The giant auto maker Toyota has made one of the largest recalls ever for its 533,000 Tundra pickup trucks and Sequoia sport utility vehicles because of potential steering problems. The decision was made after receiving reports of 11 accidents and six injuries that occurred due to the problem.
The company suspects the problem in the front suspension lower ball joint that could make it difficult to steer the vehicle and stay in the center of the lane. Similar problems related to its newer models of the Tundra and Sequoia have been reported.
The company has a stiff competition with GM motors and Ford Motor Co. and is struggling hard to become worlds largest auto maker. But from last few years the company has struggled with some quality issues.
Still the company has shown a lot of improvements and tried to provide its vehicles with enhance quality controls. The company shall notify the owners in mid -February of the Sequoia and Tundra recall and dealers will replace the left and right front suspension lower ball joint at no charge to the vehicle’s owners.
For further queries consumers can contact Toyota at (888) 270-9371 or (800) 331-4331. or log on to Toyota.
Via: yahoo
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The steering and suspension systems of the car are fairly robust and generally not too much goes wrong with them. With the advent of rack and pinion steering and the use of strut suspensions, a lot of moving parts have been eliminated. Things still can go wrong and cause a vehicle to become hard to control. When something is wrong the very least that will happen is your tires will wear out very quickly and at most, lead to an accident..most common cause is the ball joint, so Ball Joint Canada suggests a regular checkup of this part..