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Wednesday November 28, 11:01 PM Toyota to recall 264,000 cars to repair fuel pipes Japanese car giant Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling about 264,000 cars in Japan and abroad to repair defective fuel pipes. It will recall 215,020 Crown, Mark X and Lexus sedans at home and some 49,000 Lexus GS and IS series cars abroad, mainly in the United States, Britain and Canada. The cars were produced over the two years to December 2005, Toyota said in a statement. Of the total sold in Japan, 139,890 were from the Toyota's Crown series and 70,706 from the Mark X series, while 4,424 were Lexus cars. The statement said the fuel pipes were improperly bent and could develop minute cracks, causing fuel leaks in the worst case scenario. Some 39 defects have been reported by drivers but no accidents. It is the latest in a string of recent recalls by Toyota, which has seen its reputation for quality dented as it races to overtake US rival General Motors as the world's top selling automaker. In mid-October, Toyota recalled more than 470,000 cars of eight models in Japan due to problems with the fuel and steering systems. by AFP

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota secretly bought back from U.S. consumers vehicles it found with speed-control defects as part of a strategy to hide unintended-acceleration problems from safety regulators and the public, a revised lawsuit claims. The repurchase transactions included strict confidentiality agreements barring consumers from disclosing the problem to anyone and from suing the automaker, according to the amended class-action complaint. The new complaint also cites internal company records documenting instances in which Toyota Motor Corp technicians or service managers replicated speed-control problems like those reported by customers. And it says the company's confirmation of at least one clear-cut case of sudden unintended acceleration was concealed rather than reported to federal auto safety regulators. The enlarged lawsuit, now more than 700 pages long plus hundreds of pages of attached exhibits, was filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, south of Los Angeles. It builds on a case consolidated over the summer from dozens of consumers and businesses claiming economic losses, including diminished vehicle resale values, stemming from complaints of Toyota cars and trucks racing out of control. The thrust of the lawsuit is the contention that Toyota ignored evidence of speed-control problems in its vehicles for most of the past decade and failed to install a brake override system it knew could have prevented accidents. Toyota acknowledged in a statement on Thursday that it has repurchased vehicles from customers who complained of unintended acceleration but did so to conduct "further engineering analysis" on the cars. However, the company said its technicians have never been able to replicate those "acceleration concerns nor found any related issues or conditions in these vehicles." LIABILITY WAIVER OR GAG ORDER? Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said customers selling back their cars were asked -- not required -- to sign a "settlement agreement" that included a release from liability, but those documents contained no requirement of confidentiality. The lawsuit lacks any documentation of confidentiality agreements, but plaintiffs' attorney Steve Berman said that "the consumers told us" about them. Lyons added that the vehicles were bought back subject to state "lemon laws" and that in at least some cases the repurchases were requested by the company rather than by the consumer. He declined to say how many vehicles Toyota had repurchased or how much the automaker paid. Toyota has acknowledged just two defects as a root cause for its vehicles speeding out of control -- ill-fitting floor mats and sticking gas pedals. Both problems were addressed in safety recalls encompassing 5.4 million U.S. vehicles. The company says many unintended acceleration cases stem from driver error and has denied the existence of a hidden flaw in its electronic throttle system, as the lawsuit suggests. But the revised lawsuit challenges those contentions by pointing to some of the company's own communications, including those in which Toyota technicians said they had reproduced engine surges like those reported by consumers. In examples cited, the precise cause of unintended acceleration experienced during test drives remained unknown. But in a series of field reports from 2006 to 2010 involving Toyota Camrys, technicians from Hong Kong confirmed unintended acceleration in cars they tested while ruling out faulty floor mats or gas pedals, the lawsuit said. Moreover, the acceleration glitches were duplicated without the vehicle's diagnostic equipment detecting a malfunction. In a separate 2009 case, service manager described in a company memo as "trustworthy and reliable" experienced an unexplained burst of acceleration while test-driving a Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle raced from 70 miles per hour to 95 miles per hour in seconds with "no pedal contact" from the driver. Floor mats were properly secured, according to the lawsuit. By Steve Gorman Editing by Gary Hill

The lawsuit claims that the twin-turbo N54 engine is defective. A collection of owners in California recently filed a class action lawsuit against BMW. The lawsuit alleges that BMW systematically concealed information from the public and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding defective fuel pumps and their risks to consumers. The fuel pump that they use is a high-pressure unit andnd it's known to fail unexpectedly. This causes the ECU to go into "limp mode", which translates into a significant and sudden loss of power. The lawsuit also alleges a design flaw with the turbochargers. While BMW claims that the twin-turbo inline 6 has no turbo lag. Owners report significant throttle delays, along with "strange noises" coming from the engine during acceleration. BMW issued the following statement about the turbo problem; "The turbo complaint is much less widespread and we have had a service bulletin in place since 2007 to address it. In an effort to address specific noise concerns, BMW updated the turbocharged engine software on 335i/xi and 535i/xi models built from June 2006 through March 2008. The updated software causes a small amount of increased "turbocharger lag" under certain circumstances and, while not substantial, the lag may be perceptible to the most sensitive BMW drivers. X6, 135i, and 3 Series/5 Series vehicles from March 2008 production onward are not affected." About the fuel pump problem, they said; "BMW has discovered that certain 2007-2010 model year vehicles may experience partial failure of the High-Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) which is part of the direct fuel injection system on certain 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, X6, and Z4 models. Specifically, vehicles powered by the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 engine (internally dubbed "N54") are affected. Symptoms include long engine starting times and sometimes the illumination of the Service Engine Soon lamp in the instrument cluster, possibly accompanied by reduced engine performance (Fail Safe operation). As a result, BMW will extend the emissions warranty coverage period to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, on affected vehicles in all 50 States. If the HPFP fails during the extended warranty coverage period, BMW will replace it with a newer-production version. Customers who experience long starting times or notice the Service Engine Soon lamp should contact an Authorized BMW Center to schedule a service appointment." This isn't the first lawsuit over the N54 engine. However, this one is attempting to force BMW into to recall. The effected cars were made from 2006-2010, and include the 135i, the 335i, the 535i, the X6 and the Z4. This includes the AWD versions too. http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/article.php?AID=3829

Subaru has issued a recall for 1,585 2010 Subaru Tribecas for mispositioned door latches. Apparently, during production some door latch cables were installed improperly, so that when the window is rolled down the cable might catch in the door glass regulator, and that will open the door. The recall has begun and Subaru dealers will fix both latches for free. If you are one of the affected, you can find the full report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

is yours affected?

below is one of the paragraphs from Yahoo news where a man raped his daughter for 30 years: "The man, whose identity has been withheld, started abusing his daughter when she was aged 11, said the Herald-Sun newspaper, adding the girl had four children from her father, all of whom were born with birth defects. One of them later died." so it is true that incest will produce children whom will not be "perfect" in any ways but is it scientific proven? hope this thread won't turn into the news discussion but focus on "Incest" topic.