Toyota Recall 270,000 Vehicles
Friday, July 2nd, 2010 215 views
Toyota Motor Corp. stated Thursday about 270,000 cars sold globally – including luxury Lexus sedans – have potentially faulty engines, the latest top quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling versions.
Japan’s top-selling everyday Yomiuri stated in its evening edition that Toyota will inform the transport ministry of a recall on Monday. The paper cited no sources.
Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma said the business was evaluating measures to deal with the problem of defective engines that will stall although the vehicle is moving. He would not confirm a recall was being considered.
The automaker has been working to patch up its reputation after recalling more than 8 million autos worldwide because of unintended acceleration and other defects.
With the 270,000 vehicles with engine difficulties, some 180,000 were sold overseas and the rest in Japan. They contain the well-known Crown and seven designs of luxury Lexus sedans.
Toyota stated it has received around 200 complaints in Japan over faulty engines. Some drivers told Toyota that the engines produced a strange noise.
Homma said there have been no reports of accidents linked for the faulty engines.
The automaker’s shares dropped 2.3 percent to close at 3,010 yen in Tokyo on Thursday.
U.S. authorities recently slapped Toyota with a record $16.4 million fine for acting too slowly to recall autos with defects. Toyota dealers have repaired millions of autos, but the automaker still faces more than 200 lawsuits tied to accidents, the lower resale value of Toyota autos and the drop in the company’s stock.
Inside the aftermath with the recalls, Congress is considering an upgrade to auto safety laws to toughen potential penalties against automakers, give the U.S. government more powers to demand a recall and push vehicle companies to meet new security standards.
Toyota stated last week it will recall 17,000 Lexus luxury hybrids right after testing showed that fuel can spill in the course of a rear-end crash.
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The auto giant is on the verge of announcing a comprehensive recall program for cars that are at risk of a sticky accelerator.
