Toyota hit with sixteen-million dollar fine... - Toyota Yaris Forums

Goose · 04-05-2010, 05:18 PM

Here's a link

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/..._toyota_recall

sbergman27 · 04-05-2010, 05:36 PM

I'd just like to see any credible evidence at all that there really is a problem at all. Maybe there is. But mainly, and keeping to the evidence, this sordid episode has only knocked my opinion of Prius owners down a notch and made me even more ashamed of my native country than I already was.

talnlnky · 04-05-2010, 06:04 PM

Salem, Massachusetts anyone?

sbergman27 · 04-05-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by talnlnky

Salem, Massachusetts anyone?

Time-honored American tradition, I guess. ;-)

-Steve

talnlnky · 04-05-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sbergman27

Time-honored American tradition, I guess. ;-)

-Steve

it's more than just the american tradition.... it's the ignorant tradition, and ignorance spans cultures, races, and generations.

sbergman27 · 04-05-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by talnlnky

it's more than just the american tradition.... it's the ignorant tradition, and ignorance spans cultures, races, and generations.

But we are the current king of that particular hill.

Altitude · 04-05-2010, 08:58 PM

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and law suits hey!

Black Yaris · 04-05-2010, 09:34 PM

funny shit.... you know GM has some of the exact same problems as Toyota...... but we do not see GM catching any heat at all

Stove · 04-05-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

funny shit.... you know GM has some of the exact same problems as Toyota...... but we do not see GM catching any heat at all

That's because GM is government owned...

yaris2010RS · 04-06-2010, 12:41 AM

lol, sometime i heard (haven't looked up truth of it yet) but apparently ford uses the exact same pedel in their awkward van thinggy (think its called the transporter or something) and they have yet to do anything......

yaris2010RS · 04-06-2010, 12:43 AM

its called the Ford Transit Connect and it won the North American TRuck of the year award

ddongbap · 04-06-2010, 01:15 AM

Health care, and cars for everyone!

IsLNdbOi · 04-06-2010, 01:25 AM

Haha. 16 million? That's pocket change for Toyota.

SilverBack · 04-06-2010, 01:40 AM

^Not at the rate that they're losing money from all recalls. This could be the next blow to their demise (hopefully not)

IsLNdbOi · 04-06-2010, 02:15 AM

Haha.

The upper limit estimate on their loss from the recalls so far is $US 5.5 billion:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6304471.shtml

Toyota makes billions each year (200 billion in 2009). That 16 million is a drop in the bucket for them.

RedRide · 04-06-2010, 02:16 AM

Fact: There is/was a world wide gas pedal problem, not just in the US.

Fact: GM has already been hit with over over a 1 million dollar fine invloving the same laws that were violated.

Fact: Toyota is in deep crap over the gas pedal issue in China also.

sqcomp · 04-06-2010, 04:12 AM

I can see Toyota getting some payback from the goverment if any of the other manufacturers receive anything that could be perceived as preferential treatment...

Some how I think we all know that Ford, Chrysler, and GM messing up soon is a very real possibility.

There is NO way I'm getting rid of my Yaris...besides, it was made in Japan. No out of control American parts here. Speaking of, is anything happening to the pedal manufacturer, or is Toyota taking this all on it's own?

RedRide · 04-06-2010, 10:55 AM

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...........There is NO way I'm getting rid of my Yaris...besides, it was made in Japan. No out of control American parts here. Speaking of, is anything happening to the pedal manufacturer, or is Toyota taking this all on it's own?

When wiil this issue be put to rest? The faulty gas pedals were not failing because of where they were made. The pedals made in the US happened to be a different (faulty Toyota design) than those made in Japan or elsewhere and that is where the trouble lies. It had nothing to do with poor mufacturing or workmamship.

Also, be aware that even cars mas in Japan are full of international parts and there is nothing super human about Japaneese auto workers!

04-05-2010, 05:18 PM	#1
Goose Car Geek Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio cornfields Posts: 213	Toyota hit with sixteen-million dollar fine... Here's a link http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100405/..._toyota_recall __________________ Kevin '07 Blazing Blue 5-speed liftback (sold) '08 Black auto liftback (sold) '09 Carmine Red auto 4-door liftback (sold)

04-05-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
talnlnky Audio Junky Drives: 08 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 1,412	Salem, Massachusetts anyone? __________________

04-05-2010, 09:34 PM	#8
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	funny shit.... you know GM has some of the exact same problems as Toyota...... but we do not see GM catching any heat at all __________________

04-06-2010, 12:41 AM	#10
yaris2010RS View User's Garage Drives: no-longer-boosted '10 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angus, Ontario Posts: 1,891	lol, sometime i heard (haven't looked up truth of it yet) but apparently ford uses the exact same pedel in their awkward van thinggy (think its called the transporter or something) and they have yet to do anything...... __________________ If it has boobs or wheels sooner or later your gonna have problems with it

04-06-2010, 12:43 AM	#11
yaris2010RS View User's Garage Drives: no-longer-boosted '10 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angus, Ontario Posts: 1,891	its called the Ford Transit Connect and it won the North American TRuck of the year award __________________ If it has boobs or wheels sooner or later your gonna have problems with it

04-05-2010, 05:36 PM	#2
sbergman27 Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 323	I'd just like to see any credible evidence at all that there really is a problem at all. Maybe there is. But mainly, and keeping to the evidence, this sordid episode has only knocked my opinion of Prius owners down a notch and made me even more ashamed of my native country than I already was.

04-05-2010, 08:58 PM	#7
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and law suits hey!

04-06-2010, 01:15 AM	#12
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	Health care, and cars for everyone!

04-06-2010, 01:25 AM	#13
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Haha. 16 million? That's pocket change for Toyota.

04-06-2010, 01:40 AM	#14
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	^Not at the rate that they're losing money from all recalls. This could be the next blow to their demise (hopefully not) __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

04-06-2010, 02:15 AM	#15
IsLNdbOi Drives: Polar White - 5 Door '09 LB Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,285	Haha. The upper limit estimate on their loss from the recalls so far is $US 5.5 billion: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6304471.shtml Toyota makes billions each year (200 billion in 2009). That 16 million is a drop in the bucket for them. Last edited by IsLNdbOi; 04-06-2010 at 06:32 AM.

04-06-2010, 02:16 AM	#16
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	Fact: There is/was a world wide gas pedal problem, not just in the US. Fact: GM has already been hit with over over a 1 million dollar fine invloving the same laws that were violated. Fact: Toyota is in deep crap over the gas pedal issue in China also.

04-06-2010, 04:12 AM	#17
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I can see Toyota getting some payback from the goverment if any of the other manufacturers receive anything that could be perceived as preferential treatment... Some how I think we all know that Ford, Chrysler, and GM messing up soon is a very real possibility. There is NO way I'm getting rid of my Yaris...besides, it was made in Japan. No out of control American parts here. Speaking of, is anything happening to the pedal manufacturer, or is Toyota taking this all on it's own? __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

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