Toyota Hilux Recall 2005-2010

Toyota quality again.

As an ex Toyota Mechanic, I am still dumbfounded how that badge on the front grill hypnotises people into thinking their cars are built any better than say a Nissan, Ford, Holden, Mazda, Mitsi or whatever.

I have seen Toyotas which are in poor condition and not through owner negligence either, but through poor design, poor quality parts and poor assembly. The same defects would have other brand owners furious, however, this percieved Toyota quality makes it almost taboo for the owner to assume they have anything but quality.

I had the benefit of working at Toyota and Holden at the same time of the Lexcen/Commodore. No complaints about the Lexcen's because they were "Toyotas", but heaps of complaints about the Commodores which unbiasesly weren't great cars at the time.

Again...same thing with the Apollo (lots of warranty complaints), but the Camry was OK....go figure.

They are built in similar factories, using the same branded robots and levels of human intervention as just about every other car in the world. Forget Japanese quality, most aren't even built in Japan. Designed by a guy sitting at a desk in Japan, but put into manufacture by a guy sitting at a desk in India, Korea, Indonesia, Australia, USA or what ever.

Over priced, over commercialized, over rated cars. Now waiting for the backlash from the out of pocket die hard Toyota lovers.
Fab.

jeez fab72 - you've broken the code of silence

;))

Ah well, Me, I've owned 8 vehicles in my life and they've all been perfect. All different brands and happy with the lot of em.

Mini 850, Holden EJ, VW Passat, Ford Fawlcoon, Volvo, Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Patrol, Mitsubishi Triton.

Bugger, had to happen.

In over 40 years of car ownership, I have owned heaps of Fords, a few Holdens, a Mazda, couple of Hondas, a Subaru (new), 2 x Landrovers, 1 x Nissan and of course several Toyotas.

The least relaible were the two Landrovers (1 new kept 3 years, one 5 years old, kept 5 years) which gave more problems than all the other vehicles I have ever owned put togther. The most relaible with least problems are the Toyotas (had one 7 years now with 2 problems) with Nissan, Subaru and Honda equal second with one or two problems each.

Go the Toy Cars.

Stevesub

Gidday

And while all today's headlines are about Toyota's giant Hilux problem, Ford is no doubt hoping to slip under the radar with a recall of 30,000 Ranger utes to repair a faulty bonnet catch and 4000 auto Rangers with a faulty gear selector cable.

The bonnet catch issue had previously been identified as a problem in Mazda BT50 utes.

Cheers

Rocco

Fab you've done all of us a service.
Having read that, no-one will buy a toyota anymore (as opposed to EVERYONE aiming for one now).

The price will crash. Everyone will buy a cheap 2000 mod Patrol.

I'll buy up all the HDJ100's for a song, ready for the rush back when reality bites!

Interesting figure-a virgin early 1HD-FTE and transmission alone sells for much the same as a complete equivalent Patrol.

We can go out and buy a Great Wall!!

What a crock.....People forget the Hilux has been the biggest selling ute in Australia since they came out and not by a small number...... so off coarse there recall numbers are going to be high

People travel further and faster these days then they did 20 years ago and I would comfortably say vehicles today are more reliable then yesterday.

It's funny how quick people forget real problems in vehicles that never get a recall as opposed to the ones published.

I think Toyota has done well compared with problems with other makes.


Good on ya media.....fantastic piece of hyped up journalism!

As the owner of a most reliable Patrol 3.0Di, a new Land Rover and having helped out a bloke in a new Hilux with a busted ball joint on an easy track, I would just like to say I will not be commenting on this thread in any way.

OBT