Toyota fault causes fires: 6.5 million cars recalled worldwide over window power switch

By Bauke Schram

October 21, 2015

1.7 million cars are being recalled in EuropeGetty

Toyota announced on Wednesday (21 October) it is planning to recall 6.5 million cars that have faulty power window switches installed. The window switches could potentially short circuit and cause fires in the vehicle.

The car manufacturer said that so far it has only heard about one case of a US customer being burnt by the faulty device. In eleven cases, the switch or part of the door trim was burnt. "To date, Toyota is not aware of any crashes caused by this condition," the manufacturer said.

2.7 million cars in North America are estimated to be recalled. Across Europe, 1.2 million Toyota cars will be recalled, and in Japan, around 600,000 customers are expected to receive a recall letter soon. The other 2 million cars are spread across other countries.

Toyota has called on its dealers to inspect the window switches and said that the possible effects might be prevented if dealers apply heat-resisting grease to the switch. The firm will replace the circuit board of faulty switches after recalling the cars.

The Toyota Matrix, RAV4, Tundra, Highlander, Scion xB, and Sequoia models are among those being recalled the firm has said. All models that are being recalled have been produced between 2005 and 2010.

In Japan, an estimated 140,000 Toyota Crown and Crown Majesta vehicles are being recalled because of a different error, which causes the hood of the models to open at random times.

Toyota has a famous history of recalls, with millions of cars being recalled between 2009 and 2010 as a result of an unprecedented acceleration problem. 21 deaths have been reported as result of the acceleration faults and the firm received dozens of serious complaints.

The recall comes as the car manufacturer is hosting its annual Toyota Motors show in Tokyo, Japan, where it is displaying 'back to the future' style vehicles. Meanwhile, rival Volkswagen is recalling millions of cars worldwide because of its diesel emission software scandal.

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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/toyota-fault-causes-fires-6-5-million-cars-recalled-worldwide-over-window-power-switch-1524969

All TOYOTA Crash: 18 persons were reportedly injured, while 11 others were burnt beyond recognition

Bayelsa SSG’s wife, 11 others die after visiting First Lady, Jonathan

By Daily Post Staff on February 15, 2015


Twelve prominent women from Bayelsa State have lost their lives following a ghastly auto crash near Old Ahoada Market on the Ahoada/Elele section of the East/West Road, Rivers State.

The women were on their way back to Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital from the Port Harcourt International Airport where they had gone to see off Mrs Patience Jonathan, Wife of President Jonathan.

It was further gathered that the women, who are members of Mrs Jonathan’s female wing of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, known as Women For Change Initiatives had earlier visited Patience Jonathan in her country home of Okrika community in Rivers State.

According to the preliminary report from the men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) issued by the Bayelsa state Commander, Vincent Jack, 29 passengers in three separate vehicles were involved in the accident, and 18 persons were reportedly injured, while 11 others were burnt beyond recognition.

The three vehicles involved were identified as a Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number, GBB591FS, Toyota Siena with registration number, ABU640AE and Toyota Highlander Jeep with registration number, YEN 371RJ.

The FRSC who attributed the cause of the accident to tyre burst said,”The injured were taken to Madonna Hospital in Elele by the Police who first came to the scene. The Corpse of one dead Woman was deposited at Oepdem Mortuary in Ahoada while police took another Corpse to Rumuji. Nine others were burnt beyond recognition”.

Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iwariso-Markson, expressed deep pains, shock and grief over the sudden death of the wife of Professor Edmond Allison-Oguru, the Secretary to the State Government and a group of prominent Bayelsa Women in a fatal road accident along the Ahoada/Elele section of the East/West Road in Rivers State.


Dickson described the incident as tragic, a monumental and painful loss to the State, stressing that, the women that, lost their lives in the accident were our mothers and sisters.

A Government House statement also said all official engagements of the Governor had been suspended for three days as a mark of honour and respect for the souls of the departed women.

Among the dead were former Members of the State House of Assembly and Commissioners from the state and the wife of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, all from President Goodluck Jonathan’s State, Bayelsa.

The victims include a former Member of the State House of Assembly from Brass Local Government and Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson, Mrs. Ruby Benjamin, a Former Commissioner for Women Affairs under the administration of Gov. Timipre Sylva, Gimbra Panowei, the Wife of Prof. Edmond Oguru, the Secretary to the State Government,Mrs.Elizabeth Allison-Oguru.
Others include a Woman Leader from Otuoke Community in Ogbia local government, Madam Consider Amadi and the wife of the owner of a popular Montessori school known as Ayakpo International schools, Mrs. Inamamu Ayakpor.

However, Mrs Ebisinte Ayabowei, a former Bayelsa State Commissioner survived the accident.

