And now for something completely the same - another Toyota Recall

A lot of automotive recalls have happened this year. The most well-known auto recall this year probably came from Toyota when a recall on the defective accelerator pedals happened. An additional Toyota recall shows that at least the automaker is consistent. This recall isn’t really as noticeable considering there are less cars with issues. Only a couple of model years on two different cars offered by the automaker have the defect in question. Toyota is still trying to recuperate from the previous recall meaning it will get hurt a bit from this one also.

Yet another Toyota recall

There have been several recalls from Toyota. Toyota recalls are quite regular right about now. There has also been a new recall just announced to the public. The problem being addressed by this Toyota recall is with the engines in more than 1.3 million cars. The engine control module needs fixing. The engine problem makes it so the motor won’t start with a stall while driving. Also, says CNN, shifting could be affected as well. There have been accidents from the problem. Of course, the accidents are few.

Fix 1 million cars needing help

The Toyota Corolla and the Toyota Matrix are the two models being recalled. The model years are from 2005 to 2008. The defect in the 1ZZ-FE engine is within the circuit board in the Engine Control Module, where the circuit board can crack. The engine may have the shifting affected in it. Also, the engine might shut off while you drive. The engine might have troubles starting. That is also common with this problem. The U.S. has 1.13 autos being affected by this. In Canada, the automobiles affected total only 200,000. According to the Los Angeles Times, the total is being brought up from this for cars recalled this year for Toyota. The total has now hit about 10 million. The models are investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Toyota can’t do better after market share

Toyota has had market share in U.S. auto sales. This has been for the last few years. The lead was tenuous at best, and this may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Numerous companies would like to take back their business. These contain Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.

Further reading

CNN Money

money.cnn.com/2010/08/26/autos/toyota_corolla_recall/

LA Times

latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-toyota-20100826,0,7145846.story?track=rss