Dealer Perspective on Toyota Recall

A Toyota dealership general manager and a technician discuss the recalls and how they are handling recalled vehicles. Visit http://www.Toyota.com/recall for more information.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Sticking
• Pedal
• Sticky
• Accelerator
• Floormat
• Floor
• Mat
• Mats
• Floormats
• Information
• Dealer
• Fixes
• Service

[rafaelaguirre69]

Toyota will is and has been the best car brand in history no matter what the companie faces they become btter and stronger not crumple and hide like other pissy brands

[chuckiethecheese]

A car designed for idiots needs to be idiot proof.

[phatrides222000]

@BUDA19 sure it is, I have never had any problems out of any of my toyotas, besides domestics hitting them because they couldn't stop as fast as me.

[BUDA19]

i have a toyota, and its a peace of crap

[comedianFA]

...Conspired by Something called (G)overnment (M)oter (GM)...That is why none of the cars found flaw in them...That was the result.

[CarLover2011]

@Canuckerz We can spend lots of time debating the chicken or the egg thing (if you want). There were two issues: floor mat entrapment and a worn out pedal assembly. These are both issues that required remediation.

As for heel-toe braking, just think of all of those performance-oriented Mom and Dad Camry drivers on their way to the shopping mall with their kids. How would they cope without being able to perform this essential driving technique? I doubt Toyota is concerned with this.

[Canuckerz]

@CarLover2011 My point is the brake override system isnt a nessessary safety feature on any properly designed car, they likely left it out in the first place as it interferes with heel toe braking. And I fail to see the major difference in your definition of worn out compared to wear, seems to just be splitting hairs to me.

If it was not a minor glitch show me the proof that it isnt, the actual stuck accelerator problem originated from people using bulky and sometimes several improper mats.

[CarLover2011]

@Canuckerz No, I said worn out. And you think Toyota added the brake override feature to "throw the consumer a bone?" This is your opinion? Please tell me I didn't read this. FYI: I'm not looking to start a war with you. I like the Camry and enjoyed test driving the 2011 model but it’s no secret that Toyota treated this safety issue as a minor glitch. Oh, I just loved watching the video where Jim Lentz remorsefully apologizes and actually says “Thank you for your patience and understanding.”

[Canuckerz]

@CarLover2011 Yes you said worn. Furthermore the brake overide system was not there from factory because the brakes are designed to be able overpower the engine to bring the vehicle to a stop, and is therefore unnessessary to those who know how to operate a motor vehicle properly.

In my opinion it was put there just to throw the consumer a bone who didnt beleive that simple fact, or simply were afraid of pressing it hard enough to actually bring the car to a halt.

[CarLover2011]

@Canuckerz I never stated that any components were actually worn, yet you used the word "wear" in your response. Worn out is another way of saying that the device has deteriorated and is in need of repair or has been used until no longer useful. You are right; I know so very little about cars. I was completely ignorant of the fact that that Toyota (and others) were stupid enough to leave the brake override system out. My 2008 car includes this feature.