I guess some government agency is telling people who own imported road-oilers that have been re-called, to park 'em. Apparently the brakes are no good, and the gas pedals stick. There's no sense in taking a chance of getting yourselves hurt, or putting a dent in my F-350, either.
Time to Park the Road-Oilers, Folks
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At a congressional hearing this morning, Transportation Secretary LaHood said that "if anybody owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it and take it to a Toyota dealer because they believe they have the fix for it." This was in reference to the "stuck gas pedal" issue.
LaHood also indicated that U.S. auto safety officials will review complaints of faulty brakes in the Toyota Prius hybrid. No word on investigation of the cruise control issue The Woz and others are reporting.
Dug a bit more, is this in reference to the Toyota Prius recalls? Sounds a bit scary, broken gas pedal which cases it to keep accelerating, etc. Apparently Toyota has a fix for it if you bring it to the dealership, and while I didn't see mention of making it mandatory to park the car, it was highly requested that everyone with the defect to take it in (which I agree) these sound severe for themselves and other drivers.
posted by INeedCoffee on Feb 04, 2010 at 01:18:45 am #
The timing of all of this is crazy. It's like GMand the UAW snuck into every Toyota owners garage to break their cars. This has provided an incredible boost in American car sales at a time when they've needed it most. Amazing
^Uh...my Toyota was made in Kentucky. Last I heard Kentucky was still a member in good standing of the USA.
posted by justareviewer on Feb 04, 2010 at 11:45:22 am #
Was it recalled? Are American made brakes and gas pedals engineered differently in Ky?
^nah, its older than 07
posted by justareviewer on Feb 04, 2010 at 12:41:40 pm #
"Last I heard Kentucky was still a member in good standing of the USA."
You heard wrong.
As Toyota's sales fell, Ford and Hyundai emerged as the big winners, with each posting 34.8-per-cent sales gains.
From INeedCoffee What's a Road-Oiler?
In the bad old days people (government, mainly) used to spray oil on the dirt road to keep the dust down. A contraption used for this operation was, essentially, a pick up truck with a large tank containing oil and a sprayer. The truck would roll along oiling the road.
The 'road oiler' as used above would describe an old car that leaks so much oil it could be used as a road oiler.
See?
What I find amazing is that for YEARS Toyota has been a dominate force in the auto industry.
What I find interesting is that in the last two weeks, Toyota has been exposed for building death traps.
What I find entertaining, if it can be labelled that, is the tap-dancing with the Toyota Administrators, both in the media and in front of Congress, concerning floor mats, sticking accelerators and defective braking system.
posted by BrianInFlorida on Feb 04, 2010 at 05:33:05 pm #
Does Toyota make Priapisms too? I hear they're no good, either
Good thing American brands never need to be recalled. Oh wait:
"GM said it will recall 1.5 million cars made between 1997 and 2003 for possible engine fires"
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2009/04/gm_recalls_15_m.html
Or the massive Ford Explorer/Firestone recall.
Or the Focus
June 3, 2002
Ford's attempt to focus on safety and reliability isn't getting much help from its recall-plagued subcompact, the Focus. With nine safety recalls and five defect investigations so far, the Focus is turning into a major black eye for Ford.
What's a Road-Oiler? tried googling but not much info
posted by INeedCoffee on Feb 03, 2010 at 12:24:53 pm #