Toyota has announced the recall of some 270,000 Toyota and Lexus models worldwide, to address faulty engine components that could lead to the engige stalling as the car is being driven. The recall affects vehicles equipped with the 3.5 liter V6 engine and the 4.6 liter V8 engine, and includes...
Never a good sign for business when you have to recall 95,000 plus vehicles. In this economy that is a lot of green. Reuters is reporting that Toyota is recalling a number of models because of ice accumulation on break systems. "Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles...
Toyota has issued another recall. This brings the total number of recalled Toyota vehicles in recent months to 6.5 million. All 6.5 million vehicles that have been recalled had problems with sticking gas pedals. Some were caused by faulty footpads and others by worn parts. The vehicles covered...
The NHTSA is investigating reports that Toyota delayed a safety recall of pickup trucks and 4Runner SUVs for nearly one year in the United States. Toyota recalled 1989 to 1998 pick up trucks and SUVs in the Japanese market in 2004, but did not initiate the same recall in the United States until...
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall to owners of 1998 - 2010 Sienna minivans in states that use salt to counter winter road conditions. The cable that affixes the spare tire under the rear of the Toyota Sienna can become corroded over time. If this cable breaks, the spare tire could fall to the...
Toyota's future is looking more grim as the company considers yet another recall, in addition to ever growing 8.5 million Toyota vehicles already recalled worldwide. Presently, 1,309 Corolla vehicles have been recalled in the wake of steering problems that cause drivers to completely lose control...
Toyota and Tesla Motors have announced a cooperative realtionship between the companies to pursue development of Tesla's Model S electric sedan. Tesla has also acquired the former NUMMI plant in California, site of an earlier joint venture between Toyota and GM. Tesla expects to hire approximately...
The U.S. Department of Transportation has hit Toyota with a $16.4 million fine, for failing to promply disclose the issue of sticking accelerator pedals in certain Toyota vehicles. Under federal law, auto manufacturers have five business days to notify the D.O.T. of issues impacting vehicle safety;...
Hiromu Naruse, the man responsible for development of such cars as the Toyota Supra and the Lexus LFA, was killed in a highway crash of a Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition near the famed racetrack in Germany. The Lexus LFA driven by Naruse crossed lanes and struck an oncoming BMW, severly injuring...
The release of Toyota's long awaited FT-86 sports car has been delayed by two years, according to sources inside Japan. The FT-86, a joint venture between Toyota and Subaru, was supposed to be released in 2011. Designed as an affordable but fun-to-drive sports coupe, the FT-86 has held fans...
