Steering Recall, here we go

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FJRCRAZED @ Jun 6 2006, 07:30 PM) [snapback]266943[/snapback]</div>

Nope not yet but sure its in the mail....

 

1. Calm down. It's not that big a deal.

2. Read the thread linked below. Continue your conversation there once you've become educated on the SSC.

http://priuschat.com/Toyota-Prius-Special-...sue-t20240.html

 

would you rather they ignored the issue? at least it's a proactive recall rather than a reactive recall...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FJRCRAZED @ Jun 6 2006, 07:30 PM) [snapback]266943[/snapback]</div>

I was under the impression that the 2006 was not included in this recall. When was yours built? Mine was 5/05, so I am waiting for the mailman.

 

zzz

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jack Straw @ Jun 6 2006, 05:08 PM) [snapback]266971[/snapback]</div>

There's probably recapture on the tax credit/deduction if you sold within 2 years, so no advantage.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FJRCRAZED @ Jun 6 2006, 08:30 PM) [snapback]266943[/snapback]</div>

Won't get one. I've had my car 6 weeks. It was built in April '06. Recall does not affect vehicles built after Nov.'05!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FJRCRAZED @ Jun 6 2006, 04:30 PM) [snapback]266943[/snapback]</div>

Did you actually get a notice? Or have you just now heard about the SSC?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lola'05 @ Jun 6 2006, 07:43 PM) [snapback]266954[/snapback]</div>

Early Model Year (MY) 2006 Priuses are part of the recall if they were built in 2005. So says the Toyota rep in the thread referenced above by Brandon.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Jun 6 2006, 07:42 PM) [snapback]266953[/snapback]</div>

Absolutely agree with that. Folks too young to remember how recalls worked in the 60's and '70's? Your Pinto burst into flames and you would call and recall Ford with no results.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FJRCRAZED @ Jun 7 2006, 06:44 PM) [snapback]267551[/snapback]</div>

A car is a very complicated piece of machinery. If the manufacturers had to reimburse salaries due to recalls they would have to raise the cost of the cars accordingly and would probably still have about the same amount. I don't think Toyota is too happy about recalling 1,000,000 cars. That is a huge hit to the bottom line.

The Acura I had before the Prius had 2 recalls in 5 years and the Audi I currently have has had 2 recalls in 4+ years. These things happen, sometimes more than anyone would like.

 

Acording to the other thread (referenced above) the recall does not affect all cars built during the indicated period.

A car is an extraordinarily complicated machine. The wonder is they work at all. Note that before Ralph Nader started making a fuss, recalls didn't happen. Defects caused cars to crash, people died for lack of safety features we take for granted now, and car companies said it was just the risk you take for driving a car, or riding in one.

And even now, the American companies wait until the government forces them to do a recall because people have died on account of a defect. Toyota finds a problem and does a recall without being ordered by the government, and before a single accident has been caused by the defect.

Yeah, it's a nuisance. It's still more reliable than anything made in Detroit.

 

I'm not buying it, Fjrcrazed. I work close to 60 hours a week, and I don't have trouble finding time during the late afternoon/evening or when I have time on weekends to take the car in for service. Many service departments try to keep some hours that fit outside the typical work day, be it early mornings, evenings, or weekends.

The fix is reported to take about an hour to apply. I have a hard time believing your life is that inflexible. Shoot, if nothing else, make a vacation out of it.

 

funny, my husband used to work until 10pm for people like you...

the fact that he wasn't appreciated and noone thanked him was the reason he started leaving at 8 like everyone else.

 

Only 2 dealers? I figured there would be more than that around the Norristown, PA area.

We have one dealer in town. The next closest dealer is 43 miles away.