Communication difficulties continue to fester for Toyota. Reuters reports that the automaker had failed to alert the U.S. government about a new Toyota recall involving one Toyota and seven Lexus sedan models. Engines are the blame this time. The potential for stalling and excessive noise are documented. The recall will reclaim around 270,000 vehicles.
More than half of Toyota recall vehicles are from the U.S.
Specifically, of the 270,000 Toyota recall autos, about 137,000 are U.S. automobiles. Accident or injury data has yet to be reported concerning this round of Toyota recalls, which is fortuitous, considering that Toyota has acknowledged that the stall can occur when a Lexus or Crown sedans in question is being driven. This is pretty good news for the Toyota company, whose previous bouts with recalls and the U.S. government have led to accidents, injuries and massive fines. As well as lambasting in the court of public opinion, Toyota’s credit rating dived down dramatically. Recalling more than 10 million cars worldwide (7.3 million within the U.S.) has a tendency to produce such undesirable results.
What models are in the recall?
When the Toyota recall will not be official until government regulators rule on the matter, the eight models that will be in this latest recall would include:
- The Lexus LS 460
- The Lexus GS 350.
- Lexus GS 450h
- Lexus GS 460.
- The Lexus IS 350
- The Lexus LS 600h
- There’s the Lexus LS 600hl
- There’s the Toyota Crown sedan
Reuters writes that the Lexus LS 600h isn’t sold within the US. The “h” means it is a gasoline-electric hybrid model. All models involved in the latest Toyota recall have 4.6- or 3.6-liter engines, as said by the automaker. The specific engine issue is a defective valve spring that causes the idling issues and possible engine failure.
Another huge blow to Lexus line
Just last week, Toyota pulled the plug on Lexus HS 250h sales because of possible fuel leak issues. Crash tests sponsored by the US government showed that if the HS 250h was struck from behind by a automobile traveling at 50 mph, a fuel leak could effortlessly develop. That recalled back 17,000 automobiles, 13,000 of which were from the United States. Interestingly, Toyota conducted its own tests on the matter and claimed it could not reproduce the exact same result. Luckily, no accidents or injuries have been documented with the HS 250h, either.
What should you do if your vehicle was recalled?
Contacting Toyota’s Customer Experience Center will get you more info. It could be reached via telephone at 800-331-4331 or fax at 310-468-7814.
Business hours are Monday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST
Address correspondence for mail inquiries is:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
19001 South Western Ave.
Dept. WC11
Torrance, CA 90501
Discover more here:
Reuters
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And then there are the rusting Tundras:
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