Posted on 02/09/2010 9:57:55 AM PST by gura
Federal officials review Toyota Corolla complaints The Associated Press Tuesday, February 9, 2010; 11:54 AM WASHINGTON -- Federal safety officials say they will look into complaints from Toyota Corolla drivers about difficulty with the steering on their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received about 80 complaints from drivers of 2009 and 2010 Corollas. Many say their cars can wander when they drive on the highway, making it hard to stay in lanes. NHTSA says it will determine if a formal safety investigation is warranted. But agency officials also stress that it is standard procedure to review the tens of thousands of driver complaints they get every year on a wide range of vehicles. Toyota's safety issues are under intense scrutiny due to recalls over gas pedal problems. The company also recalled some of its Prius hybrids last night.
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The SEIU attack on Toyota continues.
If only they had donated the Jesse’s PUSH Foundation, none of this had to happen...
It is. Obviously. The US government is in the car business now, and wreaking havoc on the competition.
I notice the article also uses one of the lib journalist's favorite tactics: many say.
Yes, I agree. This is an attempt to further destroy productive and successful capitalists.
Or a diversion to take the masses attention away from the folly of “the one”.
No doubt this is the Chicago Machine and the SIEU and UAW manipulating information with the full support of the MSM.
The government owned auto industry sure is attacking the competition. Is Ford next?
They will destroy you. [Shrug] It's a lesson for the others.
yes...somehow, eventually they will be attacked....this really sucks....our country has turned a DANGEROUS corner
No, it isn’t.
It is a lesson about what happens when a company grows too quickly. Some of us predicted this.
It seems obvious to me that after years of having top rated cars suddenly a flurry of problems with the same manufacturer. I don’t think the foreign owned car companies with manufacturing plants here are unionized. Coincidence?
Not likely.
now wait jess a minnit here...
first toyota’s sudden acceleration, then prius’ brakes, now this?
something’s rotten in denmark here - I smell a rat.
This story shows that this Toyota thing is media driven hysteria. Add to that fact, few work on their cars anymore. If they did, they would know that the Corolla’s alignment is off, or the tires need changing.
We’re spoiled today. Back in the old days, cars would come off the assembly line with a bent frames, bolts, and beer cans inside the bodywork.
Cars wandering on the road? Maybe they shouldn’t be texting while they drive.
“More and more I wonder if this isn’t a concerted effort to bring down the world’s #1 automaker.”
Yep. How many American car recalls have we seen since the days of the PINTO fire bombs? This is the first time I can remember ever seeing dealers with signs on their windows “cant sell you a car today, sorry”. Toyota is not just up against Government Motors, they are up against Chicago style politics Government Motors.
Taller radial tires and electronic steering control, plus ruts in roads from traffic tend to allow a car to “drift”. Where’s the news? The only news is if the car didn’t respond to steering input.
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