June 20, 2012 The CBS Evening News (6/18, story 7, 0:25, Pelley) reported, “Some later model Toyota Camrys were added today to a government investigation of fires inside car doors. It now includes 1.4 million Toyota cars and SUVs model years 2007 through 2009. A malfunction with the power windows may have caused 161 fires, …
April 23, 2012 Reuters (4/20, Zeidler) reported that Toyota Motor Corp. won tentative dismissal of some claims in a class-action lawsuit brought by owners claiming sudden acceleration by their vehicles. Federal district judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California tentatively ruled that New York and Florida class representatives cannot bring claims under their states’ laws …
An article in the Washington Post (Fri., Aug. 27) says that Toyota will recall 1.13 million Corolla and Matrix cars for a flaw that U.S. regulators said may cause stalling “at any speed without warning.” The recall affects vehicles from the 2005-2008 model years in the United States and Canada and follows at least three …
If there is any upside to the Toyota recall, it may be that other automakers are being more responsive to defects in their own vehicles. Here is a recall from Chrysler that was mentioned in Bloomberg News (6/8, Plungis). Bloomberg reports that Chrysler “is recalling almost 575,000 Jeep sport-utility vehicles and Dodge and Chrysler minivans …
According to an article in the Detroit News, Toyota Motor Corp. will recall its top-end Lexus LS sedans on Friday to fix a steering problem that prompted complaints in Japan, the company’s U.S. sales arm said Wednesday. The Toyota recall announcement came hours after its Japanese parent company said it would recall 4,500 2010 Lexus …
The Detroit Examiner had an interesting editorial on the ongoing Toyota recalls. It seems they are being investigated again by the National Transportation Safety Administration. Read below: If you are reading this, the odds are good that you are very familiar with the recall issues over the past year for Toyota, with their tardiness in …
Here’s another indication of trouble for Toyota. A report in USA Today indicates that Toyota waited 11 months after recalling trucks in Japan for a steering defect before it recalled nearly 1 million 4Runner SUVs and T100 and Hi Lux pickups in the U.S. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has reports …
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching an investigation into whether Toyota Motor Co. delayed telling investigators in 2005 that a known defect on compact trucks in Japan was also a problem in the United States. Toyota (TM) later recalled the trucks in the U.S. for a steering relay rod …
Don’t feel too bad for Toyota. According to the Detroit Free Press Toyota’s April sales jumped 24% from a year earlier as aggressive discounts and interest-free loans continue to override consumers’ worries about unintended acceleration or other recall issues. Finishing third for the month behind General Motors and Ford, Toyota remains unfazed by a continuing …
The New York Times reported that Toyota has added another model to its long list of recalls, hours after agreeing to pay the largest fine ever imposed by the government against an automaker. Add to Portfolio Toyota Motor Corp Go to your Portfolio. Toyota said it would recall the Lexus GX 460 to fix a …
