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Toyota today finally recalling more than 400,000 Prius hybrid cars what what has been known at least for weeks – that some have problems with their brake systems that cause a short delay before engaging under some conditions. This recall is on top of the 8 million vehicles Toyota has recalled around the world for problems with sticky accelators... 

A Toyota executive boasted of saving the company $100 million by negotiating a limited recall for Toyota Camry and Lexus ES cars over a problem that could cause unintended acceleration.  Read More →

Toyota’s president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker’s 2010 hybrid models, including the popular Prius, for problems in their anti-lock braking systems.  Read More →

Lawmakers grilled Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, in a hearing Wednesday aimed at discovering, among other things, why the automaker was slow to respond to safety issues related to sudden acceleration.  Read More →

At least 15 law firms across the country are taking legal action against Toyota seeking more than $1 billion in damages as the result of  unexpected acceleration problems and now breaking issus. According to Connecticut Law Tribune, the firms plan at least 30 more law suits in 25 states. Most of the suits are on behalf  Read More →

Toyota will announce a global recall of its 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN.  Read More →

Fixing millions of gas pedals and brakes and convincing customers their vehicles are safe could end up being the least of Toyota’s challenges. Some experts think the price tag from legal settlements could end up topping the company’s estimate of $2 billion in recall costs.  Read More →

Toyota Motor Sales USA is recalling 2.3 million vehicles to correct a problem that could cause the vehicles’ gas pedals to stick.  Read More →

Toyota said today it is recallingl 412,000 luxury cars in the US due to steering issuues.  The largest car manufacturer in the world had earlier recalled millions of its cars, said the latest recall involves 373,000 of its 2000-2004 model year Avalon sedans because the steering lock bar in these vehicles could break under certain conditions, it... 

Early testing by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicates that many accidents involving alleged Toyota acceleration problems appear to be driver issues where the accelerator was floored accidently instead of the brakes. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the tests do not exonerate the world’s largest car maker for sticky accelerator... 

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