Published on
August 26, 2010 in
Recalls.
Tags: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, control, Corolla, ECM, electronic, harsh, Matrix, module, recall, shift, shifting, stall, Toyota, transmission.
2007 Corolla LE
Toyota just can’t get itself out of the recall quagmire it’s in. Today, the automaker announced a recall of 1.13-million Corollas and Matrixes (Matrices?) from the 2005-2008 model years. Only the two-wheel drive models are affected, which means your AWD Matrix is immune to this one. The press release states that a crack can develop in the Electronic Control Module (ECM), which can lead to “harsh shifting” of the transmission or the engine stalling. Only one minor injury has been attributed to this fault, out of three “unconfirmed accidents alleged to be related to this condition.”
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Published on
August 6, 2010 in
Hot Car - Upcoming and Vehicle Redesign.
Tags: 2011, 2nd, 300, Civic, Corolla, direct, Generation, HD, Honda, injection, radio, redesign, redesigned, refined, Scion, stereo, tC, Toyota, watt.
Even though the Scion vehicles were originally slated for one generation before complete replacements arrived, it looks like parent company Toyota has changed their mind. Since they already diverged from the plan with the 2nd generation xB in 2008, Toyota has redesigned the tC for the 2011 model year. The look is more polarizing, the featureset richer, but the price is still in line. Click past the jump for details and pictures on the upcoming car.
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Published on
July 16, 2010 in
Fun Stuff.
Tags: 2000, 2001, 2004, Corolla, Forester, KBB, Passat, Reader, review, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, Winner.
In a recent contest, Kelly Blue Book (KBB) challenged its readers to come up with the best car review, and the results are in. The winner is Clark Olson Media for the review of his 2000 Toyota Corolla. Runners up include Joel Moss Levinson and his 2001 Volkswagen Passat and Patrick Latimer with his 2004 Subaru Forester. Click past the jump to see the videos.
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2007 Corolla LE
This latest report, from Reuters, suggests that Toyota is having problems with its 2005-2007 Corollas and Matrixes (Matrices?), a total of about 1.2 million vehicles. In a move much different than the way it’s handled its recent recalls, Toyota announced Thursday that it informed U.S. regulators of a potential problem with stalling cars, and that it’s working on a fix for it.
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2010 Toyota Corolla S
When it rains, it pours. In Toyota’s case, make that a monsoon. Automotive News is reporting that the NHTSA is considering an investigation into concerns over Toyota’s bread-and-butter small car, the Corolla. So far, 83 owners in the United States have complained about steering issues with their cars, a feeling similar to hydroplaning or being buffeted by the wind. Some 73 of the reports have occurred at speeds of 40mph and greater, and the consensus from owners is that it takes a tight 2-handed grip on the steering wheel to keep the car driving straight when this problem occurs.
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2010 Toyota Matrix XRS
So, overnight a lot happened with concern to Toyota. While there are several things going on, I’m going to boil it down to a manageable amount of information for you to digest. If you’d like, skip to the end of the post to read my synopsis of what’s currently going with Toyota, but in short, not much of it is good, and some of it is very bad. We haven’t seen this much bad PR for a car maker since the Ford/Firestone fiasco ten years ago, and that recall affected far fewer vehicles.
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