Toyota took cost-cutting approach on lurching Lexus models, records show
Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 14:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The automaker struggled to diagnose performance problems with the 2002-06 ES models and limited the scope of repairs, company records show. Five months before the new 2002 Lexus ES hit showroom floors, the company's U.S. engineers sent a test report to Toyota City in Japan: The luxury sedan shifted gears so roughly that it was "not acceptable for production."