Toyota Recall

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[soffit]

Bit like swine flu then? [I trust it passed you by Slag? Only the innocent suffer of course ]

Joking apart it is a bit of a storm in a teacup....

[qed]

I had an e-mail from a friend saying 16 people had died including four people in one car that made a telephone call and seconds later they were dead. f**k me rigid. Apparently this was from the Grauniad not a tabloid. What is the world coming to...

Anyhoo my response was that thousands of people die on the roads each day and nobody blinks an eye. After I made this comment I thought Id better check my facts - Apparently according to the WHO - Road deaths are 1.2m per annum - 3.5 thousand per day?

2,500 per year in the UK.

I would say "Jesus Christ on a bicycle!" but he had better stay off the push bike as there are over 2,000 serious pedal bike injuries on our roads.

[ian789]

"The car in front is a Toyota"

I'm more worried about the Toyota behind me.   

[iang1966]

"The car in front is a Toyota"

I'm more worried about the Toyota behind me.   

lol at that 

[Handsome Devil]

And now Prius brakes are under suspicion.  ho hum.

[Spank My Car]

And now Prius brakes are under suspicion.  ho hum.

Does the Prius even go fast enough to require the use of the brakes?

[Kate87]

Has anyone with a Pug had theirs recalled yet?
They were saying last week they were recalling 107s and C1s too?

[Puglet]

The media frenzy round this problem has meant the story has outpaced the recall procedures, and to Toyotas credit they have not been media shy, have owned up to a problem and are sorting it out.
 
Not much use to us 107 and C1 owners, but Aygo owners can check their cars VIN or Reg on Toyota website to see if affected, come on Peugeot/Citroen pull ya finger out 

If yours is a manual 107, C1, Aygo then you are OK cos it uses a old fashioned throttle cable. Good ol' fashioned engineering the manual trottle pedal just metal with huge spring and cable to throttle body  

[soffit]

The media frenzy round this problem has meant the story has outpaced the recall procedures, and to Toyotas credit they have not been media shy, have owned up to a problem and are sorting it out.
 
Not much use to us 107 and C1 owners, but Aygo owners can check their cars VIN or Reg on Toyota website to see if affected, come on Peugeot/Citroen pull ya finger out  

If yours is a manual 107, C1, Aygo then you are OK cos it uses a old fashioned throttle cable. Good ol' fashioned engineering the manual trottle pedal just metal with huge spring and cable to throttle body  

I agree with this but with cars inevitably getting more complicated for all sorts of reasons. I was taken by a report of an investigation into that plane that landed on the Hudson River a while back. They reckoned that without the 'Fly by wire' computers the very experienced pilot would have been close to losing control and your average pilot would have. Just think about the anti-lock on yer brakes when you press the pedal too firmly and it stops you skidding/spinning...its fly by wire.

[Puglet]

Agree with you Soffit, talking of planes, they say the new EuroFighter/Typhoon would crash if the computers didn't keep it in the air 

Whether mechanical or software, the weak link in both is the 'human being' who has been in the development process at some stage 

[soffit]

Yer, never, ever press Delete at 30.000 ft

[Puglet]

Just to put it in perspective, on the subject of dangerous cars can I nominate my sister's dear ol 1977 Mini, which twice tried to kill people.

First time the engine blew up while travelling in middle lane of motorway  , Dad safely coasted onto hard shoulder.

Next time the brake master cylinder failed thus no brakes  , so well done Sis for using handbrake and stopping safely, big respect for that one.

And people still lament the passing of British Leyland  

[qed]

But wasn't it more fun

And you gained experience

[Puglet]

Well my Dad had the fun working on the flippin thing, my Sis wouldn't let me learn drive in it cos she afraid I would damage it  .

But it was a hoot to drive, just poorly built.

[Kate87]

Ah, that's alright then, mines manual

Although, when they've been talking about it they've said about being careful breaking on bumpy road surfaces because there might be a delay and your ABS  might kick in...this has actually happened to me several times before. I do fly round the back streets on my shortcuts but not stupidly, if i'm slowing down from about 50 and i go over a couple of bumps the car doesn't break initially then the abs kicks in. I've never thought anything of it, i just assumed it was my fault for breaking too hard!! Worried?? I've got my service and MOT at the end of the month though so i guess if anything is wrong it'll come up then..i've budgeted £200 though so i hope nothing is wrong!!!