Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Lexus and other vehicles worldwide to fix faulty engines in the latest quality lapse at the world’s No. 1 automaker.
The Japanese automaker said flaws in valve springs, a crucial engine component, could make the vehicle stall while in motion. Toyota said in a statement it plans to file paperwork with the government on the recall next week.
Lexus General Manager Mark Templin said contaminated materials had been used for valve springs during manufacturing.
Toyota has received about 200 complaints over faulty engines in Japan but no accidents were reported there or abroad, Homma said. Some drivers told Toyota that engines made a strange noise.
The recall affects certain GS, IS and LS vehicles from the 2006-2008 model years powered by 4.6 and 5.0 liter V8 engines and 3.5 liter V6 engines. No accidents or injuries have been reported. Vehicles from the 2009 and 2010 model years are not affected.
Toyota had announced in Japan that it would recall 270,000 Lexus vehicles around the world to address the engine stalling problems. The global recall affects seven luxury Lexus sedan models as well as the popular Crown sedan, sold primarily in Japan. Of the 270,000 recalled cars, some 180,000 were sold overseas, including the United States, and 90,000 in Japan.
The automaker was already scrambling to repair its reputation after 8.5 million vehicles were recalled beginning in October because of problems with sticking accelerator pedals and other issues. Toyota was slapped with a record $16.4 million fine in the United States for acting too slowly to recall vehicles with defects.
Japan’s major daily Asahi said Friday the latest recall of 270,000 vehicles could cost Toyota around 20 billion yen ($227 million). Toyota could not confirm the report, which gave no sources.
Toyota will inform Japan’s transport ministry of the recall on Monday. The company said it would file its recall report in the U.S. next week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had not received official notification of the recall.
Some of the vehicle models covered under the recall include: 2007-2008 GS350 and GS450h; 2008 GS460; 2006-2008 IS350; 2007-2008 LS460 and LS460L; and 2008 LS600hL.
Toyota said owners will be notified of the recall by mail and dealers will repair the engine’s valve springs at no charge. The company said owners can continue to drive their vehicles. If they notice vibration, unusual engine sounds or rough idling, they should bring the car to a dealer for service.
Toyota dealers have repaired millions of vehicles following the massive global recalls, but the automaker still faces more than 200 lawsuits tied to accidents, the lower resale value of Toyota vehicles, and the drop in the company’s stock.
Toyota said last week it will recall 17,000 Lexus luxury hybrids after testing showed that fuel can spill during a rear-end crash.
U.S. regulators were working with scientists from NASA to investigate what caused some of Toyota’s vehicles to suddenly accelerate. That review is expected to be completed by late August.
Officials were also investigating whether Toyota waited nearly a year in 2005 to recall trucks and SUVs in the U.S. with defective steering rods, a case that could lead to additional fines.
i think toyota can manage this.
Toyota is a big brand. They have a caliber to manage. Very nice post by the author…..
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Toyota is experiencing acceleration problems ….had an accident on July 28, 2011 .
Luckily, I was not killed nor anyone else…..hit a wall ….car just took off with unbelievable speed.
Braking nor shifting gears would not work to stop it …I still say the computer takes over the car.
Had Toyota inspectors check the car and they are saying nothing was wrong with it based on the data obtained from the car…..
Why would my tires dig into the pavement creating ruts/tracks and these were not rubber tire marks…
We need to stop buying Toyota vehicles…..until these issues are fixed and Toyota needs to back their product ……and not just put the car back on the road and wait for their product to kill people.
They are only worried about the US dollar not US lives……..
Its a great news that Toyota had announced in Japan
that it would recall 270,000 Lexus vehicles around the world to address
the engine stalling problems. The global recall affects seven luxury models as well as the popular Crown sedan, sold primarily in Japan.
Toyota cars are nice, but i would rather buy mercedes or bmw.
We have claims filed on these vehicles left and right. Guess we know why.
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Toyota Lexus and other cars are really amazing. I don’t think it has faulty engines.
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Toyota is a popular brand, i think they have the ability to resolve this.
It is a well known brand, but I think they might have to improve their quality, and to make strategies, that this kind of blunder would never happen again….
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toyta is amazing. actually i am a big fan of toyta.
Toyota is car making company,,,,,,, i like Toyota .
Toyta company is one of the most reputed company in this world ..Its designs are very unique and genuine..
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Really, is it true, I don’t believe this, how can such a good company can do this…
TOYOTA is good brand for vehicle but TOYOTA SHOULD improve the mechanical system what I am not getting in TOYOTA
I like Toyota but I don,t have ability to parches Toyota brand, thank you for your information …
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