Article in the Wall Street Journal points to a big surge in quality problems at Toyota. According to the WSJ, Toyota had more recalls than new vehicle sales in the US last year: 2.26 million new vehicles sold, but 2.38 million vehicles recalled! This flies in the face of the reputation for high quality that Toyota has enjoyed. In Japan, prosecutors are investigating possible "professional negligence" for shirking recalls for eight years! Toyota's president is quoted making an apology saying "I take this seriously and see it as a crisis". A huge recall on the current Sienna is thought possible, because of allegedly poorly designed locking devices for the rear seats.
Has Toyota quality been over-rated? Maybe that next car should be a Ford or Chevy product. XY