Toyota have
revealed they are to recall another 2.7 million cars globally just four weeks
after announcing the recalling of 7 million cars worldwide for other
manufactured faults. This time the fault includes the determination of the
steering system and water pump issues. Toyota have said that the 75,000 owners
have been affected in the UK.
Models
recalled include the Prius, Corolla and the Camry among 9 total models being
identified as potentially faulty. Toyota however said that the recall was
precautionary and no one has yet to report an accident or damage from the
described faults. All the models are also previous generation cars and all new
cars on sale today are not affected.
The news
has come as yet another blow to Toyota as ongoing recalling efforts are
damaging the reputation of the company. Since 2009 the latest announcements
means close to 22 million Toyota’s have been recalled after 2 separate unrelated
issues saw the recalling of 12 million cars in 2009 and 7 million last month.
Owners will
be contacted by Toyota to arrange for the cars to be taken to an approved
dealer to be fixed. They work to be carried out should take about an hour.
"Nobody
is perfect. Vehicles nowadays are very complicated," said Koichi Sugimoto,
an auto analyst with BNP Paribas in Tokyo. He Added "The company is taking
appropriate measures to fix the problems, so I don't think this will cause
significant damage to Toyota's reputation."
More information from the BBC
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