Its always some safety defect with Toyota. The 07 Camry had a huge one with the air bags for the knee.

I thought only domestics caught on fire. 1115 should be able to clarify this for us.

How many different recalls does that make in the past year?
Does anybody know?

ANyone who drives one of these deserves to die

Holy Sh*t, Toyota with another recall. er vehicle betterment program.

I remember seeing an article earlier this month regarding recalls. I don’t remember the exact numbers but Toyota did lead the league last year. Looks like they are well on their way to repeating. Is dynasty too strong a word?

Wow, it will be refreshing to hear 1115s take on this. I’m sure there’s still a reason why Japs make better cars than us…

At least they did what they usually do which is recall it before a single incident has been reported.

Something had to be reported or how did they find out about the problem?
Also does anyone know how many recalls that gives them in the past year?

apparently the least amount of cars you make and sold is most likely to have to fewest recall..
and ford mercury happen the be on the top for fewest recall

No JohnnyC,

They are going to be like the New York Yankees or New England Partriots of recalls – or for the Canucks up there- the Edmonton Eskimos or Montreal Canadiens of recalls.

Yeah it was that killer resale value that they used to have. Oh, and the reliability that the older model used to have but the new ones don’t.

Two things:
….. 1) these are Made In Japan so no “blame Americans” there.
…… 2) nobody driving this in an extreme front end crash expects to survive.

I think if I bought one of these, I would look for a brick wall to run into at full throttle and kill myself.

Well, it is a sign of a company that sell cars. Do you think GM will sell as much as Toyota will recall?

On the second thought, Toyota is helping mother nature: survival of the fittest. If you can only afford Yaris…
Ford and Chevy were doing the same services with their entry levels in 70-80’s.

Do you think GM will sell as much as Toyota will recall?

Considering that over the past three years Toyota has recalled 6 times the amount of vehicles it sold and 2009 has over 1.3 million recalls to date I think the answer is simple. Noooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!

Good answer, but Toyota still collects cash for what they sell and recall, vs. not sell whatsoever.

Frankly, I drive one vehicle built by Toyota and sold by GM and think I would be better off with Honda.

toyota…….figures
thier crap is assembled by japanese people workin 10 cents an hour

no wonder they have so many recalls

Borat … Geo Prizm?

(Imitating “Car 54″ theme)

TRIPLEONE FIVE WHERE AAAAARE YOU?

hehehe, this pleases me

seriously people, what is your deal against the japanese? they make a better quality product, get over it.
and the reason the found this is because, Surprise!, the keep testing the vehicle after they sell it for long-term problems or strange possible mishaps.
And like others said, at least they actually tell people about the problems, and they aren’t usually deadly, so so get off your high horse and look at it the way it is

“…the defective seatbelt unit could cause a foam pad to ignite.”

How could a defective or none defective seatbelt foam pad ignite?
Jap made or American made, how is this even possible? I’m just curious.

i assume it causes a large amount of friction therefore heat, causing it to ignite because it’s probably flammable, that’s my theory at least. Or maybe the metal connectors cause a spark when slammed together…

Need more oil for GM
“ANyone who drives one of these deserves to die”

Wow, how old are you?
Another reason LLN should be moderated. It’s getting out of hand. Makes you NOT want to post anything.
LLN, if you guys need moderators, I’m up for it.

No mods. An iggy feature would be good, but NO MODS.

if you buy one of these hunks of crap you do deserve to die in a crash

swamp donkey/zeeck…

MSN Autos’ story on this said the gas propellent that causes the seat belts to contract in a crash can spark them.

LLN: Since when is ’seat belt’ one word?

its probably a sensor in the bumper or something and it’s surrounded by foam, when a collision occurs a spark or malfunction of the sensor sets the foam on fire or, ignites it.

i have one thing to say about this, FNCK YARIS!!!!!!

It is nice to see convergence of mind between used car salesmen: if you don’t drive piece of crap I sell you – you deserve to die.

toyotas and fires… the two dont mix

TripleOneFive will just chime in here to say that he likes Honda, not Toyota.

My…my…another day, another recall by an import. I distinctly remember a few loudmouths saying that only Domestics recalled their vehicles. It seems they’re proven wrong once again by this latest fact.

As much as I dislike Toyota because of my history with them….this is a supplier recall. So Toyota told them to reduce the cost of this component, and now it catches on fire. I wonder which country in the world its manufactured in?? OH well….just another day at the great Toyota.

A Toyota catching fire? Must have been a part sourced from GM. *sarcasm*

jkasch1, suppliers don’t design parts, they manufacture them.

remember folks, when Toyota announces a recall its a positive thing. They are only doing this because they love their customers and want them to be safe. When GM or Ford has a recall its proof that they were trying to hide something and had nothing but disdain for their poor customers. I know nothing in the recall announcement makes any of that clear but you have to trust me on this one. Toyota didnt actually make a mistake here.

I’d imagine the fire comes from the seat belt tensioner. Most cars have an explosive charge in their seat belt mechanism that reels the belt in and tightens it up during a crash. Think of it as a mini air bag. Most cars also have structural foam in the B-pillar area to provide some cushioning during a side impact. In the Yaris it appears the two components simply aren’t located properly in relation to each other.

Oh well….when the big three have the same problem, they will just say it’s normal when the car crash. The fire is actually make sure you will burn to death and that you will not suffer in the hospital, your family can get the money, and the big three will not be responsible because you crash the car. So…everybody is happy.

LOL… TOYS….

I wonder if some of these posts are sarcastic or intentional? elviososa, are you kidding me? FINT))APX3?

thats not the only reason they are being recalled, the recall also fixes an issue with the exhaust system that can cause an EGR like line to fail and leak exhaust before getting to the cat possibly infiltrating the cabin. The seatbelt was part one of a double whammy recall for those vehicles.

sj79…you make me wanna puke. why don’t you just pack up all your stuff and move to japan if you love them so much.

I just want to know how a seatbelt causes a fire and how they found this out… it’s not something you’d even think of.

I’m pretty sure sj79’s comment is dripping with sarcasm.

RaineMan, have ever seen a shirt after crash with a seat belt? I received first degree burns from my seatbelt, as a passenger, in a 50mph collision with a 10 inch high curb. The police officer was chiding me for not wearing my seatbelt because the windshield was dimpled from my elbow flying into it. She shut up when I pulled up my shirt.

Yes, the threat of fire is real.

Maybe they’ve been using goblin goo for their insulation…

Last thing Toyota needs when pint-sized cars are hot