It was also a lucky escape for Former Commissioner for Transport, Mrs.Marie Ebikake, who was recently sacked by Governor Serieke Dickson’s administration for alleged disloyalty to his administration.

She also visited Patience Jonathan in Okrika but reportedly drove back to Yenagoa in a separate vehicle.



http://dailypost.ng/2015/02/15/bayelsa-ssgs-wife-11-others-die-visiting-first-lady-jonathan/

Toyota Avalon Recall: Fire Risk

You are receiving this message because you have requested to be notified if there is a safety recall regarding Vehicles from NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information.

NHTSA Campaign ID Number :	15V047
Manufacturer :	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Make / Model Years :	TOYOTA / 2011-2012
Subject :	Sub-Woofer Electrical Short

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To file a vehicle safety-related complaint, please go online to our File a Complaint web page, or call us toll-free at 1-888-327-4236.

To find out more about NHTSA, please go to the Safercar.gov website or call our Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236.

RECALL Subject : Sub-Woofer Electrical Short

Report Receipt Date: JAN 28, 2015
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V047000
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected: 51,495

All Products Associated with this Recall

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTAAVALON2011-2012

Details

7 Associated Documents

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

SUMMARY:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Toyota Avalon vehicles manufactured February 9, 2010, to October 22, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the sub-woofer speaker located in the trunk may experience an intermittent electrical short, causing damage to the integrated circuit (IC), creating a short circuit between the power supply and the sub-woofer.

CONSEQUENCE:

If the wiring to the sub-woofer short circuits, it may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

REMEDY:

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will provide a remedy for the audio system, free of charge. Until the remedy is available, Toyota will mail an interim notice and dealers will disconnect the sub-woofer. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

 

 

Runaway Toyota Camry catches fire

Volt-Camry Crash. No Spontaneous Fires Ensue, At Least From the Volt

Still Waiting on that Mushroom Cloud

 

 

A runaway Toyota Camry in Geneseo, New York, did its very best to test the safety standards put into place around this Chevrolet Volt’s battery pack, and the Volt passed with flying colors.
According to the Livingston County news:

“(The Camry) failed to stop, continuing at high speed over a ditch, onto the Johnson lawn and into two vehicles (one of which being a Chevrolet Volt) which were parked side-by-side in Johnson’s driveway.
The ensuing crash pushed both the parked vehicles a distance of about 25 feet in a lateral direction. The vehicle receiving the brunt of the impact was a new electric car valued at $42,000.”

Ironically, it was the Camry that at some point caught fire. With a police officer telling the Volt owner to “‘go get your extinguisher. The engine’s on fire.” The officer later then climbed on top of aother vehicle in the wreckage and put out the Toyota’s engine fire.

No word on whether or not the insurance company is planning to write off this car. But you never know, a little bondo and touch up paint…should be fine.
—
Livingston County News via Green Car Reports



http://insideevs.com/volt-vs-camry-no-spontaneous-fires-ensue-at-least-from-the-volt/

RECALLS: Auto Industry Lap Dog: NHTSA

One of the biggest problems with AUTO RECALLS is the FAILURE of owners to address/correct the issue.

Sometimes, the vehicle has been sold - ever had that happen when you sold or traded a vehicle and received a RECALL NOTICE?

THE LEMON LADY has!

Edmunds pointed out the FAILURE OF THE NHTSA web site to include the TOYOTA FIRE RISK here:

Reminders of PINTO'S EXPLODING GAS TANK! There is NO Excuse!

Ya buy a used TOYOTA AVALON!

You're supposed to conduct your own RESEARCH to determine .... you're supposed to conduct a lengthy internet search to reveal RECALLS......?

I don't think so!

Beware of Toyota. Their next victim may be you....author has called NHTSA TOYOTA'S LAP DOG....

Is that so?  Why isn't the TOYOTA FIRE RISK on NHTSA's web site?

While comments are effusive....point well taken....

Fire risk exposed in Toyota Avalon - lapdog NHTSA remains silent


Tough to decide.....is it the pretense to keep your mouth shut.....

or the GAGGLES OF ATTORNEYS TOYOTA retains......

Reminders of PINTO'S EXPLODING GAS TANK! There is NO Excuse!

Edmunds points out that the TOYOTA FIRE RISK RECALL is NOT on the NHTSA web site.

CURIOUS!

Instead of making TOYOTAS safer, we're going backwards!

2011-'12 Toyota Avalon Recalled for Fire Risk

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Published: 01/29/2015 - by Anita Lienert, Correspondent

 

2012 Toyota Avalon Picture

The 2011-'12 Toyota Avalon sedan is being recalled due to a fire risk. | January 29, 2015 | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

 

 

 

TORRANCE, California — Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. is recalling approximately 52,000 2011-'12 Toyota Avalon sedans because of a fire risk due to a subwoofer that could overheat, the automaker said on Wednesday.

