Toyota's 2010 Camry Added to Recall List

(CBS/AP)  Updated at 6:40 a.m. Eastern.

Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling about 7,300 of its 2010 Camrys to check a power-steering hose that may come into contact with a brake tube.

The automaker's announcement regarding the Camry, Toyota's most popular model in the U.S. market, came on the same day they told owners of the newest generation Prius hybrid that there cars were being recalled due to a programming problem with the antilock braking system.

Toyota told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the brake hose issue was discovered during a routine inspection and that no accidents have been attributed to the possible fault to date.

The contact could create a hole in the tube, leading to loss of brake fluid and longer stopping distances, Toyota said. Federal safety officials also said they are examining complaints from Toyota Corolla owners about steering problems.

Owners of the 2010 Camry can expect letters from the beleaguered automaker in March, asking them to bring their cars in for a free repair.

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.

It's part of an all-out drive by the world's biggest auto manufacturer to redeem its once unassailable brand - hit anew on Tuesday as Toyota's global recall ballooned to 8.5 million cars and trucks. The day's safety recall of 440,000 of its flagship Prius and other hybrids, plus a Tokyo news conference where the company's president read a statement in English pledging to "regain the confidence of our customers."

But CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds says some critics maintain Toyota has a history of foot-dragging when it comes to addressing concerns.

"Now it's coming home to roost, because there is just too much consumer complaint and the DOT is finally beginning to dig in," Joan Claybrook, a former NHTSA administrator, told CBS News.

Reynolds reports that Toyota's new car sales and used car values are plummeting. The price of the Prius is said to have lost $1,500 during the week the brake problems were reported.

"Toyota took the position that it could delay and defer and not deal with these issues. It would be cheaper to do it that way. And, in fact, it's cost them so much more," said Claybrook.

Also Tuesday, Honda Motor Co. added more than 378,000 cars to its existing safety recall for air bag inflation problems.

Honda will replace the driver's side air bag inflator on the cars because they can deploy with too much pressure, causing the inflator casing to rupture and injure or kill the driver.

[iirishamerican]

I work for Toyota and as I sit here and fix gas pedals all day it makes me so glad I drive my Chevy thats almost 25 years old and has 200,000+ miles on it, I love it and most of the people in here that know cars drive Chevy and Ford except a couple of die hard toyota fans-poor little fellows. Do yourself and everybody on the road a favor and buy American. Put down the brainwash medicine and open your eyes!

[book_of_wally]

If you want quality, buy American.

[I_am_me1953]

Please don't be so foolish to think American-made cars hve never faced recalls. If you do you are only fooling yourswelf.

Think about the Ford Pinto gas tank in the 1970s, the GMC PU truck gas tank, Ford Crown Vic gas tank, Ford Pick up truck recall causing engine compartment fire.

I could go on, but these are the first to cometo my mind.

Don't be an idiot!

[mysticorca]

My mechanic drives a 15 year old Honda Accord. My friend's '03 Ford Focus just up and died on him last year. How's that speak for quality?

[antoniof123]

Just like GM Toyota is falling because of corporate greed it is easier to pay politicians off then it is too make a good product that is safe and doesn't fall apart. First Ford "They can have any color they want as long as it is black." Then GM "What you are just one consumer." Now Toyota "Same as GM." Next Honda they just recalled 437,000 cars because of air bags.

If this keeps up China will make the best products.

[pollroller1]

Well' I'm not looking to buy a new car anytime soon. If I were, I would look at Ford or Honda.

[test123453]

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[antonio311]

Toyota doesn't care about your safety, they only care about gaining Market share! This problem has been happening since 2003 & still is incurable! This is un-fixable because its a computer glitch, not a floor-mat or sticking gas pedal problem! Also Toyota never made a simple brake over-ride safety feature in any of their vehicles! Chrysler has had that standard on every vehicle since 2003! Also notice that Toyota doesn't have even 1 vehicle on the national insurance institute for highway safety award list for 2010, meanwhile little old Chrysler has 4 top safety picks & constitutes 15% of the entire total! Looks like that Chrysler Sebring or Dodge Avenger is looking better & especially SAFER EVERYDAY! Now aren't you all upset that you blindly purchased your Unsafe Toyota because of those biased recommendations from Consumer Reports???? Don't put your safety at risk, save your family purchase a Chrysler Dodge ot Jeep today. Toyotas kill people!

[wjksea]

Sounds like an ad for Chrysler. What country are they built in by the way? Is the Daimler still in Chrysler? Jaguar went from the Brits to Ford...was that Ford of Germany and then went to Tata of India. How about the U.S. governance going to some other country because this country is failing the society.

[paggy-2009]

antonio311/wjksea - Toyotas kill people!
What are you talking about?

You can totally stop driving, every company has recalls..
It surely looks like ad for Chrysler.. Let me guess, Salesman?