Toyota Motor Corporation had to pull back his car 550 thousand units worldwide, because of having problems in the steering system. Of the total withdrawal amount, 420 thousand units of which are in the United States.As reported by Detroitnews, Saturday, November 12, 2011, types of cars in the recall that from 2004 to 2005 model Toyota Camry, 2004 model Toyota Avalon, 2004-2005 Toyota Highlander, Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2006 model, Toyota Sienna models from 2004 to 2005, Toyota ES330 model 2004, the Lexus RX330 models of 2004-2005, and the RX400h model 2006.
Toyota explains, steering systems have problems because of the position of the outer ring on the crankshaft pilley not parallel to the ring on the inside. Surely this will lead to noise and illumination of warning light discharge.
At present, Toyota continues to strive to get spare parts to replace the problematic parts in the steering system, so the new changes made in January next year.
There are no reports of accidents or injuries, and life due to the problem. For car owners that their vehicles on the list of requested withdrawals to go to shop or Toyota dealer.
As is known, from 2009 to 2011, Toyota has attracted more than 15 million vehicles in the United States, including 7 million units in 2010. Withdrawals made due to the gas pedal problems are caught in the carpet.
source: converted language from otomotif.vivanews.com