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Drew Dowdell

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  1. How's this for randomly wandering around downtown Toronto on a Friday afternoon eh?
  2. From the album: Drew's Blog Gallery

    Spotted this 1937 Cord 812 Beverly Sedan randomly in downtown Toronto on November 5th.

    © &copy CheersandGears.com 2010

  3. From the album: Drew's Blog Gallery

    Spotted this 1937 Cord 812 Beverly Sedan randomly in downtown Toronto on November 5th.

    © &copy CheersandGears.com 2010

  4. Have you had the fuel injectors checked yet? My first guess was going to be the coil packs, but you said you replaced that already. Also... moving this the the Tech Section
  5. Hyperstrut takes a few of the objections against FWD off the table.... I'll let you know when I drive one ;-)
  6. yeah... totally.... except for Jeep.... and the Ram.... and the Journey... and the Challenger... and the Durango There may be more differentiation in the new product... but you can't tell me there is major differentiation in the old. I don't expect a lot from the new Avenger/200.... just enough to hold them over for a replacement.
  7. Sorry... even the Alero and Grand Am had more differentiation than that.
  8. Help me out here.... I'm not seeing the "very different" part...
  9. A motorcycle is smooth at 12,000 rpm because their pistons are 1/3rd the size and the stroke is 1/3rd as long, and you wouldn't want to drive a car with a motorcycle engine in it because you'd need all 13,000 rpm just to get to 45mph in a reasonable time. The engine does need to be agreeable in all parts of it's designed rpm range. The problem with the 3800 was GM trying to make it do what it wasn't meant to be doing. A 6-speed auto with appropriately spaced gearing and a tall final drive would have helped the 3800 remain competitive longer.
  10. I just bought a set of iridiums for my 307 and it made a big difference. They replaced a set of A/C Delco platinums
  11. Good job at keeping this thread apolitical guys. Keep it up and it'll stay open
  12. which one? I have the Madonna version FIRST PERSON TO SNICKER GETS BANNED!
  13. Let's see here... no, no, no, no, and no. NO #1: The need for 6,500 rpm smoothness to pass people? Two words: Racing Diesel. If the torque comes on much stronger at a lower RPM, you engineer the gearbox accordingly. NO #2: Any engine can be smooth at 3,000rpm? Two words: Quad-Four. NO #3: Smooth at 6,500 RPM has nothing to do with "solid" engineering. It has everything to do with the size of the reciprocating mass. With a properly configured 6-speed automatic mated to both, I'd pit even the LT-1 against a Nissan VQ any day of the week for solidness. NO #4: Why is 6,500 rpm the cut off for smoothness requirement? Run a Honda 2.4 up to 8,500 rpm and see how smooth it runs then. Running an engine outside of design parameters will get you unpredictable operation. The 3800 was never intended to be run up that high. NO #5: The 3800 was done in by it's lack of VVT and it's packaging requirements being a 90 degree engine. The 3900 is a lot smoother than the 3800 was simply because of the cylinder bank angle change. Where GM let both engines down was pairing it with the 4-speed automatic. If either of those engines had a 6-speed auto that was able to keep it in it's designed RPM range, there wouldn't have been so much complaining about it. Don't start an idiotic horsepower per liter argument, it's already been a long day for me.
  14. Voted last week. I was on a flight to Canada by the time the polls opened today and will be up here till late Friday night.
  15. If you ever met me in person, I am very blunt. I actually have to restrain myself for the things I post on here. I could never be a politician because what I am thinking just falls right out of my mouth (maybe Vice President.....).... Anyway, sometimes I shock people with my bluntness about things; To that I always reply "It's not mean if it's true."
  16. I am not above criticism.... in fact it's basic policy at this site that no one is above criticism. With that said, let me respond to yours Nick. The point of this article was to point out something that hasn't been reported in the more mainstream press even with all the Toyota recall news of the past year. If in fact GM had been recalling vast amounts of it's product we would have been reporting on that instead. I'm not against reporting on GM recalls, however that hasn't been an issue for GM like it has for Toyota in the past 12 month. The fact is, Toyota has broken some records here. Has there ever been year where a single manufacturer recalled more vehicles than were sold in the US in that same amount of time? There hasn't been, and that's news. Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversery of the first huge floormat recall, hence the timing. Would the article have carried more weight if it came from a brand agnostic (at least officially) website like Autoblog or Jalopnik? Probably, but they didn't write the article, I did. I noticed with the last batch of Toyota recalls in October that the press was glossing over the full volume of recalls. They would put a blurb mentioning 10.6 million units recalled in 2010 in paragraph 19 of the article, but I remembered that the biggest batches of recalls actually came in 2009. The imaginary cut off date of January 1, 2010 just didn't cut it with me. It did not absolve Toyota of the recalls they issued prior to that date. Furthermore, once I began looking into the recall database, it became clear that Toyota has been fighting the acceleration issue the same way since at least 2005.... and who knows how long they know about it before then. For them to feign surprise at the issue is a farce. Add to that the accusations that Toyota was trying to force owners to remain quiet about their experience, and how can there not be a news story there. I have (and anyone else has) the full NHTSA database going back to 1966 available. If you think there is a recall story that is being unreported about one of the other manufacturers, point it out and I'll look through the database to try and flush it out. Otherwise, the sheer volume of the Toyota recalls in the past 12 months AND 5 years, along with clear evidence they knew about the acceleration issue in 2005, is news.
  17. And that's why things like the engine sludge issue don't show up in the recall database, because it's not officially a recall.
