Toyota Received Complaints About Lexus Defect in 2007
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Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest automaker, received complaints more than three years ago about engine problems that sparked recalls this week of more than 100,000 Lexus and Toyota vehicles in Asia.
The carmaker received the first customer complaints in March 2007 in Japan regarding defective valve springs that may cause engines to stall, Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said by phone today from Tokyo.