Toyota Goes On The Offensive By Testing All SUV's For Handling Issues

How about doing this "extensive testing" before you sell your kill machines to the public? Not that difficult.

Toyota test procedure:
Do the brakes work? (hmm...sometimes)
Does the car turn without toppling over? (erm...some of them)
Conclusion: Good enough for us! Sell those kill machines!

you're definitely over-reacting

If that is the case how do rate the test procedures of the American companies?

If that is the case, how do you rate the test procedures of the American companies?

Typical redirection from a Toyota owner or a Japanese person.

Actually this is a great move for them. They technically can be deemed rollover resistant and that is a plus.

Toyota is becoming very responsive due to the questions that have arisen on a variety of issues. To me this is a move in the right direction to cut off any marginal claims against them.

"Actually this is a great move for them. They technically can be deemed rollover resistant and that is a plus.

Toyota is becoming very responsive due to the questions that have arisen on a variety of issues. To me this is a move in the right direction to cut off any marginal claims against them"


In other words it's a great PR move!

damn spell chack... (see what I mean)

204E60, is it really that serious?

toyota can't be trusted to do the testing!

They will probably change something in the suspension design do the tests and go "see look there is nothing wrong with are cars Consumer Reports does not know how to test cars"

This is how toyota operates if you have not figured out by now! There is no limit on what they will do to save face. This is part of the Japanese culture!

Ahhh my son. you after they test the vehicles then they involve the NHTSA. By doing THAT you silence the critics

True Dat. Just look at Huu for a prime example.

They don't need to test something now EVERY CUSTOMER HOPE THAT THE CAR THAT IS FOR SALE IS ALREADY TESTED ?????? so we buy cars that is not properly tested before ??????????? Come on is to much.
CUSTOMER NEED RESPECT.

TOYOTA NEED THEIRS OFFENSIVE ACTIONS TO CHECK AND PRODUCE GOOD PRODUCT BEFORE THEY SALE TO CUSTOMERS.

Tuesday's announcement by Consumer Reports of a "do not buy" rating for the 2010 Lexus GX 460 due to concerns of a risk of rollover under certain conditions stirred up the stewing cauldron of Toyota's recent safety record. But according to a report out of Japan today, the company may already have a fix in hand.

The solution, reported as already in the works by the Nikkei, is to modify the vehicle's electronic stability control system--a simple software update. The report also states that from Toyota's (brief) testing, the RAV4 and Lexus RX (Harrier in its home market) will get the update, too.

While still unofficial--Lexus' latest announcement says they're still testing and evaluating the GX 460--the news could indicate a new corporate attitude from the lessons learned in the sudden acceleration/pedalgate affair. Lexus has already committed to providing a loaner vehicle for any concerned 2010 GX 460 owner until a fix is released.

We'll keep you posted on the fix as it develops.

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SO CLEAR CONCLUSION THEY STILL SALE PURE CRAP TO CUSTOMERS IS WELL TO KNOW AND SHOW TO ALL BLIND EYES AND PURE TOYOTA LOVERS......LOL LOL OPEN YOUR EYES AND PUT YOUR LIFE FIRST UPON ALL....

I LIKE CAPS LOCK TOO!!! DOES THAT MAKE US FRIENDS?

Go away Toyota if Japan wants to kill Americans do it the old fashion way and just declare war.

Toyota has the worst PR people in the world, bar none. With each press announcement, they dig their own grave deeper.

Maybe in further cost cutting Toyota fired there PR team, and then stopped paying Consumer Reports, aside from these potentially true allegations I fail to see the safety issue here, It flew around the corner and didn't roll at all, obviously the electronics are not working, but if you need them you can't drive at all.

Truckman, I agree with you totally. Why would someone drive their luxury SUV like that? Stability control is just an aid for those "unwanted situations". The positive thing here is (I know a lot of Toyota haters will disagree) when Toyota comes out of this, they will have next gen products that are going to be better, safer, nicer, fun but sadly, might be more expensive. This is what happened in the 80s and 90s.