Brace Yourself: Another Toyota Recall!
By injuheis on July 2, 2010
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for Toyota, the Detroit Free Press and New York Times are reporting that the Japanese automaker has recalled nearly 300,000 vehicles worldwide due to defective engines.
A Toyota spokesperson stated that “a defective engine part in the affected vehicles could cause unstable idling and cause the engine to stall.” The news agency Reuters state that 90,000 of the defective vehicles are Lexus’.
Reuters is also reporting that this most recent recall might cost Toyota $228 million. As you probably remember, Toyota recently recalled nearly 9 million vehicles as a result of faulty brakes.
If an engine stalls while the vehicle is on a highway or in heavy traffic, it obviously can place the driver and his or her passengers in a dangerous situation. If you own a Toyota or Lexus car and you receive a recall notice, do the prudent thing and get the car inspected as soon as possible.
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