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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - which is as close to God as bureaucratically possible - has teamed up with NASA - also known to fly close to God - and dumped on accusers who have tried to sue Toyota for sticky accelerator pedals.After a 10-month investigation requested by Congress, the two authorities has found no evidence of electronic problems in runaway Toyotas.Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday released a statement saying: "The jury is back. The verdict is in. There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. Period".NASA examined more than 280,000 separate lines of code embedded in the electronics of potentially affected Toyotas. None contained any flaws capable of causing runaway acceleration, says the report.Toyota in 2010 was the only major carmaker to report falling sales and some blame on the result has been put on the recall crisis. Its 2010 sales fell 0.4 per cent as the total US market grew 11.1 per cent. In January this year, Toyota sales lifted to equal growth of other carmakers but this was achieved by heavy discounting.US officials have been investigating 89 deaths that may be associated with sudden acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Authorities have definitively linked only a few of the fatalities to the problem, including four deaths in a Lexus in California in August 2009 that was blamed on a jammed floor mat.Though this week's reprieve is a relief for Toyota, the company isn't completely of the hook."Our conclusion - that Toyota's problems were mechanical, not electrical - come after one of the most exhaustive, thorough and intensive research efforts ever undertaken," says LaHood.The "mechanical problems" - that is, sticky accelerator pedals and pedals that got trapped under faulty floor mats - "remain the only known causes for these kind of unsafe unintended acceleration incidents", says the NHTSA.Now it's up to how the courts and the public view the findings.Toyota says it "welcomed" the findings and "appreciate the thoroughness of their review"."We believe this rigorous scientific analysis by some of America's foremost engineers should further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles," Toyota says. "We hope this important study will help put to rest unsupported speculation about Toyota's ETCS-i (electronic throttle system), which is well-designed and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration of the vehicle cannot occur."The findings also support Toyota's position that it had identified and fixed the only known safety problems related to two massive recalls in 2009 and 2010. The NHTSA now says driver error may be behind many complaints.
... as Toyota sweeps up the dregs from its 'unintended acceleration' crisis.The action comes after a Federal investigation revealed the major source of trouble was incorrect and faulty floor mats, which had the potential to trap the vehicle's accelerator pedal.Toyota USA has now negotiated a voluntary recall on a range of vehicles built since 2006, including the Lexus GS, RX and LX, as well as the Toyota RAV4 and 4Runner.The total number of vehicles involved is just over 2.1 million, with most to get modified or replacement mats and retention clips.But there will be no impact in Australia, which has a different right- hand drive pedal layout and different floor mats."There is no impact here. No cars in Australia are affected," a Toyota spokesman said yesterday.
All engines wear out in time, whether they are running lightly loaded or operating under a heavy load. There is no reason to believe the Landcruiser engine would wear out faster if it weren’t run under load, as the mechanics have suggested.
13 mm is a long way over the top, but I doubt you would do any damage as a result. Even so I would be asking the dealer why it has been overfilled and to drain a little out so it is back to the high mark on the dipstick.
It does sound like you have copped a lemon. Go back to the dealer and ask for a meeting to discuss your problems, and ask for a Toyota rep to inspect your car and give you a report on what they are going to do about it. The good thing is that the fact that the warranty has expired doesn’t mean a thing if the vehicle Toyota has sold you is unfit for purpose, and it sounds on the surface as if that is the case. If the approach to Toyota through the dealer fails to arrive a satisfactory resolution consider approaching the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on 1300 302 502 and enlisting their help.
Under the Australian Consumer Law introduced in January 2011, a consumer can request a refund or a replacement for persistent problems if the car doesn’t do the job it’s supposed to do.
Few car companies actually recommend you fit LPG systems to their cars because they don’t have control over the installation and equipment used. You need to be aware that your new car warranty will be affected if you fit the system, and that Toyota will not cover anything that has been modified in the course of fitting the system. For coverage of those items you need to talk to your installer. But the Prado can be converted successfully and many have been done. The Impco system is a quality one from a long established and well-respected company in the LPG business.
You can fit LPG to your Corolla, but it is recommended that you use an injection system because of the risk of backfiring with the older system and the damage that could cause to the plastic intake manifold.
Without seeing the parts it's hard to comment on the condition of the bushes, but I think you could take the advice of the dealer in this matter. The dealer has demonstrated to you that the movement is normal, and I think you could assume they would also be keen to replace the bushes themselves if they need replacing.
Cars do generally loosen up as time goes by, the bodies flex even without you noticing it. I wouldn’t be too concerned about it, but if you were you could have a panel beater inspect it for you to see if it has been crashed.
Red is one of the worst colours for this sort of problem, it might look great, but it's a colour to be avoided. There's not much you can do about it, other than repainting the affected areas. It could be worth consulting a paint specialist, such as Graeme Cuthbert (0422 444 335) and get an opinion on what action you cold take to fix the problem.
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