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0Study: Older women, people under 20 are most often at fault for pedal misapplication crashes 1334349900
We hate to reinforce stereotypes as much as anybody else, so we'd like to point out that the source for this story comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With that out of the way... According to TheDetroitBureau.com, the recent study found that older women and people ...
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Camry crash in Utah puts attention back on Toyota recalls 1289942820
Paul Vanalfen's crashed Toyota Camry – Click above for high-res image galleryA new incident involving a 2008 Toyota Camry is raising concerns about unintended acceleration once again. On November 5, 66-year-old Paul Vanalfen was exiting Interstate 80 in Utah when his vehicle drove through ... -
Report: Man convicted in fatal crash set free with Toyota sudden acceleration appeal 1281103080
Koua Fong Lee, the man who was convicted in 2006 of killing three people when his Toyota Camry struck a vehicle at a stoplight, has been acquitted of any crime. Lee served a total of two-and-a-half years in prison after his defense attorney failed to adequately show that he had been applying the ...
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Report: Feds block Toyota 'unintended acceleration' doc release 1280690700
A new report from the The Wall Street Journal claims that the Department of Transportation is blocking the release of National Highway Transportation Safety Administration findings on the Toyota unintended acceleration issues. According to the article, NHTSA has compiled all the relevant ...
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Followup: Toyota 'strongly objects' to NHTSA allegations it planted story in WSJ 1279560540
Toyota has officially spoken out against allegations that it planted a story in The Wall Street Journal that attributed the majority of the company's unintended acceleration woes to driver error rather than entrapped floor mats or faulty software. The Japanese company's American arm emailed a ...
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BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases 1279049160
After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal, investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at ...
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'Unintended acceleration' allegations leveled against Jeep Grand Cherokee 1150369380
In word that must have long-time Audi executives reaching for their Maalox by association, Connecticut officials are urging federal regulators to investigate allegations of 'unintended acceleration' in late-model Jeep Grand Cherokees. The call comes after a 52-year-old man was run over and killed ...

