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REPORT: Toyota dealers caught off guard by pedal recall

Last week Toyota publicly announced that it was recalling 3.8 million Avalon, Camry and Lexus ES 350 models on account of fears over unintended acceleration. The fix for Toyota's sudden acceleration issue includes the reshaping and/or replacing of accelerator pedals, with replacement pedals reportedly arriving in April. As you'd probably guess, the massive recall has led to many customers calling dealers for additional info, but unfortunately dealers weren't exactly prepared to respond. Wards Automotive is reporting that Toyota didn't ... Read more →

Class action suit filed against Toyota over sudden acceleration claims Jeremy Korzeniewski

Following a statement from the DOT and NHTSA asserting that the unintended acceleration issue potentially involving millions of Toyota vehicles is "not closed," McCuneWright, LLP, a law firm in ...

REPORT: Toyota execs deny cover-up after feds rebuke automaker over runaway car investigation Chris Shunk

Remember Toyota's massive 3.8 million unit unintended acceleration recall that was attributed to pesky floor mats? It appears defective floor mats doesn't tell the whole story, as the Department of ...

400 owners can be wrong: NHTSA closes Tacoma unintended acceleration investigation Jeremy Korzeniewski

As is usually the case when complaints of unintended acceleration are levied against a vehicle, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded that no specific vehicular defects ...

Toyota under spotlight for possible Tacoma sudden acceleration Jonathon Ramsey

Audi went through it in the '80s. Jeep went through it a couple years ago. Other makers have been accused of it, and now it's Toyota's turn: the NHTSA is considering investigating Tacoma pickup ...

Toyota Tacoma under bit of fire for sudden acceleration 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ever since the CBS 60 Minutes debacle involving the Audi 5000, the terms "sudden acceleration" and "unintended acceleration" have been indelibly beaten into the minds of most Americans. In recent times, vehicles such as the Jeep Grand Cherokee have been labeled with the unintended acceleration tag ...

Car washes unfairly target Jeeps as dangerous 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Chrysler Group's Jason Vines is not one to bite his tongue when he discovers reports about his company that a lack a certain degree of truthiness. Today Vines has called out the International Carwash Association (ICA) on the company's media blog for alleging that Jeeps are more prone than other ...

'Unintended acceleration' allegations leveled against Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 years ago on Autoblog

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 ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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