Corolla recall

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Corolla recall

Toyota company announced today it is thinking through a Corolla recall after dozens of complaints about power steering problems.

Toyota also introduced a new series of efforts to boost quality. Toyota said it will add brake-shift overrides on all vehicles, take better advantage of vehicle data recorders and speed up its recall decisions.

At the other hand the company repeated it didn't believe that electronic defects are to blame for sudden acceleration reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that it has received more than 2,000 complaints, alleging 34 deaths, since 2000 in connection with runaway Toyota vehicles.
The company's president, Akio Toyoda, said in Tokyo today that he does not plan to testify at congressional hearings that start a week from today on the company's recall of more than 8.5 million vehicles worldwide. He's leaving that chore to his North American executives.

Toyoda said, "We are not covering up anything, and we are not running away from anything,".
"I trust that our officials in the U.S. will amply answer the questions," Toyoda said today in his third news conference in two weeks. "We are sending the best people to the hearing, and I hope to back up the efforts from headquarters."

He is creating a special committee on global quality, which Toyoda will head with chief quality officers from Europe, the United States and other regions. The blue ribbon panel will meet March for the first time.
"To heighten the level of reassurance for those who use our vehicles, we will add a brake-override system, which cuts engine power when the accelerator and brake pedals are applied at the same time, to all future vehicle models worldwide," he said.

"As for our recall decision-making process, regional representatives (chief safety officers) will be included on our recall decision panel, improving the sharing of information between Japan and other regions, with an aim for more appropriate and timely decision-making," he said.
In the U.S., Sasaki said, Toyota will aim "to be able to conduct on-site inspections within 24 hours of reported incidents by fine-tuning our information-gathering capabilities."

New Toyota vehicles will be equipped "with an expanded range of functionality for diagnosing problems automatically and for recording events electronically, as well as carrying out other tasks. This functionality will be helpful in promptly evaluating technological issues and in promptly taking corrective measures."
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is disappointed that Toyoda isn't planning to testify before the committee next week.
"Mr. Toyoda was given every opportunity to come before Congress and the American people voluntarily to provide answers and assurances that Toyota will do everything in its power to ensure the safety of America's drivers," said Issa's spokesman, Kurt Bardella.

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