Saturday, September 10, 2011

How come Toyota builds their cars so cheap?

I drove a 2004 Toyota Corrolla while in Florida and if there was any type if wind it was flying all over the place it was built so light.


My friend had a 2000 Toyota Camry and had to get rid of it because the engine needed to be replaced because it wasn't installed correctly out of the plant. The accelerator stuck so you could be accelerating too go on to the freeway but you'd have to lay off the accelerator for a while so it would unstick. Very dangerous. Now wonder why they got sued for using cheap parts!|||it is the same with all the Japanese cars and trucks ..


.i can't imagine why anyone would buy one|||Bottom Line - TOYOTAS are still the best and most reliable cars on the road!





GMC? LINCOLN? CHRYSLER? FORD? CHEVY? SATURN? and all other AMERICAN cars are piece of CRAP and ABSOLUTELY a WASTE OF MONEY





Wanna burn lots of money????





GO FOR AMERICAN CARS!!! :) :) :)

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|||YES! i agree. how could you say japanese cars are bad. AMERICAN MADE CARS ALL SUCK *****!





they break down all the time. Toyota is the most reliable car out there. You don't know anything kid...

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|||well if you people want to buy cars from the same people who bombed our country then why dont you go ahead and move there! you would fit in with all the other squinty eyed japs there!

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|||dude i used to be all for domestics, but in reality toyota is a solid manufacturer..... oh btw mazda is a motorcraft product..... thats ford, im an auto tech

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|||Toyota's and other Japanese cars are made with top of the line quality parts. They are not made cheap at all. Toyota and other Japanese companies will do whatever they can to make their customer fully satisfied, that is their attitude and always will be. I lived there for years. With such a high

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|||With such a high demand for Toyota's and trying to keep up, unfortunately something was bound to happen but the Japanese people are very devoted and also apologetic towards others and will do whatever they can to correct the problem %26amp; more. I didn't know there were Toyota Manufacturers in the U.S.

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|||Anything Mass produced can have problems. The Corolla is a light car, to save fuel. Overall though, Toyota is by far the most reliable car on the road.|||I've driven a 1984 Corolla (about 5-800 pounds lighter, and less aerodynamically designed) in strong crosswinds, over frost heaves, at 80 miles an hour, for 300 miles.





If you can't handle a little wind in a Corolla, the fault is with your ability as a driver, not with the car. A 2004 Corolla is NOT that light, and it wouldn't be "flying all over the place."





As for the Camry, nobody's perfect. Toyota is renowned for their quality...but just like Daewoo's poor quality control not meaning that every Daewoo was a piece of ****, Toyota's good quality control doesn't utterly guarantee that every Toyota is good. (that's what Lemon Laws are for) You'll find a lot more stories like that from GM or Ford or Audi or Kia than you will from Toyota. And if you do go looking for them, you'll encounter a lot more of those before you find another Toyota story.





Oh, and the only major lawsuit I can find to do with Toyota is about the engine sludge problem, and THAT is at least partly due to poor maintenance (it is very common in cars that never get their oil changed). It's a design flaw on Toyota's part, not a matter of using cheap parts. AND many cars with the problem can be driven like that for another hundred thousand miles with no problem.|||You can hear the same story from people that own any manufacturer's car. There will always be failures and some will occur whether the car has been designed and manufactured. well or not. I would still choose Toyota today for a well managed company that produces competitive products. Don't forget that the owner's treatment of the car could have resulted in the failures.|||The Corolla you're talking about has very tall sides, a relatively soft suspension, and only weighs 200 more pounds so it will tend to blow around in crosswinds, even though it is "more aerodynamically designed" than said '84 corolla. By the way, he is the guy crashed in a ditch who I drive by =)|||Maybe it's because your friend owned a Made in America Toyota. Yes, the U.S market Camry, Siennas, Tacomas, and Highlanders are made in Kentucky and the Corollas are made in California. Even in Europe and Asia, U.S.-built Toyotas are laughed at for not having the same build quality. Over 90% of the parts are made by vendors here in the U.S. Look at the old Toyota Celicas, MR2s,Corollas, Camrys, Vans, Trucks and all of the Lexus line up. They didn't and still don't have the quality problems. Why? Could it be because they are Toyota products built in Japan?





The sludge problem was actually caused by the unique head design- which was used for U.S. emissions purposes. The problem only happened here and it was strictly a design flaw. A friend of mine needed the head gasket replaced at 72,000 miles on his 2001 Sienna. Luckily, he had the van serviced at the dealer so it was shown that the van was brought in for regular servicing.





I know the issue with 04 Corolla you had driven. It's caused by the vehicle having a higher roofline than the older models. Honda Civics, Ford Focuses, VW Jettas, and Nissan Sentras all have the same problem. As smaller cars that stand tall but have a narrow track- meaning the width of the cars aren't wide. This causes the buffeting effect that you felt. These are smaller cars with narrow tires. That's the nature of the beast.





Anyway, Toyota still is the best out there and their quality shows when compared to the others. They use top quality materials but the assembly isn't always the as good on the U.S. built models as it is on the models built in other markets. I guess the "Made in America" reputation still continues.|||Gee, I've driven various year model Corollas from the Carolinas to South Florida on the interstate at 80 and 90 for hours on end without "flying all over the place." I think they ride very well.





Yes, there was a Service Campaign on a throttle cable on certain Camrys, and anyone within the VIN range can have that fixed at any dealership without cost even today.





But let's think a minute...Why would a "mis-installation" issue necessitate the engine replacement? If they built 300,000 or so Camrys, how could they possibly have mis-installed ONE engine? Working at the dealer, I see problems with the cars, but I have never seen an engine installed incorrectly, and cannot conceive of how that would work, especially so it needed a new engine???? And if it were "out of the plant," I would think warranty (which went 5 years or 60,000 miles!!!) would have caught and covered that. Why get rid of the car??





Who sued Toyota for using "cheap parts?" In the wake of the recall of millions of toys by Matell for lead paint, of all things, all consumers must realize that all manufacturers have subs under them building some of their stuff, and that was the case with the accelerator cable on the Camrys. And like they always do, Camry instantly stepped up to the plate and replaced them at no charge to the customer.





Anyway, I still think the Camry is one of the finest cars on the road, and I drive one (96 model with 250,000 miles, no internal engine repair yet) and I service them every day.





Have a good day.|||I don't know why anyone would think that because one example has a problem that all cars of that make are crap. Toyotas routinely go %26gt;200k miles before an overhaul, properly taken care of. Look at Consumer Reports, see what cars wind up on the "recommended buy" list... Toyotas and Hondas. Look at the "Avoid at all costs" list. Mostly American. Sad that the US manufacturers can't get their act together.|||You buddys Camry had a recall on it. NO cost to him Toyota would have fixed it for free. Which they will do for new owner. I drive a 2003 Corolla S and I love it. It has not given me one problem. Toyota s are not cheaply built, they are number of the big Three now.|||According to data collected by consumer reports, Toyotas have the least problems of any manufacturer. This is a fact.


The Corolla is an economy car and it's supposed to be small, light and fuel efficient. If you want a big heavy gas guzzler, buy an SUV.


I am willing to bet your friends Camry broke because of user error.|||toyota actually have a very good reputation for building reliable car and they are not cheap in uk


good quality cars in my opinion, usa spec cars are usually crap, from any manufacturer

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