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Please let us know.

Thanks, Mike (Pearl City, HI)]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:02:36 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1961 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1960
I need them for a 1992 Toyota Camry.

I need just the wheels.

Thanks.
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Contact: William Trausch
@ 704-550-7999
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PS excuse my english]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:47:37 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1957 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1872 http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-...ragic-Accident/

Toyota, Lexus Dealers Will Inspect Floor Mats After Tragic Accident
Posted: Sep. 17, 2009 10:09 a.m.


Toyota dealers nationwide have been ordered to inspect floor mats in all of their cars after a California Highway Patrol Officer and three members of his family were killed in a horrifying high-speed traffic accident apparently caused by a mismatched floor mat.

USA Today reports, "Toyota Motor Sales USA planned to issue an order Wednesday to about 1,400 Toyota and Lexus dealers nationwide to make sure each of their new, used and loaner vehicles had the proper floor mats and that the mats were properly secured, said Brian Lyons, a spokesman for the Torrance-based company. Customers who are concerned should also make sure they have the proper mats. "If there's any doubt in their mind about the security and shape of their mat," Lyons told reporters, owners should "go ahead and visit the dealer."

Kicking Tires explains, "It's believed a floormat caused an accident that killed four people in San Diego County after becoming snagged on the vehicle's gas pedal." Four people were riding in the Lexus ES350, which a dealer had loaned to the family while their own car was serviced. Crash investigators haven't released a final conclusion, but told reporters that a driver's-side all-weather floor mat found at the scene doesn't match the ES 350.

USA Today notes that the mismatched mat "could have snared or covered the accelerator pedal." A passenger in the car "called police about a minute before the crash to say the vehicle had no brakes and the accelerator was stuck." Investigators estimate that the Lexus was travelling more than 120 miles per hour "when it hit a sport-utility vehicle, launched off an embankment, rolled several times and burst into flames."

Bloomberg notes that this isn't the first time Toyota has heard of a similar issue. "Toyota in 2007 recalled 55,000 Camrys and Lexus ES 350s in the U.S. to replace floor mats that it said could slip forward and snag the gas pedal, causing uncontrolled acceleration." The 2009 ES350 involved in the California accident was not covered by that recall.

Drivers trapped in a car with the accelerator stuck have several, very limited options. Toyota's Lyons told USA Today, "The driver could have put the car in neutral to disengage the engine from the automatic transmission." He "also could have turned off the electronically keyed car by holding down the start switch for three seconds, but that could have locked the steering wheel, turned off the headlights and cut power-assist to the brakes, Lyons said."]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:01:26 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1872 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1956 I have a 2003 Echo, and the drivers side seatbelt looks to be twisted on the inside.
This happened to my Ford Taurus, and I had to get behind the plastic body panels and unscrew the seatbelt mechanism and turn it around.
Problem is, I don't know how to do that on the Echo.
I cant feel the body pins and it looks like the rubber molding on the door is holding the one big plastic panel on as well.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Craig]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:48:37 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1956 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1953 my dad loved the Sienna so much when he came to visit us in 05, he wanted to buy one in Germany, where he lives. He finally succeeded in doing so through an importer there, and got himself a 2006 Sienna with pretty much all the bells and whistles, including the nav unit. Problem is, the nav unit will not accept the European maps dvd's (he got them to try from his German Toyota dealer, but the system rejects them). His dealer did some research and found out that he'd need a different version of the firmware for this to work. The unit is apparently identical to one that's been distributed in Europe for some other Toyota models.

Question is - how can he get a hold of the European software he needs, and who can load it for him? Has anyone had any experience with that kind of thing? The Toyota dealer there is getting nowhere with the distributors and service organization in Europe, and when I asked a dealer here, they couldn't help me either.

Thanks in advance for anyone who might be able to help,
-Andreas]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:33:08 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1953 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1951 http://www.facebook.com/Eonon.Official#/ev...683&index=1

This one is for my car in their website:
http://www.eonon.com/Special-Car-DVD-Player/E1055.html

I'm not so familiar with this Eonon, but if buy a head unit can get a free GPS box, it must be worthy, how do you think about it?]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:39:51 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1951 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1942 and and say that i love my 1992 Toyota Camry! ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:22:24 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1942 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1955 Where to find used parts in Phoenix Az for 1993 Celica GTS Liftback. My car has 199xxx miles and still running well, but I have a torn on my driver seat. I like to replace the torn seat and also find a good shop to repaint and redo the interior. Any suggestion?[font="Arial"][/font][color="#006400"][/color]]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:05 +0000 http://us.toyotaownersclub.com//index.php?showtopic=1955