Toyota has been forced to quarantine some of its most popular models as it awaits a fix for an ongoing brake issue as the brand's mass sales stop rolls into its fifth week.
The issue impacts the brand's popular Camry, Corolla Hatch, RAV4 Hybrid and Prius models, as well as premium arm Lexus' UX and ES vehicles, with a wide-reaching sales halt in place since at least June 14.
It is understood the brand is now releasing those models individually, after checking the serial number on their braking components to ensure they're not impacted.
Cars that are effected are being quarantined while the company waits on a fix and parts from its Japanese HQ to deal with what is understood to be a braking defect.
It is unclear how many vehicles are currently quarantined, but Toyota says only cars that have been cleared of fault completely are being released to customers.
Worryingly for the Japanese giant, there is currently no set end date for the sales stop, which is expected to continue throughout July. If, or by how much, the brand's sales figures will be impacted remains to be seen.
"Toyota Australia has put a selected number of vehicles on a temporary sales stop, as a precautionary measure, to ensure consistency of manufacturing amongst those vehicles," Toyota has told CarsGuide.
"A pre-delivery inspection will be conducted prior to sale to avoid any inconvenience to customers."
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Andrew Chesterton
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Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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