1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 S1: Now, if you're a driver of a ute of a 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,800 S1: certain variety, you have got a recall on your hand 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,280 S1: because the steering's in a bit of trouble. And we 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,240 S1: thought we'd touch base with James Ward, who's Drive.com.au content director. Morning, James. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:13,440 S2: Good morning guys. 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:14,560 S1: What are we looking at here? 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,520 S2: So this is the new Hilux, Australia's second best selling vehicle. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,040 S2: But it's the new one that's got the Cross-hatch grill. 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,600 S2: So cars built from August last year delivered around September 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,319 S2: and on. Basically, if you've got it fitted with a 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:33,600 S2: genuine Toyota Bullbar and a LED driving lamp, it will 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,480 S2: do a. There's an earthing problem and it will short 13 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,680 S2: out the power steering pump. So you know you'll be 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,960 S2: thankful for doing all those push ups and things. The 15 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,080 S2: car will be pretty heavy to, to steer. Um, but 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,800 S2: obviously if you've got a trailer on the back or 17 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,760 S2: something like that, this could pose a bit of a 18 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:48,360 S2: safety risk. 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,360 S1: Right. So they've recalled them. And can you continue to 20 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,640 S1: drive until it gets serviced or what's the deal? 21 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,840 S2: Yeah. So it only there's 13,000 vehicles as part of 22 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,440 S2: the recall, but it only impacts cars that have been 23 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,200 S2: fitted with a Toyota Bullbar. So if you've got no bullbar, 24 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,860 S2: you don't have anything to worry about. If you're going 25 00:01:05,860 --> 00:01:08,540 S2: to fit a bullbar, the fix is already in play. 26 00:01:08,540 --> 00:01:10,660 S2: And if you haven't taken delivery of your car and 27 00:01:10,660 --> 00:01:12,780 S2: you ordered one with the Bullbar, the fix is already done. 28 00:01:12,780 --> 00:01:15,220 S2: So it's only if you've got that car now. Uh, 29 00:01:15,260 --> 00:01:18,660 S2: the look. Ideally, go to your Toyota dealer to get 30 00:01:18,660 --> 00:01:20,020 S2: it fixed. It only takes half an hour so you 31 00:01:20,020 --> 00:01:21,940 S2: can have a coffee and a wander around the showroom 32 00:01:21,940 --> 00:01:24,699 S2: and they'll get it sorted. Um, but basically what happens 33 00:01:24,700 --> 00:01:27,420 S2: and Toyota's got one reported case of this happening to 34 00:01:27,459 --> 00:01:31,140 S2: a driver. He was able to drive to a Toyota dealer. 35 00:01:31,140 --> 00:01:33,660 S2: So again, you can drive your car. Um, but if 36 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:35,420 S2: this happens, and I think if you switch on the 37 00:01:35,420 --> 00:01:38,060 S2: driving light, I think that's basically what it will be. Um, 38 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:41,340 S2: it will short out the power steering pump and you'll 39 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:43,340 S2: lose power steering. So you'll still be able to drive 40 00:01:43,340 --> 00:01:44,819 S2: your car. It'll just be pretty heavy. 41 00:01:44,819 --> 00:01:46,900 S3: So there's no warning that it's going to happen. 42 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:50,140 S2: No. And that's the problem. So you've got no lights 43 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:52,980 S2: on the dash, no indication. Um and it is yeah, 44 00:01:53,020 --> 00:01:54,820 S2: it's one of those things. So if you've got that 45 00:01:54,820 --> 00:01:58,020 S2: combo of accessories, the bullbar or nudge bar and the 46 00:01:58,020 --> 00:02:01,100 S2: LED lamp fitted on the front, uh, make your way 47 00:02:01,100 --> 00:02:03,780 S2: to one of the hundreds of Toyota dealers. And to 48 00:02:03,780 --> 00:02:06,020 S2: be honest, this is probably the easiest recall to, to 49 00:02:06,060 --> 00:02:08,410 S2: sort of manage because particularly in Western Australia, you've got 50 00:02:08,410 --> 00:02:11,810 S2: Toyota dealers left, right and