From: john on 17 Apr 2010 02:14 Yeah, another Toyota recall. "Toyota said today it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to inspect for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more than 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker this year. Toyota said it does not yet have a fix for the problem, which is likely confined to 20 cold-weather states, including Michigan, which use road salt in winter. Owners in other states can have their vans inspected for the problem. http://www.freep.com/article/20100416/BUSINESS01/100416067/1210/business01/Toyota-to-recall-600000-Siennas
From: Wayne on 17 Apr 2010 11:23 "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:73def9cd-e5a3-4466-a767-e78c225c1386(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > Yeah, another Toyota recall. > > "Toyota said today it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to inspect > for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more > than 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker this > year. > If the gummint dived into GM vehicles the way Toyota is being persecuted.....GM would cease to exist.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 17 Apr 2010 12:19 On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:23:17 -0700, Wayne wrote: > > "john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:73def9cd-e5a3-4466-a767-e78c225c1386(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... >> Yeah, another Toyota recall. >> >> "Toyota said today it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to inspect >> for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more than >> 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker this year. >> > If the gummint dived into GM vehicles the way Toyota is being > persecuted.....GM would cease to exist. The Government *owns* GM. Toyota is the biggest competitor. Lahood is an ex UAW union dog. No rocket science involved
From: ACAR on 20 Apr 2010 07:31 On Apr 17, 2:14 am, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, another Toyota recall. > > "Toyota said today it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to inspect > for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more > than 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker this > year. > > Toyota said it does not yet have a fix for the problem, which is > likely confined to 20 cold-weather states, including Michigan, which > use road salt in winter. Owners in other states can have their vans > inspected for the problem. > > http://www.freep.com/article/20100416/BUSINESS01/100416067/1210/busin... The fix is pretty simple; an annual inspection and grease applied to the cable. My 1998 Sienna, as well as LOTS of other vehicles on the road, used a similar cable system. Every year, when I checked the spare tire, I'd also grease the cable. But there are LOTS of other vehicles out there using a similar cable for the spare. Only Toyota cables rust?
From: C. E. White on 20 Apr 2010 10:26
"john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:73def9cd-e5a3-4466-a767-e78c225c1386(a)b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > Yeah, another Toyota recall. > > "Toyota said today it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans to > inspect > for rust in the cable that holds the spare tire, adding to the more > than 6 million vehicles already under recall by the automaker this > year. > > Toyota said it does not yet have a fix for the problem, which is > likely confined to 20 cold-weather states, including Michigan, which > use road salt in winter. Owners in other states can have their vans > inspected for the problem. > > http://www.freep.com/article/20100416/BUSINESS01/100416067/1210/business01/Toyota-to-recall-600000-Siennas Toyota is not unique in having problems with these spare tire cables. I am pretty sure Chrysler, Ford, and GM have had complaints related to these spare tire cables failing and dropping spare tires on the road (although they apparently have not recalled anything for this problem). Heck, Toyota had the problem with Tundras too. Ed |