Speaking of recalls, did you see that Toyota is recalling roughly 1 million cars in the U.S. because the front passenger air bags may not deploy properly in a crash, posing additional risk of injury to riders. And in November, the company recalled 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility vehicles in the U.S. because the batteries can shift during sharp turns and potentially cause a fire. And on Oct. 26 also recalled roughly 751,000 Toyota Highlander SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the tabs that secure the vehicles' front lower bumper covers. Even a minor crash could cause the bumper cover assembly to fall off, a potential hazard to drivers, the company said.
So in just in a year Toyota has had recalls for 3,651,000 cars. Globally, Toyota sold around 10.48 million vehicles between January and December 2022, so their 2023 number should be similar. That means that about 34% of their vehicles had recalls... I just thought we should have another look at another companies failures to see how Tesla compares. Rush Dougherty TucsonEV www.TucsonEV.com > -----Original Message----- > From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of EV List Lackey via EV > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 9:52 AM > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Cc: EV List Lackey <evp...@drmm.net> > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Yet more bad PR for Tesla > > I just hate seeing thiese dire Tesla news stories piling up. I'm not an engineer or > regulator so I can't say anything about their validity. I haven't read any similar > reports here on the list. But for sure the negative publicity alone is doing Tesla no > good. > > ----- > > From Reuters again: > > Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective > > Wheels falling off cars at speed. Suspensions collapsing on brand-new vehicles. > Axles breaking under acceleration. Tens of thousands of customers told Tesla > about a host of part failures on low-mileage cars. The automaker sought to blame > drivers for vehicle `abuse,´ but Tesla documents show it had tracked the chronic > `flaws´ and `failures´ for years. > > ***** > > Individual suspension or steering issues with Teslas have been discussed online and > in news accounts for years. But the documents, which have not been previously > reported, offer the most comprehensive view to date into the scope of the > problems and how Tesla handled what its engineers have internally called part > "flaws" and "failures." The records and interviews reveal for the first time that the > automaker has long known far more about the frequency and extent of the defects > than it has disclosed to consumers and safety regulators. > > ***** > > Tesla has blamed frequent failures of several parts on Tesla owners, alleging they > abused the cars ... [and] charged customers with out-of- warranty cars to replace > parts that Tesla engineers internally called flawed or that they knew had high > failure rates. > > ***** > > The records reveal persistent problems with ... upper and lower control arms, and > fore and aft links ... half shafts - the left and right drive axles - and steering racks > ... > > ***** > > Between 2016 and 2020, Tesla resolved about 400 complaints involving aft- link > failures in China ... Tesla redesigned the part four times because the initial > revisions did not fully fix the problem, the automaker´s records show. > > ***** > > Tesla delayed a recall for four more years, until Chinese regulators pushed for one > ... the automaker never recalled the part in the United States and Europe despite > reports of frequent failures globally. > > Tesla told U.S. regulators the failures were caused by "driver abuse." The company > also instructed service centers, in a February 2019 "talking points" > memo, to use the same explanation with customers experiencing aft-link failures. > They were told to blame "vehicle misuse," such as "hitting a curb or other > excessive strong impact." > > ***** > > Tesla owners have filed about 260 complaints with NHTSA over suspension and > steering problems this year, compared to about 750 for General Motors and > 230 for Toyota. That makes Tesla´s complaint rate far higher when considering the > number of GM and Toyota vehicles on the road. GM has a 21% share of U.S. cars in > operation; Toyota, 15%. Tesla´s share: less than 1%, according to data analytics > firm Experian. > > ***** > > "All I can tell you," the Tesla manager said, "is we´re not a 100-year-old company > like GM and Ford. We haven´t worked all the bugs out yet." > > ----- > > Those are just a few highlights (or lowlights if you will). Read the full > story: > > https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering- > suspension/ > > or https://v.gd/XaWQzF > > Keeping in mind that Tesla also trades in the more strongly regulated EU, I sure > don't want to see Tesla buried under liability and/or legislative penalties. They > could end up sold to Stellantis or GM, or even BYD or Geely.. I'm concerned that > that's where they're headed. > > David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey > > To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. 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