Are you a Toyota car owner? Your car could be dangerously defected

Car manufacturers Toyota are recalling over 6.5 million cars after they realised that there is a serious defect in many of them that could cause serious harm to its occupants.

A defect in the electrical system means that many of the cars catch fire when the attempting to role down a window. The company released a statement saying that they may have used insufficient lubricant grease when making the cars and that in certain conditions when the window switch is used it may short circuit, overheat and even break into flames.

The vehicles affected are the 2007 and 2009 Camry and Camry Hybrid, the 2009-2011 Corolla, the Yaris, RAV4 and Highlander, among others.

It is the latest in a string of embarrassing recalls for the Japanese company. In 2012 there were almost 7.5 million Toyota cars recalled for a similar problem with the window switch.