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 …
Toyota demonstrated “systematic disregard of Law”, according to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a report on abh News, Committee members accused Toyota Motor of withholding evidence it was required to present in litigations the company had faced, and instead paid higher settlements to complainants to avoid revealing information about their defective car …
According to an article in the (2/14) Newark Star Ledger, the Toyota recall effort may now be affecting resale of some models. Liz Wellinghorst considered trading in her gas-guzzling sport utility vehicle for a Toyota Highlander with better fuel economy. But the crossover vehicle is part of last month’s expanded recall of Toyotas with sticking …
Toyota plans recall of Prius Hybrid
The Detroit Free Press (2/3, Hyde) reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood criticized the pace of Toyota’s response to reports of sticking accelerators in some 2.3 million vehicles, saying “it had taken ‘an enormous effort’ to get Toyota to recall” them, adding that “federal regulators were not done with their investigations.” The Free Press …
In an article in the New York Times (2/4), Toyota said Thursday that its hybrid Prius had problems with its anti-lock braking system and left open the possibility of a recall, the latest blow to the beleaguered company and one that affects the symbol of the automaker’s engineering prowess. The Prius has been drawn into …
The Toyota recall is moving ahead rapidly…read below. The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports that While Toyota has been accused of being extremely slow to respond in issuing a recall for its floor-mat-related, unintended-acceleration issue, the automaker has responded remarkably quickly with a solution to its other, unrelated recall—regarding sticking accelerator mechanisms. Beginning this weekend, dealerships will …
Have you seen the news? Toyota took the extraordinary step Tuesday of suspending the manufacture and sale of eight of its most popular models because of an unresolved issue over defective accelerators. The Japanese automaker told its dealers to temporarily stop selling the RAV4, Highlander and Sequoia sport-utility vehicles; Corolla, Camry and Avalon cars; …
USA Today (1/26, Healey, Woodyard) reports, “Toyota says it still is making cars and trucks with potentially sticking accelerator-pedal assemblies that triggered a recall last Thursday of 2.3 million Toyota-brand cars and trucks. The automaker, reeling from its second throttle-related recall in three months, previously had said it continues to sell the vehicles and …
If you’ve bought a Toyota between 2005 and 2010, you’ll want to read this! ABC World News (1/21, lead story, 3:10, Sawyer) reported, “Breaking news this evening. Toyota is recalling 2.3 million cars and trucks tonight, trying to tackle the frightening problem of cars suddenly speeding out of control.” The CBS Evening News (1/21, …
