's marketing, which is almost as smug and smarmy as Mac's..."I drive a Toy... more » InsertBullets: wasn't this issue part of the plot for a Tom Clancy book where the US and Japan went to war again like 15 years ago? more » LuciferV8: Well, I guess everything goes in cycles. This (and a few other things) might be the start of a 20-30 year period of Toyota decline. I hope not, but e... more » oddfish: The 4 Horsemen of the Carpocolypse are upon us! Rusty frames (Pestilence) Floormats (fiery Death) Toyota pickups as the Taliban ride of choice. (War)... more » skaycog was here: I shall give thanks for my family, my friends and Toyota. more » B1663R: here's my question; in the past few months we have seen two major recall's from a reputable car manufacturer. Going forward, what is Toyota planning ... more » Turboner: Toyota, what has happened to thee? more » pres: If I owned a Toyota, I'd crave the fiery end to my existence. That's really the only way there would be something exciting going on when driving one ... more » twitchykun(level 10 Jalop-Knight): I think if Toyota where to become an auto-tan (a female anime representation of a particular automaker and/or car), she'd be the cutesy japanese kid s... more » lilwillie: I guess just issuing a TSB that states "Remove Head From Ass" would be to difficult to print up? more » smalleyxb122: Fiery death or continuing to drive a Prius? Tough call. more » pauljones: Dammit, just when Toyotas started developing an interesting personality trait. more » Elhigh: We got the advisory letter regarding the Prius here at work. Its recommendation is that we take the driver's mat out and not replace it with any kind... more » -
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Toyota To Fix Gas Pedals So Floor Mats Won't Cause Fiery Death
Toyota's announced this morning they will eschew replacement for reshaping of accelerator pedals and/or floor surface on Toyota or Lexus vehicles involved in the "floor mat fiery death" non-recall safety advisory. In the meantime, here's how to avoid fiery death. More » -
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Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
Toyota, bowing to owner reports, issued a safety recall today on 110,000 2000-2003 Tundras sold in 20 cold-weather states and DC to fix frame rust problems that could cause fiery deaththe spare tire to fall off the truck. More » -
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Chrysler Issues Jeep Recall On Off-Road Tranny Overheating Issue
Chrysler (remember when we called them Chryslerberus? That was fun) issued a recall on 161,000 Jeeps because they lack a feature indicating their automatic transmission is overheating while wheeling. Would matter if more people actually took Jeeps off-roading. [NYTimes] -
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Cruise Control Fire Recall Expanded To Ford's Largest Ever
The Ford cruise control recall now includes 14 million vehicles, making it the company's largest recall ever. The cruise switch in affected vehicles can fail, potentially causing a fire and other problems. List of possibly affected vehicles below. More » -
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Toyota Fixing Deadly Killer Floor Mats With... Zip Ties!
Toyota's told dealers to attach recalled floor mats to seat frames on the driver's side of affected vehicles with self-locking zip ties to prevent them from snagging on gas pedals, causing unintended acceleration and then, fiery death. Yes, zip ties.
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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
NHTSA's reportedly opened an investigation into reports of frame rust and corrosion in 2000 and 2001 Tundra pickups, an issue similar to the problems in 1995-2000 and 2001-04 Toyota Tacoma trucks last year. [PickupTrucks] -
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How To Stop Your Toyota Floor Mats From Killing You
Concerned your Toyota floor mat may kill you? Us too. Luckily, Toyota's provided this handy guide for what to do if you think your Toyota/Lexus is part of the recall. Click "more" to avoid a fiery death. More » -
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VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
VW of America says a small number of Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos models built between September 2008 and August 2009 may have faulty DSG transmissions and has recalled 2009 and some 2010 vehicles. [PRNewswire] -
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Tesla Roadster recalled for faulty steering mounts, blames Lotus. [Fresnobee]
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Auto Recalls Total 1.84 Million In China Over Last Four Years
Chinese state news agency Xinhua is reporting Chinese automakers recalled 1.84 million vehicles since they created a recall process four years ago. But they swear it's all the fault of foreigners. -
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Heated Washer Fluid Option Dumped By GM After Massive Recall
The heated washer fluid option on some GM vehicles has been unceremoniously dropped by the General after potential short-circuits and fires within the system led to a 950,000-vehicle recall in August. Dealers are expected to have a fix for vehicles already equipped with the system by November, but GM elected not to take any further chances, nixing the option and blaming sole supplier Microheat for a design flaw. Thus far, the heated washer fluid system is suspected in at least three fires. So, who's at risk? More »
