And people wonder why I say the things I do...
Quote:
Toyota recalls Tundra pickups
December 15, 2007
BLOOMBERG
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 15,600 new Tundra large pickups because a rear driveshaft can separate and cause the wheels to stop turning, a setback in the company's challenge to U.S. rivals' dominance in such trucks.
The recall covers four-wheel drive versions of the 2007 Tundra, Toyota said Friday. There has been one occurrence of the problem, with no accidents or injuries, the company said.
The flaw follows an earlier announcement by Toyota that it would replace V8 engines in 20 of the 2007 trucks because of defective camshafts. The revamped Tundra also failed to win top safety scores for all model types in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tests. Friday's recall is "small in terms of numbers, but when you look at the number of incidents Toyota has had on the Tundra, it begins to add up," said Dennis Virag, president of Automotive Consulting Group in Ann Arbor. "Pickups are a different breed of animal. Toyota is still on a learning curve."
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"because a rear driveshaft can separate"
We asked the real pickup-truck owners what they wanted in a truck, and they said bigger brakes, and more power, etc.....
and the ability to lose your driveshaft, allowing you to pole-vault over the car in front of you.