Toyota to Recall 412,000 More Vehicles;

Toyota has announced that they will recall 412,000 high end passenger vehicles in the United States to fix steering problems. Toyota has already issued many recalls this year and the latest recalls add to a list of problems that Toyota vehicles have been experiencing. Used Toyota and other vehicle models can be found at NC used cars dealers. Toyota's latest recall is not good news for the company that has been struggling to rebuild its image as being a safe and reliable manufacturer. Other manufacturers like Volkswagen have not had to deal with as many recalls, and the latest models can bought during VW Specials at a discount.

Nissan also has not had to issue recalls for its models lately and the latest Nissan models can be bought from New Haven Nissan Dealers. 373,000 models of its Avalon series from the years 2000- 2004 will be recalled due to steering problems. The steering lock bar in these vehicles could break under certain conditions. 39,000 of the LX470 sports utility vehicle model will be recalled due to steering shaft disengagement problems. The models affected for the LX470 are from 2003-2007.

Toyota is the world's largest automobile manufacturer and the latest recalls are a difficult trial that may cause further decreased sales and safety ratings for the automaker. There have been three accidents so far with the Avalon models that have had steering problems, and there have been no injuries reported. It makes sense for Toyota to act quickly about these problems to avoid any further injuries or other problems.

It remained unclear whether the latest accidents with those Avalon models were related to the steering wheel defect or some other problem. The LX470 models affected by the recall have not been involved in any accidents to date. Toyota's shares dropped down 0.3 percent before the announcement of the recall, and they may drop further due to the recall.

Toyota Vehicle Complaints Decrease?

Toyota's vehicle complaints have gone down over the past few months. Peoria Volkswagen models have also been free of complaints for the past several months, and a government panel is investigating Toyota for auto defects that were thought increase in report frequency around sometime in late 2009. Toyota models that are pre-owned can be bought at Missouri used car lots.

GM has not had problems with unintended acceleration, and GM's quality Chevy line can be purchased at a Chevrolet Oshkosh dealer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed in its reports that there were many documented reports of consumer complaints of unwanted acceleration in Toyota models.

Toyota has recalled nearly 11 million models since the fourth quarter of 2009, and the quality of Toyota's models have come under serious heat from consumers and government officials alike. Toyota's latest findings were that the unintended acceleration problems were due to consumer mistakes rather than the vehicle being defective.

Toyota found that "virtually all" of the cases were due to driver error rather than a "sticky accelerator," however the U.S. government panel currently investigating the issue has yet to complete its report. The reduced complaints on Toyota models may have to do with Toyota's publicity increasing.

It is thought that consumer opinion may be affected by more than just the presence of vehicle faults, and that perhaps consumers were reporting more faults in their Toyota models due to negatively publicity that has shrouded Toyota for the past several months.

Since the reports came out of unintended acceleration, Toyota has repaired many millions of vehicles and the company seems confident that the problem will not show up again. Of course, time will tell whether or not Toyota will end up having fewer defects, since just last month there were large recalls of various Lexus and other Toyota models.

Toyota To Fix Development Problems With Extended Cycle;

Toyota, whose previous year models can be found on Salem used car lots, has announced in the wake of its latest recalls to extend its development cycle in an attempt to reduce manufacturing defects. Honda is a major Japanese competitor of Toyota and has not had any recent problems related to manufacturing. Honda models can be found at a St. Louis Honda dealer. Toyota is attempting to rebuild its image after suffering numerous defects that slipped the view of the testing processes that are designed to catch those defects. Volkswagen has not had major recall issues lately and Volkswagen models can be purchased at a Peoria Volkswagen dealer.

The defects have led to a series of recalls on various models, and nearly 11 million vehicles have been affected since the fourth quarter of 2009. Toyota has made its product development process more likely to catch manufacturing defects by adding a new team of "devil advocate" engineers to point out problems and offer feedback for development processes. The team will be added, and an additional month will be added to the development cycle to further reduce recall problems.

It seems that Toyota's rapid expansion and success has ironically led to its latest recalls. A Toyota Executive Vice President said that Toyota's success over the past 4 to 5 years has "been too much in some areas for the company to keep up with." He also added that Toyota's future success will come down to its quality control during engineering and manufacturing.

Out of 1,000 engineers, a team of 100 "devils advocates" will be assigned to test the vehicles from a driver's perspective to find faults before the vehicles hit dealerships. The rest of the 900 engineers will be devoted to quality control issues with the company. The team is looking at the vehicles from the perspective of the customer in order to criticize the performance of the models and identify problems quickly.

Toyota Claims Lexus Engine Fault Due To Components;

Toyota, announced that defective components may be responsible for the engine flaw that may cause up to 270,000 models to stall. Toyota models can be purchased at a Minneapolis Toyota dealer. Volkswagen has not had recall issues as of late and their models can be test driven at a local Volkswagen dealer or at a Bradenton used cars dealer.

The general manager of Lexus for the United States, Mark Templin, said that the defect in the engine might have been resulting from "contaminated materials used in valve springs."

Toyota is facing criticism from auto safety proponents and others after having to issue recalls of over 10 million models total for various problems. Toyota is currently attending government meetings about how to deal with the defects and the reason why they were happening.

Up to 7 Lexus models and a few other Toyota models might be affected by the defect. Toyota is currently planning its next steps on dealing with problems related to the defect. So far there are no reported injuries from the car defect.

Affected models may include the Lexus GS 350, GS 450h, GS 460, IS 350, LS 460, LS 600h and LS 600hL, and the Toyota Crown, Toyota said today. There may be up to 90,000 vehicles in Japan that are affected by the defect.

Recent problems with the HS250h Lexus model prompted a recall of Lexus HS250h sedans. The sedans were recalled due to a risk of automobile fire during a fuel leak that was found during government safety crash tests. The recall was issued last week for those models.

Toyota is hoping that the problem is not serious and they will likely announce a move in the upcoming days as to how they are going to address the fault. The company may or may not choose to perform a recall.