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Toyota also announced a recall affecting 270,000 MY 2006-2012 Lexus IS models. This recall concerns loose nuts on the wiper blades, which can cause the wipers to fail, especially if there is a heavy buildup of snow. On March 15, 2013, Toyota announced a recall of 209,000 vehicles in the US. The recall affects MY 2007-2013 FJ Cruiser models.
Toyota marketed the front-drive Avalon as a replacement for its rear-drive Cressida, a model discontinued for the American market in 1992. The Cressida was an upper-level, mid-size, rear-wheel drive sedan. The Avalon has at times overlapped Toyota's models using the same platform, including the Camry V6 and the Lexus ES.
A subsequent investigation [54] by Safety Research [55] of the NTHSA/NASA report along with information from Barrs report [56] and Koopmans report [57] stated that bad software design, antiquated ECU hardware fueled by a poor company culture were the likely cause of the SUA in the Toyota Camry incidents. In April 2013, Betsy Benjaminson, a ...
It is a more compact and optimized version of the U880 automatic transmission structure with additional features for improved performance and efficiency. The marketing name for the transmission is the "Direct Shift – 8AT 8-speed automatic transmission" [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike the UB 80 transmission, which was developed for Toyota by Aisin AW, the ...
Toyota sought to enhance the drivability pattern of the engine (over the 3VZ) at exactly 3000 rpm, since that was the typical engine speed for motors cruising on the highway. The result was less cylinder distortion coupled with the decreased weight of rotating assemblies, smoother operation at that engine speed, and increased engine efficiency.
The Toyota Dynamic Force engine is a family of internal combustion engines developed by Toyota under its Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) strategy. These I3 , I4 and V6 engines can be operated with petrol (gasoline) or ethanol ( flex-fuel ) and can be combined with electric motors in a hybrid drivetrain.
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The 2AZ-FE engine in the 2007-2009 Camry and 2006-2009 Rav4 may burn excessive oil and is involved in this lawsuit. [1] Other engines are also affected. [2] If this Toyota engine is burning more than 1 US quart (946 ml) of oil in 1,200 miles (1,931 km), has less than 150,000 miles (241,402 km), is less than 10 years old, and is located in the U.S., Toyota service will perform a free oil ...