Toyota recalls almost a million Prius

[XR Martin]

They havnt actually sold a million of them, it includes an amount of other models too.

OKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), the world's second-largest auto maker, said on Tuesday it would recall a total of about 1 million vehicles globally to replace faulty intermediate shafts and sliding yokes.

In a filing with Japan's Transport Ministry, the company said it would recall a total of 565,756 vehicles in Japan, including Wish, Isis, Prius and other cars built between September 2002 and November 2005.

A Toyota spokesman said the recall would also cover about 400,000 units overseas.

[Mustang Dave]

A couple of thousand Prius recalled is nothing..........What about 20,000 odd Prado,Yes 20,660 to be exact, in Aus to be recalled for rear axles, notification in the next two weeks._2:

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by xd5.8l

Just wait for the AURION. Looks the business and with a factory backed performance wing should bring out a nasty front wheel drive car to menace HSV's + FPV's. Just imagine if they were rear wheel drive! I reckon both locals would be in a bit of a pickle.

the performance version is going to be all wheel drive, not front wheel drive.

[Philbie]

Originally Posted by parawolf

Very much so... emergancy services have to be exceptionally careful in the case of an accident. Firey's have to disable the power sources and isolate them before ambo's can go to work.

Really???? I wonder when us firey's will be getting some info about that!!!

There's enough crap we have to deal with just with airbag deployment issues during accidents as it is - don't need no orange tojo parts to add to the list!

[vztrt]

Is it just Prius's cause I was reading today in the intranet news at work that it's effecting other Toyota vehicles as well (corolla, yarris) or is this another problem that have with weak front suspension?

[Des]

Toyota QC slipping?

Oh, I know I shouldn't laugh GreenMachine,but....