Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
Since Toyota announced their recall of some 600,000 Sienna minivans, I’ve gotten a ton of feedback on this issue from readers, so I’ve been calling Toyota regularly looking for the resolution to this issue.
Well, today I’ve got some good news for you! Click past the jump for all the details!
Continue reading ‘Toyota Releases fix for 1998-2006 Sienna Minivans’
2002 Honda Passport
In the latter part of the 1990s, Honda and Isuzu had a joint effort to create SUVs, namely the Honda Passport and Isuzu Rodeo. The Isuzu Axiom used a lot of underpinnings for the aforementioned SUVs, so it too suffers from the same malady causing the recall. It turns out that vehicles exposed to “highly corrosive materials,” such as the road salt used in more northern states, experience premature wear and possible breaking of the rear suspension brackets. Click past the jump for the model years, more details, and the press release.
Continue reading ‘Honda and Isuzu Joint Recall over Suspension Corrosion’
It’s been 5 months, and as several readers have pointed out, Toyota still hasn’t come up with a fix for the spare tires falling off of 1998-2010 Sienna minivans. In the mean time, I’ve placed a call to Toyota’s PR department and am expecting a response shortly.
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by John Suit
2000 Windstar
It just seems like it’s been “Recall Week” in the US Auto industry. In a late-week press release reported by Automotive News, Ford is recalling 575,000 of its Windstar minivans, built from 1998-2003, for a problem with the rear axle. The affected people movers were sold in the US and Canada, and are only from states that use road salt in the winter months to combat snow and ice. The road salt causes corrosion, which weakens the rear axle, which can lead to it breaking, possibly causing an accident.
Continue reading ‘Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar minivans over rear axle’
There are a lot of families out there driving around in Toyota Sienna minivans. It’s been a popular seller for some time now, with plenty of luxury amenities such as leather, backup camera, DVD entertainment and more. There’s also a spare tire, like on 99% of vehicles sold in America. Unlike the others, there is a corrosion problem on the Sienna’s spare tire.
Continue reading ‘Recall: Toyota Sienna spare tire problem (Updated)’
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