According to MSNBC, The U.S. government said Monday it so far cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement that it continues to investigate but "we may never know exactly what happened with this car."
The agency said its engineers are reviewing data from the Prius owned by James Sikes to try to understand what happened with his hybrid. But so far, it says it has not been able ...
For the first time in years, Toyota dropped from the top 10 list of the best-selling cars in the Chinese market last month amid the Japanese carmaker's recall crisis, China Daily reported Tuesday.
FAW Toyota, the Japanese automaker's joint venture in China's FAW Group, disappeared from the Top 10 sales list in February, according to data released by China Passenger Car Association.
Toyota China recently said its total sales in February rose 30% from a year earlier to 45,400 vehicles, continuing a free fall from 72,000 units sold in January when the ...
Toyota Manufacturing UK has announced that its employees at Burnaston, Derbyshire & Deeside, North Wales will return to full time working from April 1st 2010.*
This announcement follows the conclusion of Toyota Manufacturing UK's annual salary review process.**
In response to the current severe economic climate, the decision to freeze salary levels in 2010 was also reached.
In recognition of their flexibility and commitment, it was announced that all employees would receive an additional five days paid holiday to be used during the previously announced non production week, commencing 5th April 2010 and ...
A 56-year-old woman smashed into a stone wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator on a Toyota Prius , Harrison police said.
The collision sent "some pretty big boulders" fairly far, Marraccini said.
Marraccini said the floor mat has been pretty much ruled out as a cause.
The 2005 car appears to have had corrective action taken, Marraccini said. The floor mat was tied to the seat base with plastic ties.
On Monday, a 2008 Toyota Prius was finally stopped after attaining 94 m.p.h. on a California interstate due to a stuck accelerator ...
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is still working on a fix for more than 700,000 recalled Prius vehicles, including one that raced at more than 90 mph along a California freeway Monday.
World's largest automaker said that all recalled vehicles will get new, smaller pedals and floor mats. On some, the floor will be reshaped to increase the clearance between it and the pedal. And brake override systems will be installed that will prohibit acceleration if the brake is being applied.
Problem is that four months past already, and Toyota still ...
A driver says his Toyota suddenly accelerated to 90 mph, taking him on a terrifying 30-mile ride on a San Diego County freeway. With the help of a California Highway Patrol officer, the driver was able to bring the car under control.
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Toyota Motor Corp could freeze new car launches this year if it is not satisfied the accelerator problem that forced a mass recall of its vehicles has been solved, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
The report said the European launch of the RAV4 2010 model, the 2010 Auris and the Auris Hybrid, slated for later this year, could be halted, citing comments from the Japanese car maker's European boss.
"We are discussing that, if necessary, we will postpone the launch timing. For us there is the hybrid in late May, which is ...
Toyota Motor Corp will start operating its new plant in Mississippi as early as June 2011, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper said on Sunday, as the Japanese automaker works to regain trust in the United States.
Toyota, suffering from a drop in profits and a dent in its quality reputation after recalling over 8.5 million vehicles globally for accelerator and brake related problems, has a major presence as an employer in the United States. It has established 10 manufacturing facilities in the United States and other operations that employ 33,400 people. Indirect ...
According to Reuters, Toyota Motor Corp has up to 70,000 vehicles still stranded on U.S. dealer lots due to defective accelerator pedals that are the subject of a major safety recall, an executive said on Wednesday.
Toyota was forced to stop selling some of its best-selling vehicles in late January and launched a recall of 2.3 million cars and light trucks because of faulty gas pedals, a situation that has thrown the automaker into crisis.
The extraordinary stop-sale order affected about 60 percent of the 210,000 vehicles in dealer stock, or about ...
Lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, will push the cost of recalls linked to sudden acceleration past a $2 billion company estimate for warranty payments and lost sales, customer lawyers say.
People who purchased Toyota vehicles in the U.S. have filed at least 34 class action lawsuits against Toyota, seeking damages that range from loss of car value to a return of profits. Toyota faces at least 12 individual lawsuits claiming deaths or injuries caused by unwanted acceleration of vehicles. Customer lawyers said they're considering filing dozens more.
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