In the 2007-2012 period retired board members of Toyota got so upset about declining vehicle quality and flawed engineering that they staged a revolt.

There was a USA book written about it:

https://www.mhprofessional.com/toyo...risis-into-opportunity-9780071762991-usa

My nephew drove one Toyota minivan past 260,000 miles without trouble.
His wife got him to buy a new Toyota minivan 3 years ago and gifted the old minivan to her grandfather.
The new Toyota minivan had a failed transmission just past 40,000 miles.
The grandfather is still driving the old Toyota minivan without any issues.

The UAW president recently spent 4 days and nights having meetings with Georgetown KY Toyota Plant workers.