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Toyota recalls 1.7 million vehicles globally for potential fuel leaks
Posted: January 28, 2011 Consumer Fraud

Toyota has recalled another 255,000 Lexus vehicles in the United States and Canada for fuel system defects, part of a larger global recall of Toyota and Lexus models that encompasses about 1.7 million vehicles. According to Toyota, “insufficient tightening of

First Toyota sudden unintended acceleration cases will be tried in 2013
Posted: January 18, 2011 Personal Injury

The first lawsuits filed in federal courts against Toyota will be tried as belwether cases sometime during the first quarter of 2013, Judge James Selna of U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, announced yesterday. Judge Selna asked plaintiffs’ lawyers

Toyota sudden acceleration defect frees woman from criminal charges
Posted: November 8, 2010 Consumer Fraud

LOS ANGELES–Prosecutors have dismissed charges of reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter against a Torrance, California, woman whose Lexus RX330 crashed on a Los Angeles highway, killing her passenger. Unmi Suk Chung, 62, blamed the accident on a mechanical malfunction, saying

Braking problems prompt another Toyota recall
Posted: October 21, 2010 Consumer Fraud

Toyota has announced another large U.S. recall of 740,000 vehicles with braking systems that have the potential to leak and gradually deteriorate, leading to a loss of brake performance. The recall is the latest in a series of safety-related recalls

Toyota Camry tops list of 2010 cars taking the longest time to sell
Posted: September 28, 2010 Consumer Fraud

An automotive research company has just released its list of the 2010 and 2011 models that spend the most and least time on the dealership lot waiting to be sold. Topping the list of 2010 cars spending the most time

Toyota quietly settles Saylor case, abandons co-defendant dealership
Posted: September 23, 2010 Personal Injury

Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement with the families of Mark Saylor and his wife and brother-in-law over the high-profile crash near San Diego last year that killed all the occupants of a rented Lexus ES 350, including the

Minnesota man freed from prison in Camry sudden acceleration case
Posted: August 6, 2010 Consumer Fraud

A Minnesota judge has freed Loua Fong Lee, a Southeast Asian immigrant and father of four who was convicted in 2007 of criminal vehicular homicide after his 1996 Toyota Camry sped out of control and crashed into another vehicle, killing

Toyota announces recall of Lexus luxury sedans for engine stalling
Posted: July 6, 2010 Consumer Fraud

Following on the heels of its sales suspension of the Lexus hybrid model hs 250 h, Toyota this weekend announced an official recall of several models of its Lexus sedans with V6 or V8 engines. The recall involves about 270,000

Toyota suspends Lexus HS250h sales after NHTSA finds gas leak
Posted: July 2, 2010 Consumer Fraud

Toyota has suspended U.S. sales of its new hybrid Lexus car after federal regulators found vehicles spilled too much fuel in crash tests, posing a serious fire risk.

Bill to hold auto execs responsible for deceptive business practices
Posted: July 1, 2010 Consumer Fraud

A powerful new consumer protection bill is making its way through the U.S. Congress, thanks mainly to Toyota and the sudden acceleration defect that causes so many of its model cars and trucks to speed out of control. If the