  18. That graphic is showing the largest recall over a single issue and only accounts for the vehicles recalled in the US. My list includes as many recalls as I can find including those in Europe, Japan, and China....... I'm sure there are more that I haven't found.
  19. I actually was careful about superceding recalls. If there was a recall announcement that was in addition to an existing recall, I didn't recount the previous vehicles again. You can see that in the 11/2/2009 and 11/26/2009 recalls. Most press stories on 11/26 quoted the cumulative number, I only counted the additional vehicles added to the recall. In the case of the sudden acceleration recalls, the same model was recalled multiple times to try to cure the same symptom. For example, the Camry was first recalled for the floor mats, it was then recalled again to re-shape the pedal, it was recalled a third time when they found it was a problem with the mechanics of the gas pedal and they wanted to install a brake override in the ECM. To me, that counts as 3 recalls on the same vehicle. That said, by model, the worst Toyota for recalls is easily the Tundra with the 2005 being the worst model year. The Avalon is the worse of their cars. And even all of this is just a hint of what else is out there. There is still Avalon and Camry transmission issues that there was never a recall campaign for so there is no official way to account for how many vehicles have been affected.
  20. Now.... the addendum to that chart is this. I didn't include any recalls that involved a mislocated, misprinted, or missing stickers for tire sizes/pressure or airbag warning. No need to get that petty.
  21. Well yes... but they've recalled more vehicles than have been sold in the U.S. buy all manufacturers. So Toyota has recalled more vehicles than Toyota + GM + Ford + Chrysler + Honda + Etc.... sold combined.
  22. They'd have to. No one else has ever recalled more vehicles in one year than have been sold in the U.S. in the same amount of time.
  23. Recalling Toyota's Recalls: Over 14 million in past 12 months, 25.6 million since January 2005 November 1, 2010 - Drew Dowdell - Chief Editor CheersandGears.com No one can argue that it hasn't been a roller-coaster year for the world's largest car company. It was a year ago tomorrow that Toyota issued it's largest recall ever for possible gas pedal entrapment caused by loose floor mats. That initial recall of 3.8 million vehicles seemed to unleash a blizzard of further recalls. In the past 12 months, the grand total for Toyota's recalls has been more than 14 million units. To put that in some perspective, there were only 10.4 million vehicles sold, by all manufacturers, in the US in 2009. The industry wide forecast for 2010 is around 12 million units. What is even more stunning for a company that built it's reputation on a perception of high quality vehicles is the 5 year number. Since January 1st, 2005, Toyota has recalled 25.67 million units. Follow the jump for more. Recalling Toyota's Recalls - over 14 million units recalled in past 12 months
  24. Recalling Toyota's Recalls: Over 14 million in past 12 months, 25.6 million since January 2005 November 1, 2010 - Drew Dowdell - Chief Editor CheersandGears.com No one can argue that it hasn't been a roller-coaster year for the world's largest car company. It was a year ago tomorrow that Toyota issued it's largest recall ever for possible gas pedal entrapment caused by loose floor mats. That initial recall of 3.8 million vehicles seemed to unleash a blizzard of further recalls. In the past 12 months, the grand total for Toyota's recalls has been more than 14 million units. To put that in some perspective, there were only 10.4 million vehicles sold, by all manufacturers, in the US in 2009. The industry wide forecast for 2010 is around 12 million units. What is even more stunning for a company that built it's reputation on a perception of high quality vehicles is the 5 year number. Since January 1st, 2005, Toyota has recalled 25.67 million units. What became evident as I was researching on the NHTSA's website was that Toyota's issues with sudden acceleration go back to at least 2005. In every year from 2005 through 2010, with the exception of 2008, Toyota had a recall involving a jammed accelerator pedal in some fashion. The revised pedal assembly is mentioned in the NHTSA's database for the IS250 recall issued December 21st 2005. The flurry of recalls in 2010 compared to previous years leads me to believe that either Toyota really dropped the ball on quality starting around 2008 OR these were issues that Toyota has known about for some time and is taking the time to catch up on stuff that should have been recalled years ago. Either way, it's still a bad thing for Toyota's quality perception. Large recalls are going to be more commonplace in the future and no company will be immune. All it takes is a single component that is used company wide to not function as intended to cause a cascade of recalls. Ford learned this the hard way when an ignition component that had been used on vehicles from 1983 through 1995 sparked a 6.5 million vehicle recall. As manufacturers continue to move closer to becoming globally integrated, this issue becomes magnified. Ford's "One Ford" program where model lines are consolidated globally leave little room for error on this front. All manufacturers are going to have to be more careful and listen to the recommendations of their engineers to make changes even if there is a marginal increase in cost. They also need to pay attention to customer complaints as they come in. Up until the end of last year, Toyota had an untouchable perception regarding quality that was untouchable among the general public. To accuse Toyota of lying or covering up issues was heresy amongst gearheads. We at Cheersandgears.com admit a bias in favor of domestic brands, but we also admit the problems that exist at the domestics and the major steps to remedy them that the Big 3 have taken.... it's all part of being Detroit's biggest fans and toughest critics. It has been Toyota's perception of quality in the general public that has driven GM, Ford, and Chrysler to improve or die. However, in the face of over 25 million units recalled, Toyota needs to take better steps to admit it has a problem. Toyota must change it's culture completely or else it will continue to suffer from these major recalls. While we're no fans of Toyota, competition is a good thing, without the need to continuously improve to beat