By Dionne Searcey, Wall Street Journal Relatives of a California Highway Patrol officer killed along with his family when a Lexus accelerated out of control have sued parent Toyota Motor Corp. in one of the tougher cases the Japanese car company may face. In the wake of congressional hearings and recall notices, Toyota ... Read more
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Toyota issues another recall for failing brakes and leaking brake tubes
11
Feb
Posted in Recalls, toyota brake recall, toyota hybrid recall, toyota lexus recall, toyota prius recall, toyota recall, toyota recall lawyer
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The dent in Toyota’s reputation deepened Tuesday when the reeling auto giant announced two more recalls to eliminate the possibility of momentarily failing brakes in hybrids and leaking brake tubes in another model. Toyota said the company would conduct a voluntary safety recall on the 2010 flagship hybrid, the Prius, and the Lexus HS 250h ... Read more
Toyota knew about sticking accelerator and floor mat entrapment since 2007 but didn't issue the recall until recently
09
Feb
Posted in Recalls, toyota floor mat recall, toyota recall, toyota recall lawyer, toyota sticking accelerator recall, toyota sticking accelrator
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Recently, Toyota announced two safety recalls that cover some of its models. Both recall campaigns address conditions related to the accelerator pedal. The first recall, “Floor Mat Entrapment,” regards the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide-open position. ... Read more
Toyota formally recalls 3.8 million vehicles
06
Oct
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Published October 5, 2009 By KEN THOMAS (AP) WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. officially recalled 3.8 million vehicles in the United States on Monday to address problems with floor mats that could cause the gas pedal to stick and cause a crash. The automaker formally informed the federal government of the recall in ... Read more
