AP investigation finds Toyota uses dishonest legal defense tactics
Posted: April 12, 2010
Consumer Fraud
An Associated Press investigation has uncovered numerous examples that Toyota has relied on highly evasive, deceptive, and unethical legal tactics when defending itself against a spectrum of claims in court. The AP investigation involved an examination of lawsuits filed against
State Farm seeks repayment from Toyota for sudden acceleration claims
Posted: April 12, 2010
Consumer Fraud
State Farm Insurance, the nation’s largest auto insurer, is asking Toyota for reimbursement on a number of claims it paid for crashes involving unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. Called “subrogation” in the insurance industry, the repayments could amount to as
Toyota acknowledges NHTSA’s record civil penalty
Posted: April 6, 2010
Consumer Fraud
Toyota issued a brief statement on its website today, acknowledging the $16.375 million civil penalty it received from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for violations of federal regulations governing automotive defect alerts and protocol.
NHTSA will hit Toyota with largest possible civil penalty
Posted: April 6, 2010
Consumer Fraud
The U.S. federal government will levy a $16.375 million civil penalty, the maximum allowable under law, against Toyota for failing to promptly inform regulators about sticking accelerator pedals in some 2.3 million vehicles. The fine will be the largest civil
Toyota investigates new sudden acceleration crash in Wisconsin
Posted: March 31, 2010
Consumer Fraud
Toyota has launched an investigation into a new report of sudden unintended acceleration involving a 2009 Camry. The car’s driver, Myrna Marseilles, 76, of Wisconsin, said that she was parking her car at the YMCA in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. when
NHTSA calls on NASA rocket scientists to study Toyota’s electronics
Posted: March 30, 2010
Consumer Fraud
Sure, many Toyota drivers have found themselves behind the wheel of a vehicle that suddenly and unexpectedly takes off like a rocket, but who could have predicted federal safety regulators would turn to NASA rocket scientists to help find the
Driver complaints to NHTSA reveal Toyota recall repairs aren’t working
Posted: March 26, 2010
Consumer Fraud
Quality Control Systems, a statistical analysis and research firm based in Crownsville, Maryland, has been publishing new complaints of sudden, unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles as they are received by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency has taken
Some Toyota drivers may get complete pedal replacement
Posted: March 24, 2010
Consumer Fraud
Toyota has sent a memo to its dealerships telling them to offer a complete pedal replacement to certain customers whose vehicles were recalled for the sticky accelerator defect. To receive the replacement pedal, customers must already have had their gas
