Further in the Toyota caper, there are new reports of sudden acceleration — in Toyota sales. Toyota buyers seem to have a big case of the bashing fatigue. And they are coming back in droves. Toyota said (via The Nikkei [sub]) that “its new cars sales in North America jumped around 50 percent from a year [...]   ...read more

Recent incidents with 2004-2009 model year Toyota Prius hybrids have shed new light into the recall process of nearly 6 million Toyota and Lexus cars in the U.S. Police investigators, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are looking...   ...read more

At the end of 2009, amidst the controversy of unintended acceleration claims and debates, Toyota released a safety campaign aimed at owners of 2000-2003 Tundra pick-up trucks, all located in the northern states of the USA. The issue regarded frame corrosion (as in rust) which was generated by low temperatures. While it was mainly affecting [...] Post published on Rpmgo.com Toyota rumored to expand   ...read more

Mazda wasn’t oblivious to the troubles of its fellow Japanese carmaker Toyota, which recalled a massive number of vehicles over unintended acceleration issues, and has revealed that it will implement brake override systems into all future cars. The safety measure will automatically override the throttle pedal, if it and the brake pedal are simultaneously being pressed. [...] Post published o   ...read more

If the incident of James Sikes’ runaway Prius in San Diego wasn’t already giving Toyota a headache, another Prius sped out of control in New York causing minor injuries to the driver. Harrison Police said a woman smashed into a stone wall this morning because of a stuck accelerator in a Toyota Prius. The car “shot” [...] Copyright © 2007 World Auto News & Reviews This feed    ...read more

The dramatic 911 emergency call from James Sikes, the driver of yesterday's runaway Toyota Prius, indicates how frightened he was and how aware CHP dispatchers are of the procedure needed to stop a Prius. Audio below the jump. More »   ...read more

Negative press coverage has not hurt sales of Toyota's hybrid in the UK.   ...read more