centre there. And again, I 51 00:02:11,810 --> 00:02:14,690 S2: dare say this impacts Western Australian drivers more than it 52 00:02:14,690 --> 00:02:17,609 S2: does people in urban Melbourne, because you do need Bullbars 53 00:02:17,889 --> 00:02:20,970 S2: are much more on regional roads and bits and pieces 54 00:02:20,970 --> 00:02:23,809 S2: like that. So, uh, if you've got a new Hilux 55 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:26,369 S2: and you ordered it and have taken delivery and it's 56 00:02:26,370 --> 00:02:28,970 S2: got a bullbar, go and see Toyota and they'll they'll 57 00:02:28,970 --> 00:02:29,410 S2: sort you out. 58 00:02:29,450 --> 00:02:31,690 S1: Alright, good on you James. Just very quickly before you go. 59 00:02:31,730 --> 00:02:35,290 S1: We're talking about putting a tax on electric vehicles. And 60 00:02:35,330 --> 00:02:38,570 S1: we've pointed out that they weigh a lot more than 61 00:02:38,570 --> 00:02:41,810 S1: the average car. So should it be my colleague over here, 62 00:02:41,810 --> 00:02:44,250 S1: my friend Mick said maybe we should charge it on 63 00:02:44,250 --> 00:02:45,370 S1: the weight of the vehicle. 64 00:02:45,810 --> 00:02:50,010 S2: Yeah. So in New South Wales, registration is charged on weight. 65 00:02:50,010 --> 00:02:52,050 S2: So if you go and get a little Fiat 500 66 00:02:52,090 --> 00:02:54,850 S2: or you go and get a Chevy Silverado, you pay 67 00:02:55,050 --> 00:02:57,690 S2: more for the big heavy Chev. So you're paying more 68 00:02:57,690 --> 00:03:00,650 S2: for an electric car. But what they've also done is said, look, 69 00:03:00,690 --> 00:03:02,530 S2: we're going to encourage people to buy EVs. We're going 70 00:03:02,570 --> 00:03:05,089 S2: to make some of those things exempt. So we just 71 00:03:05,090 --> 00:03:06,570 S2: need to kind of draw a line in the sand 72 00:03:06,570 --> 00:03:08,650 S2: and say, look, people are going to be buying electric 73 00:03:08,650 --> 00:03:11,250 S2: cars or they're not. Let's take away some of the 74 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:14,560 S2: subsidies and incentives. But yeah, I think a road user 75 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,320 S2: charge for electrics and hybrids and plug in hybrids are 76 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,280 S2: and a weight based one. And I actually think it 77 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,360 S2: should be a postcode based one because if you live in, 78 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,400 S2: if you live in central Perth and you say, I'm 79 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,440 S2: going to go buy a Ram TRX, well, cool. But 80 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,280 S2: if you live out in, uh, you know, regional WA 81 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,639 S2: and you say you're going to buy the same car 82 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,440 S2: because you need to tell a horse float or mining 83 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,200 S2: equipment or farming equipment, you should pay a bit less 84 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,840 S2: because you actually need that vehicle. So I think we 85 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,400 S2: do need an overhaul. It is up to the states. 86 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,320 S2: But yeah, those EVs are generally heavier and they, uh, 87 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,040 S2: impact the roads more than an equivalent sized petrol car. 88 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,800 S2: So they probably need to revisit this and have a 89 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:54,960 S2: road user charge for EVs. 90 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,240 S1: Alright, good on you, James. Always good to chat. James 91 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,200 S1: Ward there. Drive.com.au content director. You should be the transport minister. 92 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,040 S3: Should be the transporter. 93 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,040 S1: Maybe you're on top of your game. 94 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,320 S3: There'll be a few RAM drivers down around Peppermint Grove 95 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:07,640 S3: that'll be fired up this morning. 96 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,440 S1: You see a few of those. 97 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,600 S3: Do well, there are some big cars driving around the 98 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,200 S3: western suburbs. Yeah. Yep. To take the kids to schooling. 99 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:14,840 S1: Right. 100 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:15,560 S3: Well they want to. 101 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:16,360 S1: Be safe, don't they?