Federal officials review Toyota Corolla (steering) complaints

The Washington Post ^ | 2/9/2010 | AP

[gura]

More and more I wonder if this isn't a concerted effort to bring down the world's #1 automaker.

[Ben Mugged]

The SEIU attack on Toyota continues.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

If only they had donated the Jesse’s PUSH Foundation, none of this had to happen...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

When government owns part of an industry, the easiest way to increase market share is to kill the competition.

[JennysCool]

More and more I wonder if this isn't a concerted effort to bring down the world's #1 automaker.

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.

[SoFloFreeper]

More and more I wonder if this isn't a concerted effort to bring down the world's #1 automaker.

Yes, I agree. This is an attempt to further destroy productive and successful capitalists.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Or a diversion to take the masses attention away from the folly of “the one”.

[Redleg Duke]

No doubt this is the Chicago Machine and the SIEU and UAW manipulating information with the full support of the MSM.

[edcoil]

The government owned auto industry sure is attacking the competition. Is Ford next?

[ClearCase_guy]

Fascisrt economics works very well if the business plays ball with the government. Both can benefit. But, alternatively, if the government wants to make an example of you, if you're not a union shop, or if the government just has a grudge ...

They will destroy you. [Shrug] It's a lesson for the others.

[ldish]

yes...somehow, eventually they will be attacked....this really sucks....our country has turned a DANGEROUS corner

[Neverforget01]

Funny you should mention Ford:

Ford to fix brake problem on Milan, Fusion hybrids

[B Knotts]

No, it isn’t.

It is a lesson about what happens when a company grows too quickly. Some of us predicted this.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

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.

[camle]

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.

[BigEdLB]

I think this is more evidence of Chicago Mafia doing it's thing. We need to start towards getting these Banana republic dictators out quickly. Starting in November, we vote right, and get at least the House back... Then start to hold hearings and subpoena all these b*s*a*rds.
Like their cockroach cousins I bet they will try to find places to hide.

[egannacht]

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.

[Fresh Wind]

Cars wandering on the road? Maybe they shouldn’t be texting while they drive.

[NavyCanDo]

“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.

[IYAS9YAS]

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.