Your Toyota is safe as confirmed by NASA and the NHTSA in their extensive testing. We knew it all along, but we'll take it, because it only reestablishes your faith in the product we love.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
If you have watched the news, you probably know about the NHTSA/NASA study that will be conducted on the Toyota electronic throttle system. In response to the publication of the upcoming extensive testing, Steve St. Angelo, who is Toyotas Chief Quality Officer for North America has been quoted:
"Toyota Welcomes the findings of Nasa and NHTSA regarding our Electronc Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-I) and we appreciate the thoroughness of their review. We believe this rigorous scientific analysis by some of America's foremost engineers should further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. We hope this important study will help put to rest unsupported speculation about Toyota's ETCS-I, which is well-designed and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration of the vehicle cannot occur."
"We will continue to develop and equip Toyota and Lexus vehicles with industry-leading safety technologies, including many based on breakthroughs in sophisticated electronics systems. We will also continue to cooperate fully with NHTSA and respected outside experts in order to help ensure that our customers have the utmost confidence in the safety and reliability of our vehicles. Everyone at Toyota - all 30,000 of our team members in the United States and the many thousands of Americans at our dealers and suppliers across the country - is focused on listening to our customers and constantly improving our products and service."
We at Hatch Toyota would like to get behind this statement. We have faith in our product and welcome an extensive study so our valued customers can feel safe driving off of our lot.
We will continue to keep you updated on any other important information pertaining to you the customers, safety.
All information found at www.pressroom.toyota.com.
"Toyota Welcomes the findings of Nasa and NHTSA regarding our Electronc Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-I) and we appreciate the thoroughness of their review. We believe this rigorous scientific analysis by some of America's foremost engineers should further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. We hope this important study will help put to rest unsupported speculation about Toyota's ETCS-I, which is well-designed and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration of the vehicle cannot occur."
"We will continue to develop and equip Toyota and Lexus vehicles with industry-leading safety technologies, including many based on breakthroughs in sophisticated electronics systems. We will also continue to cooperate fully with NHTSA and respected outside experts in order to help ensure that our customers have the utmost confidence in the safety and reliability of our vehicles. Everyone at Toyota - all 30,000 of our team members in the United States and the many thousands of Americans at our dealers and suppliers across the country - is focused on listening to our customers and constantly improving our products and service."
We at Hatch Toyota would like to get behind this statement. We have faith in our product and welcome an extensive study so our valued customers can feel safe driving off of our lot.
We will continue to keep you updated on any other important information pertaining to you the customers, safety.
All information found at www.pressroom.toyota.com.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Recall
As most of you now know, there has been a recall on certain models. If you are concerned whether or not your vehicle might be one of them or would like more information about this recall please visit
Our service department is working hard and has already completed the fix on some of these recalled vehicles. It won't take much of your time. Please wait for your letter in the mail so you will know when to schedule. We thank you for your patience and hope to regain the trust that you have always had in the Toyota name.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A Tip For the Colder Weather
I found this guys blog and thought it was interesting.
I can remember my grandfather going outside 10 minutes or so before he left for work to start the car. He'd crank it up, then come back inside and eat a banana or something while he let his bright yellow Lincoln warm up. Back in the day, this wasteful ritual was practiced regularly by drivers around the world. It was rooted in practicality. Old carbureted engines functioned much better warm than cold. They ran more smoothly and efficiently once warmed up. So letting an engine warm up at idle was actually not a bad idea at all.
Fast forward to this millennium and we've got a very different story. Carbs are history, our engines use fuel injection systems that carefully monitor efficiency both in engine power and fuel delivery. These systems employ subsystems that compensate for things like temperature by making minute external adjustments to fueling. This means it will operate at optimum efficiency regardless of engine temperatures. First thing in the morning, it's adding a little extra to the mix to get things warmed up. It's also making sure that when you step on the gas there's enough oomph to get you up to speed quickly. This means that any amount of time you let your car sit in the driveway idling you're wasting gas. You're also not doing the environment any favors because your emission control devices (like the catalytic converter) only function properly hot, and they heat up much faster by driving than sitting still in the driveway. So even if you're a grandpa, don't watch your car warm up through the kitchen window, get going!
Matthew's Auto Repair Blog
By Matthew Wright, About.com Guide to Auto Repair
I can remember my grandfather going outside 10 minutes or so before he left for work to start the car. He'd crank it up, then come back inside and eat a banana or something while he let his bright yellow Lincoln warm up. Back in the day, this wasteful ritual was practiced regularly by drivers around the world. It was rooted in practicality. Old carbureted engines functioned much better warm than cold. They ran more smoothly and efficiently once warmed up. So letting an engine warm up at idle was actually not a bad idea at all.
Fast forward to this millennium and we've got a very different story. Carbs are history, our engines use fuel injection systems that carefully monitor efficiency both in engine power and fuel delivery. These systems employ subsystems that compensate for things like temperature by making minute external adjustments to fueling. This means it will operate at optimum efficiency regardless of engine temperatures. First thing in the morning, it's adding a little extra to the mix to get things warmed up. It's also making sure that when you step on the gas there's enough oomph to get you up to speed quickly. This means that any amount of time you let your car sit in the driveway idling you're wasting gas. You're also not doing the environment any favors because your emission control devices (like the catalytic converter) only function properly hot, and they heat up much faster by driving than sitting still in the driveway. So even if you're a grandpa, don't watch your car warm up through the kitchen window, get going!
Matthew's Auto Repair Blog
By Matthew Wright, About.com Guide to Auto Repair
Monday, January 4, 2010
Important Information YOU should know
So you're driving down the road and see a boy on the side of the road holding a sign advertising cheap oil changes at the local oil change store.
Before you turn your Toyota into that garage remember this case in point.
A man just like you did that exact thing.
He thought it would be quick, and convenient.
What he didn't know was that in all the hustle and bustle of trying to get cars in and out, the technician cracked the casing, causing the truck to have an oil leak.
The man brought the truck down to Hatch Toyota to have it fixed assuming he would be covered under warranty.
WRONG.
Toyota will not warranty your vehicle if something like this occurs while getting your vehicle serviced anywhere but your local authorized Toyota dealer.
This man walked out disgruntled and a few dollars short in his pocket.
Think of the time and money, not to mention peace of mind you will drive away with by servicing your vehicle at Hatch Toyota first.
Don't think you need an oil change?
Give us a call at 928-537-5755.
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