[Leo Farnsworth]

Toyota often announces a 'recall' even if no one has complained. Toyota wants really good cars out there. And they have earned a superb reputation.

I do not own a Toyota but would NEVER buy a car from a company who knows of a deadly problem - the Pinto gas tank comes to mind - and compares the cost of the fix to the estimated claims from the problem if they don't fix it.

Ford Lied - People Died

Bravo Toyota!

[eraser2005]

"Toyota often announces a 'recall' even if no one has complained"

Where's that graphic of the BS meter when you need it?

[Moonman62]

Yep. Ford never calculated the immense cost of a bad reputation.

[Spktyr]

Let's not forget an even more recent example - the Ford truck cruise control fires - where people have ACTUALLY died, and houses have ACTUALLY burned down, and Ford still didn't start recalling trucks until a lawsuit was threatened.

[stevio]

My '92 Toyota 4X4 truck was recalled for a faulty steering rod or something 2 yrs. ago. I was reluctant since there was only 2 or so cases of bad steering reported in how many millions produced let alone abused off-road. I had the truck at the dealer for some other service so I had them do the recall. What a difference it made! 175,000 miles and it drives like a new truck. I'm waiting for Toyota to put a diesel in their new Tundra.

[cowtowney]

"...the Pinto gas tank comes to mind"

Are you referring to the Ford Pinto with the exploding gas tank that they put the exploding Firestone 500 tires on? /s

[Proud2BeRight]

"Toyota often announces a 'recall' even if no one has complained. Toyota wants really good cars out there. And they have earned a superb reputation."

Bull! And the class action lawsuit against toileta covering about 3.5 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles a couple weeks ago? Was that a voluntary too Of course that was quite low key in the hate-America media.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

My Duramax will make a Toyota pickup look like a Soap Box Derby cart any day, anywhere.

They are wannabees at best.

[Mr J]

Not referring to any corporation by name, but I tend to think that a corporation heavily subsidized by its own national government is in a better postion to absorb financial setbacks -- like a product recall for example -- than a coporation with zero government backing.