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...
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 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...
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 halted sales of the Lexus GX 460 full-size SUV in order to investigate a problem with the stability control system, as discovered by Consumer Reports magazine. In extreme circumstances, the stability control does not intervene quick enough, causing severe oversteer and possible loss of...
Most people have heard of hybrid vehicles, but are completely unaware that there are different types that use completely different technology. RideLust recently compiled The Complete Beginner's Guide To Hybrid Terminology, which explains the differences in detail. Roughly speaking, there are four...
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...
A Toyota Prius encountered a stuck accelerator and made headlines as a "runaway car." The Prius accelerated out of the driver's control per reports from the California Highway Department. James Sikes, a sixty one year old, was driving along the bustling Interstate 8 near San Diego, California,...
Toyota was fined a record $16.4 million by the United States Department of Transportation for failing to promptly disclose problems with their accelerator pedals sticking on certain models. When a manufacturer becomes aware of such a potential safety issue, they have five business days to notify...
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;...
