After having to drop their original sales target for the year due to the massive flood in Thailand that’s affecting production, Toyota has to deal with another very serious problem. A massive recall affection 550,000 models has just been announced, and it’s the biggest one they’ve had to deal with in the past eight months.
The recall is global, but 80 percent of the cars affected are in the US. As part of the voluntary procedure, the Japanese automaker will replace a crankshaft pulley for modes equipped with V6 engines. “If this condition is not corrected, the belt for the power steering pump may become detached from the pulley and the driver may notice a sudden increase in steering effort,” Toyota said.
The Toyota vehicles that are affected are the 2004 Avalon, the 2004 and 2005 Camry and 2006 Highlander HV. Under the Lexus brand, the 2004 and 2005 ES330, the RX330 and the 2006 RX400h all have the same flaw.
No accidents have been reported as a result of the flaw, an Toyota will start issuing notifications to owners in early January 2012. To find out if your car potentially has this fault, please visit www.toyota.com/recall or call the Toyota Customer Experience Center (1 800-331-4331). If you’re a Lexus owner, visit www.lexus.com/recall or call Lexus Customer Satisfaction (1 800-255-3987).
We fear that this means Toyota will keep falling further behind in the market no matter what it does to the offering for a while.
The Toyota vehicles that are affected are the 2004 Avalon, the 2004 and 2005 Camry and 2006 Highlander HV. Under the Lexus brand, the 2004 and 2005 ES330, the RX330 and the 2006 RX400h all have the same flaw.
No accidents have been reported as a result of the flaw, an Toyota will start issuing notifications to owners in early January 2012. To find out if your car potentially has this fault, please visit www.toyota.com/recall or call the Toyota Customer Experience Center (1 800-331-4331). If you’re a Lexus owner, visit www.lexus.com/recall or call Lexus Customer Satisfaction (1 800-255-3987).
We fear that this means Toyota will keep falling further behind in the market no matter what it does to the offering for a while.
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