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0Report: National Academy of Sciences: Electronic glitches in cars untraceable, more oversight needed 1326983400
"We couldn't find anything, but we're still blaming the car." That's the gist of the statement from a National Academy of Sciences panel headed by New Jersey Institute of Technology physics professor Louis Lanzerotti. The NAS supports U.S. regulators shutting down investigation of Toyota ...
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Toyota 'victims' urge passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Act 1279754640
No one can accuse our legislative process of being particularly swift. Even in the midst of one of the most productive congressional sessions in years, it takes plenty of hemming and hawing to push a bill all the way from committee to law. Unfortunately, a group of individuals affected by the ...
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Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #187 1279573200
It's Monday afternoon and you know what that means. It's time to submit your questions for this week's podcast. We've got a list of topics to discuss below, starting with a supercar question to get our resident curmudgeon warmed up. Got a question for our intrepid team of podcasters? Now's the ...
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Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part 1 1278615420
Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center – Click above for high-res image galleryThe last 18 months have been a particularly painful period for Toyota Motor Company. Starting in early 2009, with the automotive industry facing a global economic recession, Toyota went from one of the ... -
Toyota Recalls: 3.2M down, 4.6M to go! 1273091280
Somehow, we're guessing that the "any publicity is good publicity" cliche isn't ringing particularly true with Toyota these days. That said, we do have to give some props to the automaker for being open about the current state of its recent recall woes. According to Toyota, roughly 3.2 million of ...
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Report: 100 cases of death possibly caused by Toyota unintended acceleration 1269561360
The Los Angeles Times scoured public records and discovered that the number of deaths possibly linked to Toyota's unintended acceleration issue could top more than 100 – twice the amount previously reported earlier this year. With recalled vehicles reaching record numbers, complaints have ...
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Toyota reportedly knew about unintended acceleration issues caused by electronics in 2002 1269377700
Throughout all of the recent Toyota recall talk, the automaker has stated on numerous occasions that it has never found any sort of electronic defect that would cause unintended acceleration. Instead, Toyota insists that only floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals were to blame for the problems ...
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Are radioactive cosmic rays to blame for unintended acceleration? 1268760480
Could cosmic rays from space be to blame for Toyotas that uncontrollably speed out of control? Could such cosmic rays put you in danger of becoming a bright orange superhuman rocky man-Thing? These are the questions that a number of researchers are suggesting need a closer look to see if ...
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Report: California prosecutor sues Toyota, alleges automaker ignored defects 1268657880
The hits keep on coming for Toyota, with reports of unintended acceleration multiplying like rabbits with aphrodisiacs and grandstanding of all sorts going on at every level. Orange County, California District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has added another layer to the cake with a lawsuit alleging ...
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Report: Some owners say Toyota recall fix not curing sudden acceleration problem 1267634520
How Toyota dealers repair sticky accelerator pedals – Click above for high-res image galleryToyota has sent out nearly 10 million recall notices for its unintended acceleration problem, and while dealers are working hard to install new equipment into customer cars, some consumers report ...

