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Cut It Out: Toyota's recalled pedal modification remedy detailed step-by-step

Late last month, Toyota announced that it would begin its biggest recall action ever, summoning 3.8 million cars and trucks back to its dealers to combat "pedal entrapment" by cutting down the accelerator pedals of customer cars to avoid them getting hung-up on floormats, resulting in "unintended acceleration." Although Toyota plans to eventually substitute redesigned units for the shaved pedals (beginning in April), for the moment, it's shaved pedals or nothing. Up until now, we didn't know what went into the modification process or how ... Read more →

REPORT: Toyota adding 850 jobs in San Antonio truck factory Jonathon Ramsey

Toyota's arrangements for its San Antonio plant are coming together after the closure of NUMMI and the announced relocation of Tacoma pickup production. The company will be adding 850 permanent ...

VIDEO: Toyota trucks - Nothing soft gets in Dan Roth

Toyota made plenty of noise with the beefy commercials that launched the latest Tundra, but since then, it's been relatively quiet from the "Oh, what a feeling!" guys and gals. Thankfully, ...

Back to the Future Toyota Tacoma: Pickuptrucks.com tests Marty McFly's reborn ride Jeremy Korzeniewski

Today, we hearken back to the days when Toyota's trucks were simply called, uh... Toyota Trucks. Suddenly, its 1985 all over again. We may be getting somewhat tired of the constant retro ...

REPORT: Toyota moving Tacoma production to San Antonio Jonathon Ramsey

Now that Toyota has decided the fate of the NUMMI plant, the company has to decide where to move production of the Tacoma and Corolla models built there. The Corolla hasn't been spoken for yet, but ...

Toyota announces pricing for 2010 models, upgraded engine for FJ Cruiser 4 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota's 2010 lineup will receive a suite of aesthetic, performance, and safety changes and minor price bumps, beginning with the FJ Cruiser. ToMoCo's chunky 'ute gets engine mods that include dual VVT-i and roller rocker arms, returning 19 more horsepower and one additional mile per gallon, ...

VIDEO: Unlikely Goodwood - Rod Millen's Toyota Tacoma charges up the hill 5 months ago on Autoblog

Last year, Rod Millen took his Toyota Tacoma Pike's Peak runner to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Looking, sounding, and handling nothing like a Tacoma, and powered by – according to the caption – a "2-little turbocharged 4-cylinder," Millen flings the thing up the hill, all the ...

Reports of aggressively rusting Toyota pickup frames piling up 7 months ago on Autoblog

Some Toyota Tundra owners are reportedly experiencing inordinately heavy amounts of premature rust, and they want the Japanese automaker to take action to address the problem. WCVB TV in Boston has been investigating the Toyota rust situation for about a year, and they're reporting that at least ...

Announcer killed at Wisconsin monster truck show 10 months ago on Autoblog

It has been less than ten days since a tragic accident at a Tacoma, Washingon monster truck show killed a six-year old spectator. Now comes word that a promoter/announcer at a Madison, Wisconsin Monster Nationals event has been killed at a similar event run by a different promoter. According to ...

Monster truck debris kills 6-year old boy at Tacoma Dome 11 months ago on Autoblog

Debris from a Friday night Tacoma, Washington monster truck show flew into the crowd, killing a six-year old boy. The tragic accident happened during the Monster Jam at the Tacoma Dome while trucks were competing in the event's freestyle competition. Evidently, something on the monster truck ...

Toyota under spotlight for possible Tacoma sudden acceleration 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 trucks from 2004-2008 due to claims of unintended acceleration. In one instance, a man said he turned off ...

Toyota seriously considering A-BAT: The Prius of pickups? 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota A-BAT concept We've harped on the fact that this market is ready for a small truck that splits the difference between full-sizers of today and compact pickups of yore. While many in the industry are skeptical about whether such a vehicle could be a ...

Lutz lets a bit of Edmunds survey slip, GM takes 13 first place picks 2 years ago on Autoblog

Sometimes news is just too good to keep to yourself. Just ask GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. With his company supposedly claiming 13 spots on Edmund's Consumers' Most Wanted list, Lutz just had to brag a bit on the corporate blog before the winners were made public. And he should brag. Most other car ...

1980s decals are back! Toyota to release F1-inspired Hilux pickup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Back in March we told you about a supercharged TRD HiLux pickup designed for the Australian market, and now the guys and gals from Aichi Japan are unveiling an F1-inspired variant of its world pickup at the CV show in the UK. Powered by a 3.0L diesel engine, grunt will be bumped to 200ps (197 hp), ...

Toyota recalls another 553,000 Tundra and Sequoia models 2 years ago on Autoblog

Once again, Toyota is performing a voluntary recall of its Tundra pickup and Sequoia full-size SUV for ball joints that may wear out too quickly. We reported way back in May of 2005 when Toyota recalled 775,000 Tacomas, 4Runners, Tundras and Sequoias for the same issue, and the NHTSA has been ...

Upwardly mobile: Toyota lifts prices on seven 2007 models 3 years ago on Autoblog

This just in from the Department of Mundanity: Toyota hikes prices on seven models in their 2007 lineup. Overall, it's nothing spectacular, with MSRPs rising just 0.7-percent or $136 on average. The vehicles included in the price increase are the Yaris, with a bump of $100, the unchanged and ...

Toyota picks up Brooks & Dunn to promote new trucks 3 years ago on Autoblog

If anyone had doubts that Toyota is gunning to be "as American as apple pie," country duo Brooks & Dunn would like to have a few words for you. In fact, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks will likely have a few words for everyone, given that Toyota manufacturer has just signed them to wax ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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