Faulty liftgates have prompted a recall of 2004-'05 Toyota Sienna minivans.

Date posted: 08-09-2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into reports of excessive wear of a front chassis component that could lead to suspension failures in 2003 and 2004 Toyota Tundra pickups. It has also opened a separate investigation into 2004 and 2005 Toyota Sienna minivans after getting reports of four injuries that happened when the liftgates shut unexpectedly.

The new recall probes add to continuing quality concerns at the Japanese auto giant.

Last month, the Japanese government rebuked the company because of the growing number of recalls. They are up sharply in the past year and a half, undermining Toyota's once-sterling reputation as the industry leader in quality.

In late July, Fitch Ratings said the increasing number of recalls could mar the company's brand image.

What this means to you: The nagging question remains: Has Toyota's phenomenal growth come at the expense of vehicle quality?

Source: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=116440#2

 

at least they dont wait until millions of vehicles are affected like some recent ford explorer recall that did millions of vehicles. Toyotas recalls are small in the 100s of 1000s, watch them still be in the same spot in JD Power

 

yep... check this out - for Sienna, they got 8 complains... for Tundra they got 144 complaints...
On the other hand, for F150 recently recalled, NTHSA got 1,400 complaints.

:-).

Of course, JD Power is out, and Toyota rules them all :-).

 

Well, Ford sold like 8 times as many F-series as Tundras. So the relative number of F-series and Tundra complaints is similar.

 

actually, not really. Total number of Toyota vehicles in question is 900,000... And F150 1.2 mil.

 

I'm talking about F-series complaints compared to Tundra complaints.

Of course, overall, Toyota vehicles have less complaints.

 

dont forget the 3.8 million recall on the brake fluid fire issue in F-150s and explorers a while back