Strong Yen + weak dollar = more Toyota cost cuts
Posted: June 24, 2011
Consumer Fraud
The strong Yen may feel great to Japanese consumers buying imported products or traveling to foreign destinations with a weaker currency, but it’s causing Toyota and other Japanese manufacturers a lot of pain. As the Yen continues to grow in
Sudden acceleration in Ford Freestyle under investigation
Posted: June 3, 2011
Personal Injury
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating several consumer complaints involving Ford’s Freestyle car-SUV crossover vehicles for their potential to lunge forward unexpectedly. The agency’s database says the investigation was opened on May 11, 2011, after receiving 238 complaints
Faulty steering mechanism prompts Toyota Prius recall
Posted: June 2, 2011
Consumer Fraud
A potential power steering flaw that can cause steering difficulty is behind the global recall of 106,000 Toyota Prius cars, including about 52,000 in the United States. The recall affects model-year 2001-03 Priuses only. Toyota announced the recall on Wednesday.
Toyota Tundras recalled for electronic tire pressure monitor flaw
Posted: May 19, 2011
Consumer Fraud
Toyota announced Wednesday it is recalling more than 1,600 of its full-size Tundra pickup trucks for problems related to its tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Like most Toyota vehicles, the trucks are equipped with an electronic tire pressure monitoring system
CPSC’s product-safety database survives budget cuts, goes online
Posted: April 18, 2011
Product Liability
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s new public database of safety information, part of the www.saferproducts.gov website, offers American consumers for the first time ever a world of valuable safety information at their fingertips. The database went online earlier March
2 dead, 2 injured in Utah Toyota sudden-acceleration crash
Posted: November 17, 2010
Consumer Fraud
WENDOVER, UTAH — A deadly crash involving a 2008 Toyota Camry has killed two people and injured two in western Utah, reigniting fears that defects in many Toyota vehicles may trigger sudden, unintended acceleration incidents despite the company’s massive safety
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 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
Toyota slides to third in rankings after sudden acceleration recalls
Posted: September 7, 2010
Consumer Fraud
What a difference a year can make. A new report by CNBC shows that Toyota’s series of disastrous recalls will likely land the auto maker in the number-three position in the United States this year, behind Ford and Chevrolet. Before
