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13 Feb 2010, 12:09 am
Former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show. [read post]
5 Apr 2010, 3:00 pm
That day, Toyota issued repair procedures to their distributors in 31 European countries and Canada to address complaints of sticky accelerator pedals, sudden increases in engine RPM, and sudden vehicle acceleration. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 12:59 pm
Sometimes, motor vehicle crashes may occur before an auto manufacturer realizes there is a problem with a part or piece of equipment. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 6:41 pm
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Toyota's Agreement to Pay Maximum Civil Penalty, NHTSA, April 19, 2010 Related Web Resources: Toyota Motor Corporation SaferCar.gov [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 3:34 pm
Lentz III, the president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., said that Toyota was still examining the sudden acceleration problem, including the possibility that the electronics system may be at fault. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 2:23 am
” Their “report, based on work by NASA engineers, deflates accusations by drivers suing Toyota,” and “supports the industry trend of entrusting critical engine operations to ever more sophisticated electronics and microprocessors. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 4:48 pm
Documents filed this week in two auto products liability complaints against Toyota Motor Corp. claim that the automaker knew as far back as 2003 that some of its vehicles were experiencing sudden unintended acceleration problems. [read post]
2 Sep 2010, 2:48 pm
Toyota tested 32 of the engine components and found four had cracking after thermal-shocking tests. [read post]
20 May 2015, 6:38 am
The Toyota Prius, as you may know, is a hybrid—it has a small 1.5- or 1.8-litre engine, along with an electric motor that's driven by a battery pack (nickel-metal-hydride, NiMH, in the case of normal Priuses, and lithium-ion for the plug-in hybrid version). [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 3:47 pm
In the drive by wire system a driver's foot is connected to the engine by electric motors, microprocessors and sensors rather than a more traditional steel cable link. [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 2:50 am
General Motors told federal authorities that it could not provide answers.But only a month earlier, a G.M. engineer had concluded in an internal evaluation that the Ion had most likely lost power, disabling its air bags, according to a subsequent internal investigation commissioned by G.M.Now, G.M.'s response, as well as its replies to queries in other crashes obtained by The New York Times from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, casts doubt on how forthright… [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 1:46 am
Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a Defect Information Report from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 8:44 am
A set of recalls, this time from automotive giant Toyota, involves thousands of Lexus models which may have been assembled using faulty engine valve springs. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 9:35 am
Via MattarMedia DETROIT - General Motors says it will install a new brake safety measure that can prevent unintended acceleration on all its new vehicles worldwide by 2012.The step comes as federal regulators consider making the system mandatory on cars and trucks after Toyota's big problems with vehicles that can speed out of control.A brake override reduces power to the engine when the driver steps on both the brake and accelerator. [read post]
7 Oct 2010, 3:39 am
Angelo said Toyota engineers have “not found a single case in which electronics would lead to sudden unintended acceleration. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 7:07 am
Earlier this month, we reported on how NHTSA officials working with NASA engineers concluded that the problem with "runaway Toyotas" (i.e., cars accelerating out of control) was mechanical, not electrical. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 6:00 am
It would be good for the U.S. ownership in General Motors for Toyota vehicles to be less popular. [read post]
15 Mar 2010, 6:00 am
It would be good for the U.S. ownership in General Motors for Toyota vehicles to be less popular. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 9:48 pm
Both GM and Toyota have been the subject of government and consumer organization investigations into deaths and injuries caused by defects in its motor vehicles. [read post]
18 Oct 2014, 4:02 pm
The plaintiffs also had sued Toyota Motor Corp., several Toyota affiliates, and PhillyCarShare, which had rented the vehicle to the plaintiffs, for auto products liability. [read post]
