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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner
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I just don't understand the logic of doing something that helps competitors more than it helps 'you'. Relatively few people will go "hmm, I was interested in a high quality car, and Toyota is no longer high quality. I think I'll buy a Dodge". Again, if the goal were to do something to help GM and Chrysler, they would go and do something to specifically help GM and Chrysler and hurt everyone else. Afterall, they seem to be smart enough to orchestrate this whole thing and fabricate quality and safety problems for the automaker with the best reputation, they should be smart enough to realize that it would be more beneficial to others than themselves.
This is the first time that I've heard of over 50% of one type of problem being attributed to a single automaker. Have others tried to avoid recalls? Yes. But Toyota has issued recalls for some of these same problems in other countries, but never issued one over here until just now. And they issued those recalls with far fewer incidents than whats been reported over here. How is that defensible? We're not talking about defective volume knobs here, its fundamental vehicle control. Steering, brakes, and acceleration. If there is ever a set of systems that needs to be fail-safe, its these.
Did they recall Tacomas for a frame that will rust out? Nope, they bought as many as possible back and crushed them.