your competitor, companies become stagnant. <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="502"><col style="width: 64pt;" width="85"> <col style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> <col style="width: 111pt;" width="148"> <tbody><tr style="height: 31.5pt;" height="42"> <td colspan="3" class="xl68" style="height: 31.5pt; width: 377pt;" width="502" height="42">Toyota Recalls - CheersandGears.com</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Recall Date</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Reason</td> <td class="xl65"> Total vehicle recalled </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11/2/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Floor Mat recall </td> <td class="xl65"> 3,800,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11/24/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Additional Tundra frame recall</td> <td class="xl65"> 110,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11/26/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Floor Mat recall - Brake Override</td> <td class="xl65"> 400,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">12/29/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">China - Oil leak issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 43,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/21/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Stuck Gas Pedal</td> <td class="xl65"> 2,300,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/27/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Additional floor mat recall</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,100,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/29/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Europe/China additional gas pedal recall</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,800,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2/9/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">ABS problem</td> <td class="xl65"> 400,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2/9/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Power Steering Hose /Brake tube</td> <td class="xl65"> 7,300 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2/12/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Tacoma drive shaft issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 8,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3/9/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Tundra weld issue - 2 vehicles</td> <td class="xl65"> 2 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/16/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Spare Tire Cable</td> <td class="xl65"> 600,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/19/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Stability Control System</td> <td class="xl65"> 21,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/28/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Stability Control System</td> <td class="xl65"> 50,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5/21/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Steering system software update</td> <td class="xl65"> 11,500 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">6/25/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Leaking fuel in crash</td> <td class="xl65"> 17,801 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7/5/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Valve Spring Issues</td> <td class="xl65"> 270,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7/29/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Steering Lock Bar</td> <td class="xl65"> 412,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">8/28/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Engine Control Module</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,130,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10/15/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Engine Belt</td> <td class="xl65"> 10,750 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10/20/2010</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Replace Brake Master Cylinder Seal</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,530,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 14,021,353 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">8/27/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Cold Weather braking concern</td> <td class="xl65"> 97,500 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5/14/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Stainless steel exhaust tips</td> <td class="xl65"> 3,499 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/30/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Stainless steel exhaust tips</td> <td class="xl65"> 39,100 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/29/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Yaris seatbelt pre-tensioners and Exhaust</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,350,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">1/21/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Sienna floormat recall - called a "safety improvement campaign"</td> <td class="xl65"> 26,501 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/16/2009</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Aluminum fuel line corrosion</td> <td class="xl65"> 214,570 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 1,731,170 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">9/8/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Sport grill option could cause hood to not latch properly</td> <td class="xl65"> 67 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">6/3/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Sienna power rear liftgate strut failures</td> <td class="xl65"> 192,222 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">5/7/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Frame rot on Tacoma</td> <td class="xl65"> 813,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/22/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Highlander 3rd road seatbelt issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 90,189 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">4/10/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Power Window regulater bolts coming loose</td> <td class="xl65"> 662,178 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">2/25/2008</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Tundra lugnut issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,555 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 1,759,211 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">12/18/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">4wd slip yolk issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 15,616 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">11/29/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Cracked fuel lines</td> <td class="xl65"> 33,343 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">9/27/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">All Weather Floor Mats for Camry and ES</td> <td class="xl65"> 55,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7/26/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Propeller shaft not welded propperly </td> <td class="xl65"> 108 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/19/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Ball joint problems</td> <td class="xl65"> 533,124 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">1/8/2007</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Engine Sludge issue</td> <td class="xl65"> 3,500,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 4,137,191 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">12/28/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Side curtain airbag wires routed incorrectly</td> <td class="xl65"> 160 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10/27/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Airbag my inadvertantely deploy</td> <td class="xl65"> 29,542 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7/29/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Oil can inter crank position sensor</td> <td class="xl65"> 34,771 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">7/13/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">clips from driver side console can come loose and trap the gas pedal</td> <td class="xl65"> 365,594 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">6/1/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Steering intermediate shaft could separate</td> <td class="xl65"> 986,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/16/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Seatbelt tensioner</td> <td class="xl65"> 28,947 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">4/3/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Airbag inflater insufficient</td> <td class="xl65"> 133 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">3/2/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Tire mounted improperly</td> <td class="xl65"> 12,020 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">1/30/2006</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Rear seat seatbelt mount insufficient strength</td> <td class="xl65"> 38,510 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 1,495,677 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl70" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">12/21/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Accellerator pedal may become stuck in carpet</td> <td class="xl65"> 3,567 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10/18/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Sunroof deflector glass</td> <td class="xl65"> 71,392 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">10/14/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Prius Electrical defect</td> <td class="xl65"> 160,000 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">9/7/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Cracked steering relay rod</td> <td class="xl65"> 977,839 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">7/21/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Missing Airbag status light</td> <td class="xl65"> 2,527 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">7/20/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Seatbelt Binding allows for improper fitment on passenger</td> <td class="xl65"> 345,443 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20">6/28/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Seatbelt status sensor connection</td> <td class="xl65"> 11,592 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">6/6/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Missing child seat anchors and passenger seat airbag switch</td> <td class="xl65"> 156,111 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 48pt;" height="64"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 48pt;" height="64">5/18/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Improper weld in steering system could cause wheel to seperate from steering shaft</td> <td class="xl65"> 4,855 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">5/17/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Lower front ball joint issue causing increased steering effort</td> <td class="xl65"> 768,379 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 45pt;" height="60"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 45pt;" height="60">3/30/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">TRD dual exhaust may rub against rear brake line on vehicles with stability control</td> <td class="xl65"> 5,726 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 30pt;" height="40"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 30pt;" height="40">2/11/2005</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Parking brake mount might not be tight enough</td> <td class="xl65"> 22,228 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> 2,529,659 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" width="269"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2010</td> <td class="xl65"> 14,021,353 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2009</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,731,170 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2008</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,759,211 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2007</td> <td class="xl65"> 4,137,191 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2006</td> <td class="xl65"> 1,495,677 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 202pt;" align="right" width="269">2005</td> <td class="xl65"> 2,529,659 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 202pt;" width="269">Grand total</td> <td class="xl65"> 25,674,261 </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
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