Updated: 2010-10-21 19:15
TOKYO - Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the US and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. This is the latest in quality control problems for the world's No 1 automaker.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will call back for repairs about 740,000 cars in the US and 599,000 in Japan. The remainder are in Europe and other markets around the world.
Over the past year, Toyota has recalled more than 10 million cars and trucks worldwide. In August, Toyota called back 1.33 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks in the US and Canada because of stalling engines.
The majority of vehicles this time around need to be fixed for a problem with the brake master cylinder, which affects braking power, said spokesman Paul Nolasco in Tokyo.
Some models in Japan and elsewhere - but not in North America - have an electrical problem with the fuel pump, which could lead the engine to stall, Nolasco said.
No accidents have been reported from the two defects, he said.
Ryuichi Saito, auto analyst with Mizuho Investors Securities in Tokyo, said Toyota may have learned a lesson from earlier this year when it faced harsh criticism, particularly in the US, for dragging its feet on safety problems and recalls.
"Toyota's image suffered because it was slow and so it is trying to be quick with its response," Saito said.
The models affected by the latest recall in the US include the 2005 and 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 non-hybrid Highlander and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 vehicles.
The release said a small amount of the brake fluid could slowly leak from the brake master cylinder, resulting in illumination of the brake warning lamp.
source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-10/21/content_11442444.htm
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TOKYO - Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the US and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. This is the latest in quality control problems for the world's No 1 automaker.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will call back for repairs about 740,000 cars in the US and 599,000 in Japan. The remainder are in Europe and other markets around the world.
Over the past year, Toyota has recalled more than 10 million cars and trucks worldwide. In August, Toyota called back 1.33 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks in the US and Canada because of stalling engines.
The majority of vehicles this time around need to be fixed for a problem with the brake master cylinder, which affects braking power, said spokesman Paul Nolasco in Tokyo.
Some models in Japan and elsewhere - but not in North America - have an electrical problem with the fuel pump, which could lead the engine to stall, Nolasco said.
No accidents have been reported from the two defects, he said.
Ryuichi Saito, auto analyst with Mizuho Investors Securities in Tokyo, said Toyota may have learned a lesson from earlier this year when it faced harsh criticism, particularly in the US, for dragging its feet on safety problems and recalls.
"Toyota's image suffered because it was slow and so it is trying to be quick with its response," Saito said.
The models affected by the latest recall in the US include the 2005 and 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 non-hybrid Highlander and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 vehicles.
The release said a small amount of the brake fluid could slowly leak from the brake master cylinder, resulting in illumination of the brake warning lamp.
source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-10/21/content_11442444.htm
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