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0Followup: Toyota says "We're not implying that everything is driver error, absolutely not." 1279218660
That's the word from Toyota spokesperson Mike Michels on the automaker's investigation of some 2,000 vehicles reported to suffer from unintended acceleration. Speaking with The New York Times, Michels said that a small amount of Toyota vehicles had issues with sticking accelerators, while a ...
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Toyota president Lentz updates feds on recall and safety progress 1274370000
Jim Lentz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota in North America has taken some time to update Congress on the company's progress as the company sallies forth through a mountain of recalls. Lentz says that around 3.5 million fixes have been executed so far, including 1.67 million ...
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Records reportedly suggest Toyota delayed U.S. Venza recall by six weeks 1271426400
2009 Toyota Venza – Click above for high-res image galleryToyota just can't seem to get out from under its recall woes. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the feds are once again taking a close look at the Japanese manufacturer, this time for failing to recall the Venza here ... -
Report: Toyota recalled floor mats in the UK ten years ago, didn't recall in U.S. 1267025280
Most of the vehicles Toyota has recalled as a result of the automakers issues with unintended acceleration span only the past few years, but there have been many reports that Toyota's unwanted thrust issues may have gone back to 2004 or even earlier. Automotive News reports that the automaker ...
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Report: After NHTSA investigator hired by Toyota, serious unintended acceleration cases ignored 1265387280
The more we learn about Toyota's rumored relationship with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the less we like it. Remember the claim that the government agency may have known about unintended acceleration issues as early as 2004? ABC News does, and the news network has been doing ...
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House committee demands Toyota prove both recalls will fix all acceleration issues 1265223480
Matt Lauer interviews Toyota President and COO Jim Lentz on the Today ShowSo which is it? Does Toyota really know what the fix is for the unintended acceleration problems or not? Apparently the U.S. House of Representatives wants a straight answer. It seems the House is a little upset with ... -
Toyota loses $21B in market share in one week, plans media blitz this week 1264996800
After a long spell as the apple of the media's eye, Toyota is now officially in the bad news barrel. So far the Japanese automaker has announced the recall of 5.3 million vehicles for floor mat issues that may lead to unintended acceleration and a separate recall of 2.3 million vehicles for ...
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BREAKING: Toyota adds another 1.1M cars to floor mat recall 1264683660
1/27/10 Toyota pedal entrapment recall vehicles – Click above for high-res image galleryIf you need to announce another recall around the same time a controversial president is making his highly anticipated State of the Union address, you probably won't curse that particular luck. That is ... -
Report: Toyota continuing to sell recalled vehicles without a fix 1264433340
Toyota is in the beginning stages of a new voluntary recall that affects 2.3 million vehicles. The recall involves accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick due to wear and cause unintended acceleration, though it is technically not related to an earlier, larger recall to fix floor mats on ...
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C/D does its own Toyota unintended acceleration tests, compares Camry with Infiniti, Roush?! 1262813340
By this point, we are all familiar (if not overly familiar) with Toyota's troubles with floor mats, unintended acceleration, biggest-ever recall, etc. And if you're not familiar with Toyota's woes from reading this site, perhaps you've heard about Consumer Reports' investigation into ToMoCo's ...

