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NHTSA contacts Toyota drivers who report post-repair sudden acceleration incidents
Posted: March 3, 2010 Consumer Fraud

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is finally taking some proactive measures to get to the bottom of an ongoing controversy involving Toyota cars and trucks: can the electronic throttle controls cause sudden unintended acceleration in the recalled vehicles? Federal

congress says Toyota deceptive and NHTSA incompetent
Posted: February 23, 2010 Consumer Fraud

The House Energy and Commerce Committee sharply criticized Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for their handling of the sudden acceleration problems that have afflicted Toyota vehicles for several years. The criticism was expressed in two separate letters

New Corolla recall, investigation looms for Toyota
Posted: February 19, 2010 Consumer Fraud

The major recalls that have tarnished Toyota’s previously stellar reputation for safety and quality may have signaled just the beginning of its troubles as yet another recall appears likely, this time involving the Corolla, the second best-selling car in the

Transportation secretary says people should stop driving recalled Toyotas
Posted: February 3, 2010 Product Liability

Toyota’s recent recall of 2.3 million cars and sport utility vehicles over “sticking” accelerator pedals follows a larger recall last October of 4.2 million vehicles for possible floor mat entrapment. The recalls have created an undercurrent of fear of confusion

Toyota recalls include the Pontiac Vibe
Posted: February 3, 2010 Product Liability

All the news about Toyota’s record-breaking recalls and its week-old production and sales suspension have made it easy to forget about the Pontiac Vibe, the hybrid car that General Motors manufactured for the 2009 and 2010 model years.

Toyota begins repairing “sticky” gas pedals
Posted: February 2, 2010 Product Liability

Indiana-based CTS Corporation is cooperating with Toyota by sending new gas pedal assemblies to replace the ones Toyota claims are potentially defective, but the supplier says that the new pedals won’t solve the sudden acceleration problem that afflicts so many

Federal government ordered Toyota production and sales suspension
Posted: February 1, 2010 Product Liability

Yesterday, Toyota ran full-page advertisements in more than 20 major American newspapers to tell customers that its decision to suspend production and sales of many of its top-selling vehicles is just a “Temporary pause. To put you first,” as the

Toyota adds more vehicles to unintended acceleration recall
Posted: January 30, 2010 Consumer Fraud

Toyota announced that it will recall more than a million other cars and trucks in the United States over concerns that the vehicles could accelerate suddenly and unintentionally.

Toyota adds more vehicles to sudden acceleration recall
Posted: January 30, 2010 Product Liability

Toyota announced that it will recall more than a million other cars and trucks in the United States over concerns that the vehicles could accelerate suddenly and unintentionally.

Pedal manufacturer says it’s not to blame for Toyota problems, recalls
Posted: January 29, 2010 Product Liability

In its latest recall involving 2.3 million vehicles, Toyota said that the throttle assemblies in eight models could wear over time, causing the gas pedal to stick in open position, return to idle too slowly, or generally become less responsive.