GM for the Win! If you’ve just bought a new Toyota or Lexus, you may need your engine replaced. Over 44,000 cars and SUVs from 2019 and 2020

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If you’ve just bought a new Toyota or Lexus, your vehicle may need its engine replaced. Over 44,000 cars and SUVs from the 2019 and 2020 model years are being recalled because they may overheat, stall, or even catch fire.

Affected vehicles include 2020 Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Toyota Avalon Hybrid, and Lexus ES300h sedans, and 2019-2020 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid SUVs.

The recall is due to an issue with the engine block, where combustion takes place. Because of a manufacturing error, the engine block could leak coolant or oil, which may lead to a stall or fire while the engine is in use. Drivers may first notice warning lights and chimes, increased engine noise, and/or engine smoke.

In a written statement, Toyota announced that about 250 out of the 44,191 recalled vehicles will actually need their engine replaced, but dealers will have to check the serial numbers on the engine blocks in recalled vehicles to determine whether they were part of the faulty batch.

The problem started in September 2019 at a Toyota-owned factory in Tennessee that manufactures engine blocks for Toyota and Lexus vehicles. According to a written statement from the automaker, a water flow meter at the factory failed while some engine blocks were being cast. As a result, these blocks did not cool properly, which caused cracks to develop.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/toyota-lexus-recall-cars-replace-183633546.html

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I was involved with engine warranty for more than a decade, tip of the iceberg.
GM teams worked hard to reduce it, unfortunately the folks at the top just don't care.
Big surprise.

This actually shows how Toyota owns up the mistake and reacts immediately to fix (started Sept 2019, like you quoted, and reacting already)... as opposed to the ignition switch issue that GM is still in denail of almost a decade later!

Pour some cold water on that burn, by the way.

Aren't you glad that this site is anonymous? Or else, you'd make yourself a joke defending GM's recall of a recall! Just imagine the horrors of your public embarrassment and humiliation.

My GM Terrain has been experiencing engine oil leaks since July 2019. There is now a class action law suite.. it only has 56,000 miles. Never again!

Ahahaha...... Look at GM trying to put forth news that is worse than there own truck recall which causes brakes to fail. I 'd recommend that GM should take care of their own but they certainly don't know how to do that.

You are premature, April fools comes in less than two months. While the Toyota issue may be true, the GM part is certainly a joke. You can't fool me, I worked there for decades.

No matter the status of another manufacturer's recalls, this statement is quite a stretch:

"GM Shall Rise as Best Vehicles In the World! 2020 & Beyond!!!"

You will be waiting quite some time beyond 2020 to see your fantasy come to fruition. Best to you in the interim.

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