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Pretty vague, but some are then. So they know which models they are compatible with.
So print a list and let us know Toyota. It's time to open up on this.
Toyota calls it "boldly redesigned"
Boldly Redesigned = Refresh? No way
Your logic and argument are non-sense. There is no "new" GM company. It is the EXACT same old company by a slightly different legal name. Changing your name doesn't fool anybody. There's a lousy taco shop near me who's MO is to change their name every year so that you'll try them again since they are so lousy. It worked twice on me, but never again.
It is still GM, and it is still run by all the same failures of people that ran it before. The people of GM are all failures to the human race. If we believed in the greater good, they'd of all committed suicide Japanese style. :P
$15 bucks is too much for you? How about "What value on an accident and a life"?
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
If
Precision Cut Steel Reinforcement Bar = Stamped Nickel Thickness Shim
then OF COURSE
Boldly Redesigned = Refresh.
What is wrong with you?
Population control is a good thing.
My 2005 Chevy Cobalt's power steering went out around the 45,000 mark. I found hundreds of other Cobalt drivers that have had the same problem and had to pay $900-$2500 to repair their car. GM is aware of this problem but has chosen to do nothing about it. The only thing we can do is get everyone out there to call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and let them know of this issue in hopes of a future recall. Thanks for watching!
It only takes five minutes, so please call in!
Oh snap, smells like a coverup! Revit where are you!
Everyone needs to forward this to their local news outlet! Time to get some legs on this one! There is more money to be made! Remember hysteria sells newspapers! :shades:
Toyota's recall woes are bad for industry: GM exec
"The industry perspective of this is no one likes to see another competitor be put through that," said Mark Reuss, president of GM's North American division.
"We like to have a healthy industry and we like to be able to compete on a level playing field."
LOL, they forgot to mention the grin like one gets after winning the lottery :shades:
Your profile doesn't show a Cobalt as one of your cars, anythngbutgm.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Didn't the guy responsible for some lead paint on kids' toys commit suicide?
Lead paint for kids vs lying, stalling, and misleading about safety cars in which women and children ride daily... Hmmmm.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
‘No-show Akio’ – that was the nickname given to Toyota’s CEO when he failed to make a public apology at the beginning of Toyota’s recent recall issues. A day after that nickname made it big in the media, Akio Toyoda quickly scheduled a last minute press conference apologizing to customers. Toyoda is even said to be planning a trip to the United States in the upcoming days.
However, some experts aren’t buying it. According to William Peek over at BusinessWeek, Toyoda should resign his position as CEO.
“He must go not because of the company’s biggest-ever and growing recall, but to take responsibility for how pathetically he is handling the crisis. Thanks to unsteady leadership, Toyota’s market value has lost the equivalent of Latvia’s annual gross domestic product since Jan. 21. Last week’s hastily arranged press conference with Toyoda changed nothing. This is still a textbook case of how not to tackle a public-relations debacle. Toyota’s strategy — denial, downplaying problems, avoiding the media — turned a safety problem into a scandal that M.B.A. students will study for years. It also sheds light on where Japan finds itself in 2010.”
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2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Now that is an understatement
Besides the Toyota Recalls Everything, here is another one you might like:
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f1fa877/1272#MSG1272
ENJOY! :shades:
what is the purpose and really what is their to gain out of constantly putting them down? their resale values are falling, their reputation has been tarnished, and they are going to be getting sued; isn't that punishment enough?
Yeah I too was kind of down on all his negative posts, but I will admit, some are very entertaining. And my attitude towards Toyota has changed considerably more negative recently. This will go down as a case study in college courses on how to run your corporate image in to the ground.
To make matters worse, owners have had issues with their cars for up to 5 years, all along Toyota trying to blame the owner, suppliers, etc. Granted other automakers have had issues before involving recalls, but again, Toyota and no one else has nearly demanded the perception of "better and above the rest".
Many have bought into this mentality over the years to the point of "you don't own a good car unless its a Toyota". So again, hate? Certainly not, but as we have seen any other industries, be careful what you ask for as it eventually comes back to haunt you. Do I think Toyota has learned their lesson? No! Do I think Toyota is truly sincere with their current advertisements of the customer comes first? No! Do I think Toyota would had preferred all of this be kept under the rug? Yes! So again, Toyota brought this on themselves, while many continue to blame the media or individuals such as myself who do not share this mentality "Toyota can do no wrong".
So in closing, if Toyota wants to continue to be perceived as "the best", they have some MAJOR changes to make. Based on the past several weeks, it has become apparent Toyota is just like any other automaker. Their approach and arrogant attitude has only made owners more disappointed in them because as of today, it is obvious the President of Toyota is saying one thing and doing another. Lessons Learned: Practice what you preach.
