BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! In what I can say unequivocally would happen three years ago, I told you so, well not to this magnitude, but sooner or later in Toyota's quest to become the worlds leading auto maker, the teflon shield would start to crumble.
The perils that dogged General Motors for the better part of the last 2 1/2 decades, "QUALITY" would come to inflict pain on Toyota Motor Company. When you become as large as General Motors and now Toyota, quality issues will rear it's ugly head and cause havoc on consumers perception and viewpoint on a manufacturer and becomes even more difficult to change. Audi could do it as it was much smaller and although nearly out for the count, the sample size of vehicles were minimal in comparison to the millions of vehicles that GM and Toyota sell. To many opinions and misconceptions will abound and becomes a public relations nightmare, were talking 3.8 million vehicles and the families that are associated with those vehicles, you do the math.
The recall effects 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles mostly from a 2-3 year period and is associated with the deaths of 5 people. The problem is mostly linked to a loose fitting floor mat jamming the accelerator and is recommended that the vehicles in the recall should come into a local Toyota or Lexus dealership and have the non fitting floor mat replaced. Until then it is recommended to remove the driver side floor mat until the owner can get to the nearest dealership for replacement.
Enjoy Today!
Kevin Kimbrough
That Car Guy
