Toyota recalling 1.5 million cars by Magdalena Rosova

Almost a whole year after terrible recalls, Toyota has recalled another 1.5 million vehicles Thursday. The news came just when the automaker thought its problems were over. The new recalls address brake-fluid and fuel-pump troubles. New series of recalls again drew attention to safety issues that the automaker is dealing with for several years. Toyota, the biggest carmaker in the world, said no accident or injuries took place during the latest recall. The recall covers some Lexus and Toyota models from the 2004 – 2006 model years. These cars are mostly in the United States and in Japan. Toyota is trying to clear up its old problems and to improve its image, but this r! ecalls does not help. The previous recall covered cars with braking and acceleration problems, which were blamed on driver error. But Jean-Pierre Dube, a marketing professor at the University of Chicago, said that the problems were caused by deterioration of parts. Now it seems like Toyota has a chronic problem and it will surely effect the way consumers perceive the Toyota brand. The famous automaker does not represent the same level of reliability as before. Safety experts says Toyota was trying to clean up messes from its past. From February 2005 many people started reporting brake-fluid leaks. It took more than five years to solve the problem and come with the recall. This time Toyota is recalling more than 11 million cars and trucks for problems such as faulty gas pedals, floor mats trapping accelerators, braking problems and stalling engines.

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