UK deliveries halted as Toyota crisis deepens

[FarCenter]

Robert Lea, Industrial Editor and Alexandra Frean

Toyota has suspended the delivery of thousands of new cars as the crisis over defective accelerator pedals threatens to engulf the company.

The Japanese manufacturer, the biggest car company in the world, revealed last night that 180,865 vehicles in the UK might be affected.

Accelerator pedals on seven models, it said, may get stuck. It said that it would be recalling models in the coming days to fit a new part to solve the problem. The recall affects about one in nine of the 1.6 million Toyotas on British roads.

The issue has sent Toyota into crisis, with more than 10,000 Britons jamming its switchboards to report incidents of pedal failure or seek advice on whether they should continue to drive their cars. Angry owners also want to know why Toyota has only just issued recall notices when it knew of problems last winter.

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[Kalyke]

1. I'm sorry... no the fuck I'm not... that ToyNisHonUnionBusters is having this crisis.

:rofl:


BUY FORD.


(I always have. Never had issue one and am in the cat bird's seat. Revenge is great served hot, cold or lukewarm).

[spoony]

6. +1

Great job in this thread, btw. :D

[Kalyke]

2. Oh - and the best-selling automobile in Great Britian?

Why Fords, of course!!

http://internationaltrade.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_ten_best_selling_cars_in_britain_in_2009


List of the Top Ten Best-Selling Cars in Great Britain in 2009
The list of the top ten most sold motorcars in the United Kingdom in 2009 according to SMMT statistics is:

Car Model … Number of Vehicles Sold in the UK in 2009

1.Ford Fiesta … 117,296
2.Ford Focus … 93,517
3.Vauxhall Corsa … 84,478
4.Vauxhall Astra … 67,729
5.Volkswagen (VW) Golf … 57,187
6.Peugeot 207 … 48,037
7.Mini … 39,866
8.BMW 3 Series … 39,029
9.Vauxhall Insignia … 36,040
10.Ford Mondeo … 34,418

[Kalyke]

3. I'm gonna keep kicking this.

I'm sure the ToyNisHonUnionBuster folks on this board would SURELY want to respond to this...

:sarcasm:

[taught_me_patience]

4. This Toyota hysteria is getting completely overblown. n/t

[Kalyke]

5. Oh, but 20 years of "American cars are pieces of shit" when they weren't

isn't overblown?

I've had far less problems out of my Fords than my friends and family have had with the "oh-so-wonderful-better-built" Japanese cars COMBINED.