Toyota Recalling 600,000 Sienna Minivans

Ouch! Toyota is recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans over rusting spare tire holders. The recall Friday came as House investigators said they would hold another hearing in May to review possible electronic problems in runaway Toyotas. The Japanese automaker has recalled more than 8 million vehicles because of faulty accelerator pedals, humbling a car company long known for its quality and safety.

Separately, Toyota said its engineers in Japan had duplicated the same results of tests that led Consumer Reports to issue a rare “don’t buy” warning on the 2010 Lexus GX 460 over rollover concerns. Toyota responded by halting sales of new GX 460s and conducting tests on all of its SUVs. Read the rest of the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer