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Should Toyota be held liable for this woman’s death?
Should Toyota be held liable for this woman’s death? Noriko Uno was 66-years-old when she died after her Toyota Camry struck a telephone pole and tree. Her family filed a lawsuit against Toyota for her death and for failure to install a brake override safety system on her vehicle. The Camry allegedly had an unintended acceleration problem…
Read MoreToyota Recalls Over 340,000 Tacoma Trucks for Seat Belt Defect
Toyota Recalls Over 340,000 Tacoma Trucks for Seat Belt Defect On August 7, 2013 Toyota announced it was recalling approximately 342,000 Tacoma trucks because of a seat belt defect. The affected models are the Tacoma Access Cab trucks manufactured from 2004 to 2011. The screws on the seat belt pre-tensioner were found to come loose over…
Read MoreToyota Sudden Acceleration Issues Exposed by a Translator
Toyota Sudden Acceleration Issues Exposed by a Translator The beginning of the Toyota crisis began with Mark Saylor, who was driving with his family on a California highway. Saylor was driving a rental car, while his Lexus 250 was in the shop for servicing. While on their way to San Diego for an outing, the car unexpectedly…
Read MoreToyota delays safety recall resulting in $174 million fine
Toyota delays safety recall resulting in $174 million fine The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration fined Toyota this year for the issue of Toyota’s Lexus models having pedals that stuck under the floor mats. This was a similar problem for Toyota in 2010 with several other recalls. An investigation proved that the sticky pedal…
Read MoreToyota Announces Plan to Recall $28 Million Vehicles
Toyota is planning to recall around 2.8 million vehicles worldwide due to defects with the steering mechanism and the hybrid system water pump. The recall extends to 1.5 million vehicles in Japan, 670,000 vehicles in the United States and 496,000 vehicles in Europe. The problem, seen in cars such as the second-generation Prius and certain Corolla models,…
Read MoreWhy is Toyota recalling the Land Cruiser?
Today’s blog posting is courtesy of Sean Kane- Safety Research and Strategies, Inc. The Toyota Unintended Acceleration floor mat recalls are now assuming the sprawling Del-Boca-Vista proportions of a seniors-only condo development in Sarasota. Last week, Toyota announced Phase 12 of its accelerator pedal modification and floor mat replacement recall. The newest vehicles to join the…
Read MoreBreaking News: CNN discovered confidential document confirming Toyota never knew sudden unintended acceleration was caused by electronic software
CNN has discovered a confidential memo revealing Toyota engineers were aware of an electronic software problem that caused sudden unintended acceleration in test vehicles during the pre-production phase. Engineers raised concerns of problems with the adaptive cruise-control software in a test model designated the 250L (later sold as the Lexus 460) and called for a “fail-safe…
Read MoreToyota Unintended Acceleration – What NHTSA doesn’t want you to know
The Federal government is at it again. Toyota has spent tens of millions of dollars over the past few years trying to convince the Federal government and the public there are no electronic problem with its vehicles that cause unintended acceleration. Toyota was able to convince the NHTSA to conclude there was no electronic-base cause…
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