what was funny was that I was sitting with my mom watching tv when a Toyota ad came on proclaiming the Corolla as dependable as the sunrise...


lulz.

I hate the Toyota radio here that they play where they have an "owner" talk about he likes getting his Corolla serviced at the dealer because "they have factory trained technicians and original Toyota parts"

Posted by Agent Skelly I hate the Toyota radio here that they play where they have an "owner" talk about he likes getting his Corolla serviced at the dealer because "they have factory trained technicians and original Toyota parts"

i always find "factory trained" a misnomer, anyone who has ever worked in an auto assembly plant can tell you there is NO skill involved in ASSEMBLY. ok, i know at ste-therese assembly the factory training was done on vehicules that didnt pass final inspection but still!

The last Camaros were built at St. Therese... mais non? has this plant been retrofitted to Toyota assembly or something?

This recall is huge, and sad because it's such a simple part, by what is not a bad car company. However, this is their time to, how you say in English? suck eggs, and fall hard. They will recover, and hopefully will gain some humility. Btw, the biggest automotive recall of engines in history was by Mitsubishi...

An engine is a more complex device than an accelerator assembly.

Posted by Professor Chaos http://img17.image.../2858/54204792.jpg Twice the car the corolla ever was.

Shouldn't it be beige?

Posted by bandi Shouldn't it be beige?

That's biscuit/bisque/almond. Sold appliances for years. Looks like a 'chopped frigidaire to me. Maybe a GE. Mid-90's model, for sure.


Edit:

Just zoomed in on it. definitely an old GE. Probably one of the late 90's to 2000 models that got recalled for serious threat of fire.

I got no idea what it is, I googled dishwasher and photoshopped the logo on it.

Posted by Professor Chaos I got no idea what it is, I googled dishwasher and photoshopped the logo on it.

It's got a motor and a recall... i think it fits perfectly with this thread.

Posted by velcrozeppelin That's biscuit/bisque/almond. Sold appliances for years. Looks like a 'chopped frigidaire to me. Maybe a GE. Mid-90's model, for sure. Edit: Just zoomed in on it. definitely an old GE. Probably one of the late 90's to 2000 models that got recalled for serious threat of fire.

its a GE, they were rebadged and sold under a million names, my no name 200$ dishwasher looks just like my friends GE and the parts are the same, but not the price

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! its a GE, they were rebadged and sold under a million names, my no name 200$ dishwasher looks just like my friends GE and the parts are the same, but not the price

Yep. same thing happens here. Sold $250 ingliss washers that were mechanically the same as $500 whirlpools.

the biggest rip is stainless
they stick a stainless veneer on the front of the appliance and triple the price. i worked in a restaurant, there is a difference with commercial vs residential lol

This recall is also affecting the Pontiac Vibe, still the best car GM never made.

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! the biggest rip is stainless they stick a stainless veneer on the front of the appliance and triple the price. i worked in a restaurant, there is a difference with commercial vs residential lol

stainless appliances aren't nearly as expensive as they were in years gone by!
like typical consumer household items, prices drop like a mafia victim to the bottom of a lake

Posted by bandi This recall is also affecting the Pontiac Vibe, still the best car GM never made.

They owned what, 50% of NUMMI?

They do indeed own 50% of NUMMI. However, this March NUMMI shuts down and all the work load is transferred up to our plant in Cambridge. Over the past couple months NUMMI has been a mess.

Posted by bandi This recall is also affecting the Pontiac Vibe, still the best car GM never made.

I might be buying one...we'll see.

It fits what I need in a car, sadly. It all depends on what kind of a deal I can get. I don't like the gas pedal thing, but they also were recalled for brakes last year, because the suction intake manifold for the brakes on the car can become locked in extremely cold weather, severely decreasing braking ability, aka, the brakes can fail horribly.

The one I'm looking at has already had that repair, I just hope they know about the gas pedal recall.

What they're saying and what I'm reading indicates that the problem is overblown and Toyota and GM are just taking precautions. The reports of it happening are rare, but they're afraid of a panic since there's so many Toyotas on the road.

Shael

Posted by A. Lien ...an accelerator assembly.

Has it been proven that it actually was the accelerator assembly? Last I knew they didn't really know...

call me one cold bastard, but I hope they find it is a bug in the firmware of the computer. Then the families of the people who have died can sue the hell out of Toyota.

i'm thinking that's what the problem is... something in the computer.

Posted by Shael I might be buying one...we'll see. It fits what I need in a car, sadly. It all depends on what kind of a deal I can get. I don't like the gas pedal thing, but they also were recalled for brakes last year, because the suction intake manifold for the brakes on the car can become locked in extremely cold weather, severely decreasing braking ability, aka, the brakes can fail horribly.

Yeah, it'll still stop, just power braking ability is reduced. Like most recalls, it's generally blown a bit out of proportion.

I LOVE doing the recall though, as it pays .9 hours and I've got them down to about 5 minutes

What they're saying and what I'm reading indicates that the problem is overblown and Toyota and GM are just taking precautions. The reports of it happening are rare, but they're afraid of a panic since there's so many Toyotas on the road.

A big issue with this is most Toyota owners wouldn't think enough to pop the car into neutral or turn the key off if the car was accelerating out of control. The one car was out of control for over 10 miles... like, come on! Why aren't people being educated on this crap when they learn how to drive? I've had several cars that have started accelerating on their own, and I've never smashed one up yet. It's easy... put it in neutral, and shut the damn engine off- bam, you're not dead.

But yeah, I'm not so sure the mats are an issue either, allegedly a couple of the runaway cars it happened to didn't have floor mats.

At least they don't have a new recall every week like err.... some manufacturers.

Posted by bandi Yeah, it'll still stop, just power braking ability is reduced. Like most recalls, it's generally blown a bit out of proportion. I LOVE doing the recall though, as it pays .9 hours and I've got them down to about 5 minutes A big issue with this is most Toyota owners wouldn't think enough to pop the car into neutral or turn the key off if the car was accelerating out of control. The one car was out of control for over 10 miles... like, come on! Why aren't people being educated on this crap when they learn how to drive? I've had several cars that have started accelerating on their own, and I've never smashed one up yet. It's easy... put it in neutral, and shut the damn engine off- bam, you're not dead. But yeah, I'm not so sure the mats are an issue either, allegedly a couple of the runaway cars it happened to didn't have floor mats. At least they don't have a new recall every week like err.... some manufacturers.

Toyota usually doesn't have many recalls, which is probably why it is such big news.

I think most drivers though aren't really sure what the little N means. I mentioned to a lady at work (Camry driver) that you can still stop without the car running. She looked at me like I was nuts.