Comments on: NHTSA confirms 60+ complaints about repaired Toyotas, LaHood may mandate override systems

By: Toyota Guru

Toyota Guru — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:23:57 +0000

NZ and Australian Avensis are completely different cars.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:47:52 +0000

Possible answer to RK’s question. NZ imports a lot of secondhand cars from Japan and may be these are different to Australian version. It may be simpler to recall all Avensis vehicles in NZ just to check.

By: RK

RK — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:37:46 +0000

The trouble Toyota have now is that with all the publicity, everyone who presses the wrong pedal or feels the wheels slip or anything at all is going to make a complaint about it, and the report will be taken seriously. When this kind of hysteria hits, it’s pretty hard to tell whether Toyota are incompetent or whether a dingo really DID take Toyota’s baby (so to speak).

By: Stumpy

Stumpy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:51:14 +0000

The ball is rolling now, people who would in the past be happy to live with an average vehicle with perceived higher quality now will complain because the quality part has changed in their perception even though the vehicles themselves haven’t changed at all.

This is why these recalls have and will hurt Toyota worse then if it were another company, because this is the image they have traded on. (Rightly or Wrongly)

In America where image is everything it’s going to hurt more then elsewhere and give Americans the excuse to support their local manufactures again even if it is just false pride.

Pride which most countries engage in but seemingly the Australian motoring public is immune, much to Toyota’s benefit going by the latest sales figures.

Making Australia either the most loyal or stupid motoring public depending on your point of view.

By: rentakeyboard

rentakeyboard — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:41:25 +0000

Does anyone know the reason why the Avensis is subject to a recall in NZ and not OZ?

By: Lukaas

Lukaas — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:07:38 +0000

First off, Toyota messed up with the CTS supplier parts.

However the Prius issue was that the brakes felt “weak and inconsistent”, which was a software adjust fix.

Now we have this issue with “fix” not working…. and 60 complaints have been lodged.

2 things…

Americans complain about everything, they really do. They will always use the “I’ll sue you” clause when they can… they have that mentality.
However that doesnt stop Toyota from their responsibilities of selling safe cars.

The allegations here is unfounded, because the actual problem of “expansion” of the plastic gears since it was exposed the heater pipes is legit… it has a logical explanation. When the gears expand under heat, they jam together hence causing a lock.

Now it could be that the “fix” didnt use the correct parts, this is a possible reason. Another problem however of “unintended” acceleration after “fixing”, well now thats different and looks unrelated with the expanding gear issue. To me its either Toyota has a faulty acceleration system design, but its hard to point to that since they use almost the same system for a decade and this issue only arised recently.

Basically, either Toyota is in deeper “$hit” or americans are paranoid and using every bit to squeese things out of Toyota… cant blame them, but still.. just want to point it out that they do complain about everything.. and yes thats general assumption thats likely accurate.

By: Valet Dabess

Valet Dabess — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:45:26 +0000

my willingness to buy a toyota has gone down even more

By: rentakeyboard

rentakeyboard — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:00:54 +0000

Theyve been denying electronic problems all along, but maybe thay have another look at that avenue.

By: Tramp

Tramp — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:31:01 +0000

This is this going to be onother world’s first for Toyota?

The first recall of a recall!

Toyota seem to be spending an awfull lot of money trying to cover up the actual electronic fault thats the real cause, because that would mean world-wide recall of almost every Toyota for repairs. The problem for them is they know whats wrong, but dont know what the fix is!

By: F1MotoGP

F1MotoGP — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:14:24 +0000

Have a look a website called – carcomplaints.