Re: Does Toyota have a quality control crisis on their hands? Not OT!

"X Y" <XYZoo@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Article in the Wall Street Journal points to a big surge in quality
> problems at Toyota. According to the WSJ, Toyota had more recalls than
> new vehicle sales in the US last year: 2.26 million new vehicles sold,
> but 2.38 million vehicles recalled! This flies in the face of the
> reputation for high quality that Toyota has enjoyed. In Japan,
> prosecutors are investigating possible "professional negligence" for
> shirking recalls for eight years! Toyota's president is quoted making
> an apology saying "I take this seriously and see it as a crisis". A
> huge recall on the current Sienna is thought possible, because of
> allegedly poorly designed locking devices for the rear seats.
>
> Has Toyota quality been over-rated? Maybe that next car should be a
> Ford or Chevy product. XY
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You sound like you've got it all figured out. Your mechanic and the auto
parts store suggest that you do make your next car a Ford or Chevy product!