 

"In the involved vehicles, cargo could contact one of the audio system subwoofer wires located inside the trunk, and move the wire out of its normal position," Toyota said in a statement. "If one of these wires contacts the metal frame of the subwoofer, it may result in an intermittent short circuit.

 

"If this occurs, the subwoofer could overheat, increasing the risk of a fire."

 

Toyota said it is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities linked to the recall.

 

Toyota dealers will repair the audio system. Until the remedy is available, dealers will disconnect the rear subwoofer as a precaution. A date has not been set for the recall. Owners can contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

 

No information about the recall has been posted on the Web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees vehicle safety in the U.S.

 

 

 

Edmunds says: If you own one of these Toyota Avalon sedans, make a service appointment with your dealer to have the subwoofer disconnected and then ask about next steps.

 

 

http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2011-12-toyota-avalon-recalled-for-fire-risk.html

 

 

 

parrisboyd1

"Toyota said it is not aware of any crashes, injuries or fatalities linked to the recall." Always a hoot when an admitted crook expects people to believe anything it says. I learned my lesson about Toyota when the engine disintegrated in my MR2 Spyder. Manufacturing defect, all over the Internet for years, Toyota continues to stonewall its many customers who lost an average of $8.500 to replace engines and exhaust systems. Been bloggin' 'bout the "Toyota Way" for quite some time - search "Beware of Toyota. Their next victim may be YOU..."

 

 

 

Toyota recalls 7.43M vehicles over window switch

By Thomas Falkiner | 10 October 2012

Toyota is recalling 7.4-million vehicles over a faulty window switch that could be a potential fire hazard

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 7.43 million vehicles in the U.S., Japan, Europe and elsewhere around the world for a faulty power-window switch – the latest, massive quality woes Read More…

 

 

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 7.43 million vehicles in the U.S., Japan, Europe and elsewhere around the world for a faulty power-window switch – the latest, massive quality woes for Japan’s top automaker.

The recall announced Wednesday affects more than a dozen models produced from 2005 through 2010. The power-window switch on the driver’s side didn’t have grease applied evenly during production, causing friction in the switch and sometimes smoke, according to Toyota.

No crashes or injuries have been reported related to the defect. But more than 200 problems were reported in U.S. and a fewer number of problems were reported elsewhere, including 39 cases in Japan, Toyota spokesman Joichi Tachikawa said.

Recalled in North America are the Yaris, Corolla, Matrix, Camry, RAV4, Highlander, Tundra, Sequoia and Scion models xB and xD, spanning 2.47 million vehicles.

Some 460,000 vehicles are being recalled in Japan. The models are the Vitz, Belta, Ractis, Ist, Auris and Corolla Lumion. The Yaris, Corolla, Auris, Camry and Rav-4 are being recalled in Europe, totaling 1.39 million vehicles.

The sprawling recall also applies to cars in Australia, China and elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East.

Toyota has been trying to fix its reputation after a series of massive recalls of 14 million vehicles over several years.

Before that, Toyota had boasted a reputation for pristine quality, centered around its super-lean production methods that empowered workers to hone in on quality control. Toyota executives have acknowledged the escalating recalls were partly caused by the company’s overly ambitious growth goals.

Toyota is also suffering from a sales plunge in China where car buyers are shunning Japanese brands because of a territorial dispute over islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan.


http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/wheeldeal/2012/10/10/toyota-recalls-7-43m-vehicles-over-window-switch/#more-8452

 

 

Toyota recalls Avalon due to fire danger

 

 

 

By Michael Finney

Thursday, January 29, 2015 07:35PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KGO) --

The third car in less than a month has been recalled due to fire danger.

Toyota Thursday voluntarily recalled the 2011 and 2012 Avalon Sedan.

The automaker says cargo in the trunk could come into contact with wiring from the audio system's subwoofer. If that wire touches metal, it could short circuit, overheat and cause fire.

Late last week, Kia recalled the 2014 Forte Sedan due to fire risk.

On New Year's Eve, Volkswagen recalled the 2014 Beetle, Jetta and Passat as well as the 2015 Golf and GTI. All those recalls are due to fire danger.

Last May, a 7 on Your Side investigation uncovered an estimated 126 non-accident related car fire deaths and $1.2 billion in property loss in 2012 alone.

Over the last 15 years, there have been hundreds of fire related car recalls.

Those recalls are credited with a decrease in car fires.

http://abc7news.com/automotive/toyota-recalls-avalon-due-to-fire-danger/496694/