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  • Toyota Recall: Are Spiders Really to Blame ?

    Toyota Recall: Are Spiders Really to Blame ?

    Toyota has issued an official recall for approximately 803,000 vehicles. The recall is specifically for the 2012 and 2013 models of the Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Camry, Avalon Hybrid, Avalon, and Venza cars sold in the United States. The problem areas are within the housing unit for the air-conditioning. The condenser often leaks water that drips down through the housing and on the control module for the airbag. This moisture may cause the airbag to short circuit. If this occurs the warning lights will turn on and the airbag with deploy or become disabled.

    Toyota has stated that, in “limited instances,” the power steering system will not work either. This is extremely hazardous because it will cause a forceful effort to turn the steering wheel without the power steering system working properly.

    Toyota owners are able to bring their cars in to Toyota dealerships. Expect the mechanic to seal and put in a new cover for the unit that houses the air conditioning condenser. The repair work is free and will remedy the problems regarding the recall. Contacting local dealerships before visiting. Due to the overwhelming number of vehicles affected some dealerships are not doing repairs until next month. Contact the customer service department with Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331 for additional help.

    Spiders are also being blamed for the Toyota Recall. Spiders are making their way into the drainage tube that leads from the air conditioning condenser. The blockage from the spider allows water to leak onto the airbag which results in the air bag malfunctioning.

     


    Toyota has issued the recall even though the NHTSA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was not opened at the time due to the Government Shutdown.


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  • Toyota Spams Twitter Users In Super Bowl Ad Campaign

    Toyota Spams Twitter Users In Super Bowl Ad Campaign

    Toyota definitely took a novel approach to advertising this weekend. Too bad it all blew up in their face.

    The Next Web is reporting that Toyota has taken to Twitter to advertise their new Camry Effect by offering Twitter users the chance to win one of the new cars. The account @CamryEffect was replying to users who used a Super Bowl related hashtag like #Giants or #Patriots and replying to the tweet with the same offer to win a car every time.

    What made this worse is that Toyota set up verified accounts for @CamryEffect alongside @CamryEffect1, @CamryEffect2 and so on. This allowed the company to effectively spam their Twitter campaign to every user who was using Super Bowl related hashtags.

    Users were bombarded with the same tweets over and over again until they decided that enough was enough. They took the matter to Twitter who seemingly ignored the reports.

    Thankfully, the company, either through Twitter telling them to stop or through their own realization, has stopped the spam campaign. They have suspended all the extra @CamryEffect accounts and made the original private.

    Toyota apologized for the spam campaign via a statement:

    We apologize to anyone in the Twitterverse who received an unwanted @reply over the past few days. We were excited to share the message of our Camry Effect campaign in a new way and it was never our intention to displease anyone. We’ve certainly learned from this experience and have suspended the accounts effective immediately to avoid any additional issues. Kimberley Gardiner, National Digital Marketing & Social Media Manager, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.

    This is just another example of social media gone terribly wrong. You would think that companies would learn by now. If you want a successful social media ad campaign, don’t shove it in their faces.