Salt corrosion not exclusive to just GM

[black bart]

Toyota to recall certain Sienna minivans - Apr. 16, 2010

[C. Charles Hahn]

I thought the Tacoma/Tundra frame issue had already proven this?

[OCDinPDX]

Hyundai recalled nearly 1 million `rust belt` cars last year because the trailing arm steel was too thin. I have read of several cases (mostly in Canada) where the trailing arms had grapefruit-sized holes in them and even one owner who had his Santa Fe collapse on him at freeway speeds. It started with the 2001s and as time has gone by, it started to affect the `02s and the `03s. Thankfully, Oregon does not use road salt so my car is not affected by the recall.

[JaredPointer]

Seems like this would be a common sense issue, or at least an issue that shows zero owner interaction. If you live in an area where they use corrosive materials on the roads to keep the driveable, inspect your vehicle every now and again.

It seems like a lot of automobile recalls (not just this one) are dependent on owner lack of responsibility. At what point do we say, "Hey, look guys. You have to take some preventive measures on your vehicles. You have to maintenance them and inspect them every now and again." Just seems like we as a culture (not only in the automobile sector) are expectant of everyone else to "take care of us." At some point, a recall on a 10+ year old car for a piece corroding (just in this instance, there`s more by other manufacturers as well) has to seem a bit ridiculous.

[C. Charles Hahn]

I would agree that there is some owner responsibility in play with this type of recall; however I suppose if the issue is that the manufacturer didn`t put any sort of anti-corrosive treatment for preventative purposes on the affected parts at the factory, then their liability should come into play. Or if an inferior material that is simply more prone to corrosion than another was used on parts that would obviously be pelted with corrosive materials, manufacturer fault is present.

[termigator]

Seems like this would be a common sense issue, or at least an issue that shows zero owner interaction. If you live in an area where they use corrosive materials on the roads to keep the driveable, inspect your vehicle every now and again.

It seems like a lot of automobile recalls (not just this one) are dependent on owner lack of responsibility. At what point do we say, "Hey, look guys. You have to take some preventive measures on your vehicles. You have to maintenance them and inspect them every now and again." Just seems like we as a culture (not only in the automobile sector) are expectant of everyone else to "take care of us." At some point, a recall on a 10+ year old car for a piece corroding (just in this instance, there`s more by other manufacturers as well) has to seem a bit ridiculous.

I totally agree with you. IMO, there is really no such thing as 100% rust/corrosion "proof". There is just "resistance".

[01GreyStangGT]

Just what Toyota needs, another recall.

[termigator]

Just what Toyota needs, another recall.

Recalls of some sort happens every year to one auto manufacturer or another. We just happen to hear about the Toyota ones because the media is focusing on Toyota. I guarantee if you do some research on recalls for this year, Toyota won`t be the only one on the list.