Roughly 6,000 Vehicles Recalled by Toyota Motors PLANO, Texas, (May 10, 2018) – Roughly 6,000 vehicles manufactured by Toyota Motor North America Inc. are being recalled due to a safety risk that could affect the brakes of 2018 Camry and Highlander vehicles as well as 2017 Sienna, Tacoma and Lexus RX350 vehicles. The announcement by Toyota was made in April. … Read More
Toyota Recalls 645,000 Vehicles for Electrical Problem Affecting Air Bag Inflation
Roughly 645,000 vehicles are being recalled worldwide by Toyota to fix an electrical problem that could prevent the inflation of air bags during a crash. The vehicles under recall include certain Toyota Prius and Lexus RX and NX SUVs. Additionally, the following models are also cited as having this problem: Toyota Alphard, Vellfire, Sienta, Noah, Voxy, Esquire, Probox, Succeed, Corolla, … Read More
Toyota Recalls 228,000 Tacoma Pickup Trucks for Oil Leaks
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is recalling roughly a quarter of a million 2016 and 2017 Tacoma pickup trucks due to a potential oil leak in the rear differential that could seize and lock the back wheels. The company stated that over time and with continued use, the leaking oil could damage the rear differential. A driver operating the pickup … Read More
Toyota Prius Lemons, Complaints and Problems
Since its worldwide debut in 2000, the Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle and has been sold in more than 90 markets including its largest in the United States and Japan. This popular vehicle comes in various size models ranging from the smallest Prius C and Prius to the Prius Prime hybrid and Prius, a larger capacity version. … Read More
2016 Toyota Camry Problems and Complaints
The 2016 Toyota Camry is America’s No. 1 selling vehicle with more than 32,000 vehicles sold as of June 2016, but despite it’s popularity there are bound to be a few lemons in the mix. One of the reasons it may be so popular is its affordability. US News and World Report ranks it No. 2 on its list of … Read More
Toyota Recalls 543,000 Vehicles Equipped with Faulty Takata Airbags
Toyota Motor Corp. has added another 543,000 sedans and SUVs made between 2006-2012 to an already massive recall involving faulty Takata airbags. Today’s announcement comes just one day after Honda made a similar one, recalling another 772,000 Honda and Acura vehicles for the same problem involving defective front passenger air bag inflators. The recall, which has now reached 100 million vehicles … Read More
838,000 Toyota Sienna Minivans Recalled for Defective Sliding Doors
Roughly 838,000 Toyota Sienna minivans are being recalled because their sliding doors may accidentally open while the vehicle is in motion, the Japanese automaker stated. The global recall includes about 744,000 minivans equipped with the faulty sliding doors here in the United States. Specifically, the safety recall involves models made between 2011 and 2016, however, the company has not yet … Read More
SEAT BELT RECALL: Toyota Recalls 2.9 million SUVs for Potential Safety Issue
TORRENCE, Japan (February 18, 2016) –– Roughly 2.9 million Toyota SUVs in North America, Japan, China, Europe and other regions are being recalled due to a potential for seat belts to fail in a collision, according to a press release by Toyota Motors Sales USA Inc. The recall was prompted by a crash in Canada where a passenger was killed … Read More
Takata Airbag Recall Doubles to 34 Million Vehicles — What You Need to Know About it
Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. announced today it is doubling the size of its airbag recall to 34 million vehicles. Roughly one in seven vehicles in the United States is equipped with the faulty airbags, making this recall one of the largest in history for consumer products. The announcement is a major win for the U.S. government as they have … Read More
Honda, Daihatsu Recall 5 Million Takata Airbags Due to Defective Inflator Part
A worldwide recall on Takata airbags expanded Friday morning as both Honda Motor Co. and Daihatsu announced the recall of nearly 5 million vehicles. The two auto giants join Toyota and Nissan — who one day earlier this week announced roughly 6.5 million vehicles were subject to recall for the faulty airbags made by Japan-based Takata. The issue involves defective … Read More
Toyota, Nissan Recall 6.5 Million Cars for Defective Takata Airbags
Airbags were designed to cushion the impact of a crash, but recent recalls of tens of millions of vehicles equipped with Takata airbags have shown that sometimes there is quite the opposite result. Airbag explosions have been linked to at least five deaths and multiple injuries. These defective airbags may explode during a crash and send shrapnel spraying out into … Read More
2 Million Vehicles Recalled Again for Faulty Air Bags by Toyota, Honda & Chrysler
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Saturday that Toyota, Honda and Chrysler are recalling more than 2 million vehicles for the second time in an attempt to fix a problem involving air bags that spontaneously inflate while cars are running, according to a NHTSA press release. These are vehicles that had already been recalled for faulty air bags, … Read More
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