So revit,
how do you rate the way Kaizen has been working for toyota? We heard so much about how wonder it was and that was the reason toyota has such wunderbar autos.
Is it a 1, poorest
or is it a 10, best?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I'm not trying to excuse what Toyota did but just keep in mind, this is hardly a problem Toyota is sole guilty of; I was not surprised when this stuff with Toyota came out this year; I new it was only a matter of time till the Japanese car companies showed their true greedy qualities just like American car companies did years earlier!
no car company has ever been for the consumer; they are only concerned about making profit and screwing the customer over at every opportunity; the American car companies were certainly guilty of this and now people are realizing that the Japanese companies are no different!
also, I don't completely buy the "Toyota is suppose to be of the highest quality and above the rest slogans" so that is why this is so bad and shocking; every car company claims they are of the highest quality and above the rest; back in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, Ford, GM, and Chrysler all said they had the highest quality and were better than the Japanese despite having Fisher price quality interiors, poor reliability, and having people, like myself, have 2-3 year old cars towed to the dealership that needed thousands of dollars in repair work
I think the CEO of GM said the other day that this stuff going on with Toyota hurts the entire industry, not just Toyota and he is absolutely correct and I was happy to hear and see one of the American Car Company big wigs finally admit; lets just hope this big screw-up by Toyota will open the eyes of not just Toyota but the entire car industry that they need to change their ways and saying "customer service comes first" and doing that are two entirely different things
When I was a teenager in the 60s, it was Rolls-Royce that had that reputation (best in the world, if you could afford the price of entry).
The Camrys and the Nissan Frontier that I have now and the Camry I sold in 2004 have been the most trouble-free cars I have owned in nearly 35 years since I bought my first new car.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/11/report-group-of-governors-take-issue-with-oba- ma-administration/
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Perhaps, but it is the appropriate response when you run a company that is "too big to fail" into the ground.
Of course the Japanese have a different culture and maybe Toyoda needs to do something. Though he did just take over. Toyota has been headed down hill at least 5 years.
Lots of people put their faith in Toyota/Lexus/Scion based on the belief that they built high quality and safe vehicles. As has been shown in recent years, their quality has slipped to the point where it became a mirror image of what plagued the American auto industry in the '80s and part of the the '90s. That is, "crank out as many as we can, as fast as we can. We'll fix them later."
Unfortunate, mostly for the consumers and Toyota dealerships, that turned into some vehicles that were not only built poorly, but unsafe, to boot. Regardless of the outcome of Toyota's meetings with the NHTSA or Congress, the customers, at best, are faced with the inconveniences of getting their vehicle to their dealership to have floormats, accelerators, software, and whatever else Toyota comes up with, fixed. At worst, some have had accidents, injuries, and in some reports, deaths, associated with Toyota's maladies. In addition to all of that, customers are now faced with plummeting resale values of their cars, too. Dealerships are faced with the costs associated while dealing with unprecedented recalls, and a loss of goodwill.
In short, it's been a disaster for just about everyone involved.
The good news is Mr. Toyoda is saying the words that everyone wants to hear.....(paraphrasing), "We screwed up....badly. We're sorry. We're going to be better. And, here are the steps we're taking to make us better."
Words are one thing. Actions are something else. If there's a company who can turn themselves around dramatically, I'd bet on Toyota being able to do it, if they don't forget what Mr. Toyoda stated. It's going to take awhile for faith to be restored....maybe a year, maybe two....maybe 5 years. As they say, "the longest of journey begins with the first step". Toyota has taken that first step.
I believe that their "secret" software workaround should at least give owners a real, workable response for UA, and probably braking issues, too. I'd like to know exactly what the software being installed is for. Is it a "bug" fix? Is it an implementation of brake over ride? Both? At least they're starting to implement it.
The 1965 Ford Galaxie LTD: Quieter Than a Rolls-Royce!
I think he kept it until the mid-'70s? Don't recall him having any particular problems with it, except I do remember it was quite rusty when he finally got rid of it.
Brings back a lot of memories.
BTW, I actually remember those ads when they were first aired.
Presumably, people will not be complaining to NHTSA (it has "safety" as part of its name) because of a crooked glove box lid, although I admit there are a lot of crackpot complaints in the database.
If you want a good laugh you just have to read a few. I cannot believe what some folks will report.
That crash was in part driver error for not putting the car into neutral (or park) or turning the car off.
You made me do some digging....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHfIORDHq3A
To keep somewhat on topic, maybe Toyota is now devising what's bound to be their new message going forward..
Would the car go into neutral or was the transmission locked into drive due to the torque per wwest's suggestion?
Also requiring a 3 second or more push on the start button to turn the car _off_ is not logical. I read someone post that another vehicle brand has the off occuring if the button is tapped three times.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Sure doesn't sit well with everything going on.
Maybe...."Toyota. There's No Stopping Us."