Topic: Toyota Motor Corporation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is still in the early stages of its investigation into unintended acceleration in Toyotas. A preliminary report from NHTSA stressed that while the agency has drawn no conclusions about additional causes of unintended acceleration in ...

U.S. review of Toyota recorders finds no new defects

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key element of the U.S. government's investigation of Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles and other systems found no defects beyond what is known to explain crashes blamed on unintended acceleration, the Transportation Department said on Tuesday.Findings presented to ...

Most 'failed to brake' in runaway Toyota crashes

Drivers failed to brake in most of the cases of "runaway" Toyota vehicles investigated by US safety regulators, a report presented to lawmakers has found.A review of data recorders from 58 Toyotas involved in crashes where drivers said their cars had sped ...
Drivers were at fault for failing to brake in most of the cases of "runaway" Toyota vehicles investigated by US safety regulators, a report presented to lawmakers Tuesday found.A review of data recorders from 58 Toyotas involved in crashes where drivers said ...

Toyota is the new Audi

The NHTSA's results are in... The second the violence erupted over the accusations of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, I called BS. And that was before I heard the outrageous and totally impossible testimony from Mrs. Rhonda Smith.. Mrs. Smith recounts a ...

Can we please leave Toyota alone now?

The NHTSA's results are in... The second the violence erupted over the accusations of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, I called BS. And that was before I heard the outrageous and totally impossible testimony from Mrs. Rhonda Smith.. Mrs. Smith recounts a ...
Gov't says preliminary investigation has found no new safety defects in runaway ToyotasA government investigation into runaway Toyotas has found no new safety defects beyond problems with accelerator pedals that explain reports of sudden acceleration in the vehicles, according to preliminary findings ...

Toyota Landcruiser For Sale

Japanese automaker Toyota launched the Land Cruiser back in 1951, and they brought it to the US in 1958 in order to compete with Jeep. Since that time, the market has seen convertible, hardtop, station wagon, and utility truck versions of the ...
House Democrat hopes to move auto safety measure following August recessThe House will try to advance an overhaul of auto safety laws when Congress returns from its August recess, a top lawmaker said Wednesday.Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the chairman of the House ...

Toyota discovers silence is golden

I know it's hard ? it's just a whisper, after all ? but considering the deafening roar that has been the litany of Toyota recalls these last six months, it's the sound of a seismic shift in policy from the corporate giant.. ...