Inside Edition News Show Attempts To Trap Toyota Dealers Selling Unrepaired Cars

Toyota is concerned dealers are selling used cars without conducting recall-related repairs, according to an internal email leaked to Jalopnik. The same email also warns of Inside Edition conducting "ambush interviews." Why is Toyota worried?

In the last year, Toyota's recalled more than 5 million U.S. vehicles, covering a majority of the models they sell. The problems range from bad floormats to sticky accelerator pedals and involve various complex repair schemes.





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1uberaudiR8 - 8/18/2010 12:18:45 PM

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Great Job Inside Edition!! I'm glad someone is exposing Toyota dealers that are not fixing these recalls. Without those recalls being fixed, someone could lose their life when the brakes fail on there new pre-owned car.

Agent009 - 8/18/2010 1:10:57 PM

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The greater issue would be how many used car dealers fail to do this. They are unfairly targeting Toyota dealers to get a story.

thstone - 8/18/2010 12:27:08 PM

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Toyota's fall from media grace is now officially complete - shows are activly out gunning for them and no one is willing to stand up and defend them. In the old days, this was called "being hung out to dry".

1uberaudiR8 - 8/18/2010 12:44:53 PM

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Your right. No one is standing up, because Toyota is guilty for lying to the American people. But little cowboy, it goes by another name called lynching and that's exactly what needs to happen. Toyota needs to be lynched or "hung out to dry" for what they have done.

tennis_player - 8/18/2010 1:53:13 PM

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But many people know that Amerians are lying to Toyota and US government.

bimmer - 8/18/2010 2:25:53 PM

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Maybe Toyota does not pay well enough dealers to perform recalled repairs.

toyfan - 8/18/2010 4:20:07 PM

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Brakes have never failed on a Toyota! Even if the gas pedal is pinned down, the brakes can still bring the vehicle to a stop!

Joe_Limon - 8/18/2010 6:27:15 PM

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Jesus, this is just low, I'd expect it from any dealer if it was expensive... but we are talking about cheap ass pins and zip ties...

uaw_lax - 8/18/2010 11:22:41 PM

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who cares..... before you buy the car take it to toyota and make sure it has been fixed!