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If you hoped the ignition switch recalls that have been issued for so many
GM vehicles would stop, the controversy has now spread to Toyota. The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened up two
investigations in June for the 2005 to 2006 Tacoma. The automaker and safety
organization have added the 2007 model to the recall list, which has
expanded to include about 649,900 vehicles that were sold in the United
States. That number isn’t official yet, meaning the recall could become
much bigger, so owners won’t hear from Toyota until about the middle of
September.
What if you own one of the effected models? Toyota is counseling owners to
remove everything from the ignition key, including key rings. In case you
don’t recall, the ignition switch problem that GM has been battling
involves the key turning all the way to the off position while the car is
driving down the road, which turns off the power steering and airbags,
triggering a potentially fatal accident. In many cases, the driver’s kneed
has come into contact with the keys, while in others it has been concluded
that factors like a damaged road have jostled the key out of its position.
Large amounts of additional keys or heavy key rings have been identified as
a factor that makes the situation even worse, hence the advice from Toyota.
So far, only one crash has been attributed to the ignition switch problem in
the Toyota models. The NHTSA has also collected 119 complaints from owners,
which is what began the investigation.
That’s not the full extent of Toyota’s recall woes since it has recalled
21,000 vehicles for struts and shocks that have been found to be capable to
breaking off their mounts, causing the driver to lose control. An additional
920,000 cars have also be recalled for airbags that can accidentally go off
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