Toyota Recall...

[dombooth]

When your probably the least likely to need power assistance


mile after mile of long straight tarmac

Loosing steering ability though isn't it?

Dom

 

[Freebo]

How did they fail out of interest? No known brake issues with the Aygo, only accelerator pedal issues, and this was only on the automatic versions with Toyota MMT transmission (equivalent of Fiat Dualogic box).

Not 100% sure but it was no more than a month old.

 

[Andy Monty]

Loosing steering ability though isn't it?

Dom

Its your ****ty link thats providing confusion


get some proper reporting / reading

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/14/toyota-recalls-cars-steering-faults

 

[dombooth]

Its your ****ty link thats providing confusion


get some proper reporting / reading

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/14/toyota-recalls-cars-steering-faults

I understood 'loss of steering ability' to mean not being able to control where the wheels are pointing.

Dom

 

[Andy Monty]

I understood 'loss of steering ability' to mean not being able to control where the wheels are pointing.

Dom

much like the GP's can suffer a loss of steering ability


You ought to try driving a Forklift truck and have the steering fail due to a bust ram hose...... then you have no control and wheels end up pointing in which ever direction they like

 

[sludgeguts]

The article does say about 'insufficient hardness' (cue childish guffaws ) which was probably lost slightly in translation. I wonder if the supplier was cutting corners & using sub par materials? They talk about the splines bending as extra pressure is applied to the steering shaft.
I say good on Toyota.
A pity other marques can't be so good when it comes to taking responsibility for their shoddy products.