Amid the largest recall in U.S. history, Toyota vows to fix tarnished perception of making quality cars.

Toyota and recalls: Synonymous.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 12:31:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

old news, and the award for most misleading headline goes to....

— 1970toyotamarc (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 12:31:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

I can't believe all of the recalls and defects coming out of Toyota these days. Its like non stop problems.

Just look at all the problems on the 07 Camry.

— JJ80 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 12:37:03 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Really? Which part of the headline is misleading.... if you don't think its the largest recall, look up the Toyota truck recall........

— JasonRBare (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 12:37:05 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Toyota design hasn't progressed much from the car in the picture...

— Matthew1 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 1:32:25 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

When you have to rush production to keep up with demand, quality control can slip. This can happen in any industry.

— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 3:28:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

What a Toyota Recall article? And I didn't post it? The travesty!

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 8:29:01 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

to the Toylex boys. Toyota will overcome this. They are too much a quality player to let this affect them. The biggest problem they will have is staying atop the lofty perch they have created.

They have succeeded in setting a unique benchmark though, they have recalled more cars this year than they have sold to date. That is a historical first if I am not mistaken. Life at the top is a tough one, the next few months will tell the true story.

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 8:36:59 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Watch what you wish for. To be the top company in any industry comes with everyone aiming for you. Look at GM, Wal-Mart, ExxonMobil and so on. It will get worse before it gets better. Did you see the recall for all RX-8's Mazda has produced to have the engines replaced? No one noticed that one.

— rocker (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 10:52:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You are delusional....toyota does not take responsibility for their crap, and the idiots who own them hide their repairs calling them preventative repairs....well if it isn't broke why repair? It is laughable you equate them with sigma 6!!!

— punkin423 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/28/2007 2:13:13 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Actually, Toyota is being investigated by their home country of Japan for not being proactive and recalling cars that should be recalled and evidently this has been going on for years.

— rocker (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 12:46:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

comoronsense- If you read my comments you see I was supportive of Toyota. Gawd, I wish you could read words longer than five letters.

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 1:13:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

i should put signs on the streets showin ppl how many recalls toyota has. Coz i get annoyed by ppl buyin toyota and thinking their superior ( we have many like this here)

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 1:17:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

00JT- it is 6 Sigma Methodology not Sigma 6, and the only two that currently use it are GM and Ford. Aren't they having worse issues right now? At the current rate Toyota will equal their quality to GM and Ford so I am glad they adopted it.

Great way to reach for the brass ring.

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 1:21:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

oops that should have been "comornsense" not 00JT. Sorry to drag you down to that level 00JT.

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 1:22:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

A little late on the headline. Recalls are old news. When was the last one? Toyota telling everyone they're delaying their cars until they're sure it's right is also old news. You been in a cave all summer?

Name another car that delayed a model release to make sure it's right? Most would rush them out for fear of losing sales. Of course, when you have all the money in the world, you have lots of wiggle room.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 7:58:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

huu76- For once you are right. I can't think of another car company that had the nads to say.. Hold everything! We need to slow down and double check this. I gotta give Toyota credit, the are not in such a big hurry that they forget about the basics. They have overlooked a few primarily due to a few bad apple bosses, but they will get on track soon enough.

— PlanoA4 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/29/2006 10:11:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Didn't some people die in a Japanese Toyota because of mulfunctions and Toyota didn't do anything for 4 years or so? Toyota has had a lot of recalls lately. Take it as facts.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 12:37:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Chewy, do you think if you start that rumor, it will become true?

Plano, I'll always give you your props when you ae not being anti-Toyota. I'm starting to notice a trend. I guess you just hate Lexus.

Jason, since you can't figure it out, the misleading part is "the largest recall in US History." And unless you show me this proof, I stick to my statement. Besides, as I pointed out, the recall story is old enws, and for site that should be about new info (autoSPIES), we dont need the rehashing just to create flame wars Or do you really think you had some news here? Sorry to burst your bubble. As Plano points out, had there been a new recall, he would have posted it :)

— 1970toyotamarc (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 2:46:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I accually enjoy seeing this because it shows how a car company can't be perfect.

— speedracer54 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 9:19:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Plano,

Quite alright. BTW Toyota doesn't employ Sigma 6 or 6 Sigma. They practice Kaizen.

— 00JT (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 9:26:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

If I'm not mistaken there is the main differences between Sigma 6 and Kaizen are:

Sigma 6 is about how fast you can get the product to the consumer and how much of a product can you crank out at a given time. Quality issues are of little concern until enough people have reported defects in the product.

Kaizen places a higher emphasis on quality control. The main theory of Kaizen is producing a product of quality and to produce it efficiently. Kaizen is not so much about the speed in which a product gets to the market or how many a manufactor can produce.

— 00JT (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 9:31:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Sigma6 is about statistical probability, meaning what are the chances of you picking out a bad sample "product".

Sigma is statistics. In a nutshell, it's somiliar to if you find 1 defect out of a million, you throw all 1 million out and make them again.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/30/2006 9:39:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1