Another Toyota and Lexus Recall Affects Almost 400,000 Vehicles
Two dangerous problems in certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles have led to Toyota’s recall of another almost 400,000 cars and SUVs. Our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys remark that this latest pair of problems brings the recall total for Toyota for just the past 5 years to around 13 million vehicles.
One recall affects about 200,000 of the 2005 through 2011 hybrid engine Lexus RX400s and the 2005 through 2007 Toyota Highlanders. These vehicles have a defect in the inverter that’s part of the hybrid engine system. The defect could trigger an alarm that could force the hybrid cars and SUVs to come to a stop. Our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys understand that this defect could be inconvenient or even deadly depending upon the road and traffic conditions you’re driving through when the inverter problem kicks in. Toyota says that it will replace the necessary inverter module free of charge in affected vehicles.
The second of the recalls applies to approximately 170,000 Lexus GS350s, Mark Xs and Crown vehicles made between 2005 and 2011 and to Lexus IS350 vehicles made in 2010 and 2011. The defect’s in an engine bolt that controls the variable valve timing system, which in turn controls the engine camshafts. The defect could cause the engine bolt to loosen and the entire engine to stop functioning, as well as potentially causing permanent engine damage. Again, our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys figure it’s not a problem you want to face when you’re on the road.
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Toyota Defects, Recalls, and Unintended Acceleration Crashes
You may recall another big recall from last year about this time that affected almost 800,000 Toyota and Lexus cars and SUVs. That recall covered 2006 to 2011 Toyota RAV4s and 2010 Lexus HS250s. Those cars and SUVs had a defect in the suspension system that could cause separation of the suspension arm, loss of vehicle control, and a spectacular crash.
Toyota in fact received numerous reports of accidents and injuries related to the defect, causing the U.S. NHTSA to open an investigation on the vehicles. Our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys mention that one driver veered across a full 4 lanes of interstate highway traffic after the suspension arm separated and led to loss of vehicle control.
The popular Toyota RAV4s actually have a number of recalls and NHTSA investigations to their discredit. But our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys notice that doesn’t seem to diminish their popularity. Some of the other defects include the danger of door fires from a problem with the power window switches, sticking accelerator pedals, and unintended airbag deployment.
The problem of the sticking accelerator pedal and unintended vehicle acceleration has plagued many Toyota models. Despite numerous reported injuries and accidents, including some fatalities from the problem, Toyota continued to assert that there was no unintended acceleration problem. And the NHTSA did not seem to be moving forward on the problem either. To be fair, our Texas City Toyota recall attorneys note that Toyota is hardly the only automaker to turn a blind eye to problems with its vehicles. Click the link to learn about Chrysler’s denial issues when faced with a NHTSA recall request because of dangerous fire risks in many of its Jeeps.