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Originally Posted by 20Camaro11
I agree that Toyota is following the former path of GM (any of the Big 3). The accelerator thing turned out to be mostly media hype. The government even relunctantly admitted nothing is wrong with the electronics, so the problem remains mostly floor mats in run-away events. Your own profile ( GM loyal for life...) suggests you are a sheep or fanboy. I have owned GM most of the 10 years I have been driving with mixed results. I won't flame on another manufactuer just because over the last 5 years its quality has dropped. The big three wandered off into the desert for a good part of 30 years and just in the last 10 years have really made genuine efforts to build HIGH quality reliable products. During those 30 years, a good many sheep still bought those vehicles and loved em (for the most part). For the record, I have never owned a Toyota or such. I just don't get the hostility. How is this brake issue any different than when GM went to Dexcool and thousands of people destroyed radiators and engines after using regular coolant not following GM recommendations. I don't recall GM shedding any tears for their customers.
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Trust me, I am more than willing to criticize GM for stupid decisions and mistakes, and was in fact discussing some of them with a group of Ford engineers today.
The problem I have with Toyota is that they never man up to problems until it blows up in their face. There is a history of Toyota covering up problems or sidestepping recalls through "service campaigns" just to maintain their image of quality. That refusal to fix known problems has resulted in quite a few deaths in the recent years.
By the way, the engine coolant cap on every GM vehicle clearly states that you MUST use DexCool only. The owner's manual says the same thing.
And my profile says "GM loyal until the end" because my dad worked for the company for 30 years. That's what my loyalty stems from, and that's something most people can't even come close to comprehending.