Toyota suspend US sales

Deadwards.com

Hi Everyone,

I work in Toyota Ireland and saw this thread on boards.

Toyota are a responsible company and initiate a recall if there is any possibility of a safety issue arising.

If you have any concerns about this recall for a Toyota you own, please check out the website www.toyota.ie and look at the news headlines section for updates. Also, the Toyota office is open today until 5pm by calling 01-4190222 and 9-5pm Monday to Friday.

Toyota aim to have a complete list of all affected vehicles by the end of the week and will be writing to all customers involved following this. If however, people are experiencing any issues with their accelerator pedal at present, we would strongly recommend that they contact their nearest Toyota Dealer without delay.

Atlantic Dawn

Deadwards.com wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

I work in Toyota Ireland and saw this thread on boards.

Toyota are a responsible company and initiate a recall if there is any possibility of a safety issue arising.

If you have any concerns about this recall for a Toyota you own, please check out the website www.toyota.ie and look at the news headlines section for updates. Also, the Toyota office is open today until 5pm by calling 01-4190222 and 9-5pm Monday to Friday.

Toyota aim to have a complete list of all affected vehicles by the end of the week and will be writing to all customers involved following this. If however, people are experiencing any issues with their accelerator pedal at present, we would strongly recommend that they contact their nearest Toyota Dealer without delay.

The UK have posted production dates on their website of the models affected, can we assume that Irish vehicles are the same?

Leonard Hofstadter

It turns out that the 1.4 petrol Corolla and Auris models are not affected by the recall:

From Toyota.ie:

Update: Toyota Ireland statement on accelerator pedal concern on cars sold in Europe.

Date: Sunday 31st Jan - 3pm
Toyota Motor Europe has announced the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal issue.
In rare instances the accelerator pedal may mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position. This issue is caused because the accelerator pedal mechanisms concerned may become worn.
Toyota has identified a remedy for this issue, and is currently pursuing a final evaluation and confirmation procedure.
For Ireland not all vehicles within the production range will be effected, for example the Toyota Corolla 1.4 Petrol and the Toyota Auris 1.4 Petrol will not be affected by this recall. We expect to have a detailed list of vehicles which are potentially affected by the middle of this week.
We will confirm owner contact details with the Department of the Environment’s Vehicle Registration Office in Shannon and following this we will contact owners of affected vehicles directly by post.
The involved models and production periods are as follows:

• AYGO (Feb 2005 – Aug 2009)
• iQ (Nov 2008 – Nov 2009)
• Yaris (Nov 2005 – Sep 2009)
• Auris (Oct 2006 – 5 Jan 2010)
• Corolla (Oct 2006 – Dec 2009)
• Verso (Feb 2009 – 5 Jan 2010)
• Avensis (Nov 2008 – Dec 2009)
• RAV4 (Nov 2005 – Nov 2009)

No Lexus models and no any other Toyota models are affected.
Whilst this condition is rare Toyota advises customers who have concerns, to contact their Toyota Dealer or Toyota Ireland Customer Relations on 01 - 4190222 from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Toyota Ireland is making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible.
We will provide updated information for Toyota owners on www.toyota.ie as we receive it.

langdang

captainspeed wrote: »

It turns out that the 1.4 petrol Corolla and Auris models are not affected by the recall:

I'm not surprised, I think we would have realised well before now that there was an issue if we saw 1.4 corollas making normal progress on our roads. Could they fit some of the faulty accelerators from the recalled cars to these instead? Their drivers might reach 100kph on perfectly good roads then?

Leonard Hofstadter

langdang wrote: »

I'm not surprised, I think we would have realised well before now that there was an issue if we saw 1.4 corollas making normal progress on our roads. Could they fit some of the faulty accelerators from the recalled cars to these instead? Their drivers might reach 100kph on perfectly good roads then?

LOL:D

Guy:Incognito

captainspeed wrote: »

It turns out that the 1.4 petrol Corolla and Auris models are not affected by the recall:
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Damn those pensioners. They always end up knowing best.