[Fresh Wind]

Six injuries and 11 accidents were reported as a result of the defect, Japan's top automaker said Friday.

Should read:

Six injuries, 11 accidents, and 17 lawsuits were reported as a result of the defect, Japan's top automaker said Friday.

[Spktyr]

Actually, unlike Ford, Toyota usually starts a recall before lawsuits are in the air.

[Spktyr]

I've never seen a Tundra do this, have you?

And at the time, the cruise control fire was a known issue, yet this truck was not recalled.

Everyone in the auto industry makes mistakes. The difference between a lousy company and a good one (in this regard) is how they deal with it. And Ford is one of the worst in this regard. GM's not far behind (see "Cold Spark Knock" and their insistence that piston slap is "normal" and "acceptable"), and Chrysler isn't much better.