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After all these recalls, will you still buy a Toyota product in the future?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by 4G63, Feb 18, 2010.

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Will you still buy a Toyota product in the future after all these recalls?

  1. YES

    104 vote(s)
    91.2%

  2. NO

    10 vote(s)
    8.8%
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  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    5 Toyotas, 1 smart. I've had more issues in the one year I've had the smart than in the last 13 years with 5 different Toyota vehicles. Granted, they were all minor but one of them could've stranded me (when I took my cross-country trip, the MB dealership hadn't open in Saskatoon yet so if one of the common problem were to have happened on my trip in the middle of Saskatchewan, the nearest dealer would either be Winnipeg or Calgary. For those that don't have a sense of geography, if I were to be stuck in the middle of Eastern Montana (e.g. Glasgow), the nearest dealership would be Fargo (or Grand Forks) to the east or Missoula to the west).

    Oh and I would strongly prefer if it was a hybrid.
     
    #41 Tideland Prius, Feb 20, 2010
  2. fuzzy1

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    That count of 34 alleged deaths reaches way back. It includes a 1992 fatality in a 1988 Camry. And it includes more deaths that predate Toyota's all-wire throttle controls.
     
    #42 fuzzy1, Feb 20, 2010
  3. Aegison

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    It's also fair to note that new car tire warranty is provided by the tire manufacturer, not the vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer may not realize there's a systemic tire problem as quickly as it could, say, a starter problem -- because the auto manufacturer directly processes and logs starter warranty claims, but the tire mfgr handles tire warranty claims. In the end, Ford ran and paid-for the tire recall because Firestone was dragging its feet (and, admittedly, because customers and the general public were blaming Ford). Ford then took on Firestone itself, removing the need for each customer to fight with them individually. I hope, but really don't know, that the vehicle manufacturers now require real-time warranty claim info from the tire manufacturers.
     
    #43 Aegison, Feb 20, 2010
  4. lunabelgium

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    Toyota will probably emerge stronger than ever.

    I'm thinking as you.
     
    #44 lunabelgium, Feb 20, 2010
  5. bisco

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    love our two prii and hycam. looking forward to the plug in prius. if another manufacturer came up with something better, i would look at it, but the warranty would have to be outstanding. i would like to look at the fusion hybrid but too many past problems with ford have made me gunshy.
     
    #45 bisco, Feb 20, 2010
  6. MJFrog

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    I'd be willing to consider a Focus hybrid, but they don't make them. Besides, the HSD is superior to anything else currently on the market. So if Toyota came out with a Yaris hybrid, I'd go for one of those.
     
    #46 MJFrog, Feb 20, 2010
  7. Rae Vynn

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    This past week, a woman at work asked me about the Toyota recall. When I mentioned it was a software upgrade that did not include my model, she sighed...

    She'd had a GM SUV of some sort... it would just die. Brand new, and it would just stop running. Dealer told her there was nothing wrong with it.

    another person piped up that they had the one that the cruise control would just catch fire, even if the car wasn't running!!! :OMG:

    I'll stick with Toyota, thanks.
     
    #47 Rae Vynn, Feb 20, 2010
  8. glennc

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    Will and have. I took delivery on a 2010 Prius 3 this morning. I went exclusively to Toyota for the whole family about 18 years ago when I had a really bad Chevy experience.

    Glenn
     
    #48 glennc, Feb 21, 2010
  9. gusgol

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    Yes I would buy another Prius.
    One question: is the ECU software in the 2008 any different than the 2010, being "updated"? Should I take my 2008 to have the software updated, as well?
     
    #49 gusgol, Feb 21, 2010
  10. fuzzy1

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    Different design, different code, no fit.
     
    #50 fuzzy1, Feb 21, 2010
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