Posted on February 10th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
News Analysis by Bill Cawthon On Tuesday, February 8, Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation, announced the results of its investigation into the electronic systems blamed for unintended acceleration in some Toyota vehicles. “The jury is back; the verdict is in,” LaHood told the audience. “There is no electronic-based cause for unintended, high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2010 • by David Zatz
Forbes’ “America’s Dirtiest Vehicles” list, based on cars that have high levels of air pollution, does not include a single Chrysler vehicle — but it does have several GM models, and the Toyota Sienna minivan. Not surprisingly, the list penalizes poor gas mileage, since, all things being equal, a car that burns more gasoline will [...]
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Posted on October 21st, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Toyota, which has already recalled more than 10 million cars and trucks over the past year, is sending notices to owners of 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other vehicles. About 740,000 of the affected vehicles are in the U.S. In America, the latest recall covers the 2005 and 2006 Toyota Avalon, 2004 through 2006 Toyota [...]
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Posted on April 13th, 2010 • by Bill Cawthon
Toyota has suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX460 following a report from Consumer Reports that called the luxury SUV a safety risk. The publication recommended consumers avoid buying the vehicle until the problem is fixed. The 2010 GX460 received the designation following testing at a Connecticut track. Consumer Reports said the GX’s rear end [...]
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Posted on April 9th, 2010 • by David Zatz
A judicial panel has decreed that all Toyota unintentional-acceleration lawsuits will be consolidated in the automaker’s US-headquarters state of California. Over one hundred cases have been filed, with very different demands. Most are claiming compensation for deaths and injuries. Others, though, only aim to force Toyota to broaden its recalls, demand the inclusion of brake [...]
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 • by David Zatz
With sales and customer demand falling, Toyota, whose leaders have repeated many times in recent weeks that they would rather have high quality than high production, has brought out heavy subsidies to boost sales. With free financing, subsidized leases, and free maintenance added to existing incentives, Toyota is adding the kind of rebates slammed by [...]
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