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Toyota Fights 'Runaway Prius' Claim
By Russell Berman - AOL News(March 15) -- After months of apologizing, Toyota is fighting back. Top U.S. executives for the embattled automaker convened a televised press briefing today to dispute the claim of a California man who said his 2008 Prius sped out of control because of the same accelerator problem that has forced the company to recall millions of its vehicles. The driver, James Sikes, said his car had reached 94 mph on a San Diego freeway on March 8 and would not stop even when he jammed on the brakes. After he called 911, a California Highway Patrol officer drove up alongside him, instructing him to ...
Are Today's Cars Too Smart for Their Own Good?
By David Knowles - AOL News(March 4) -- Today's cars are technical wonders largely controlled by complex computer systems. But as Toyota struggles to identify the cause of the sudden acceleration problems that are believed to have contributed to the deaths of dozens of people, some are wondering whether all that technology is really such a good thing. This week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed a Senate Commerce Committee hearing trying to determine how the government can do a better job identifying safety risks in cars. "We're looking at the possibility of recommending the brake override system in all ...
34 Deaths Alleged in Toyotas Since 2000, US Reports
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Feb. 15) -- Complaints of deaths connected to sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles have surged in recent weeks, with the alleged death toll reaching 34 since 2000, according to new consumer data gathered by the government. Complaints to a database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the popular Toyota Prius hybrid grew by nearly 1,000 in just over a week. On Monday, Transportation Department spokeswoman Olivia Alair said NHTSA is quickly gathering information to help guide the government's examination of sudden acceleration, the Prius braking ...
Toyota's Problems Could Be Suppliers' Problems
By Kimberly Johnson - AOL News(Feb. 15) – They don't make Toyotas. But they make the parts that make Toyotas run. And in cities like Elkhart, Ind., and Orangeburg, S.C., factory workers and other employees could be severely affected by the Japanese automaker's massive recalls of about 8 million passenger vehicles. "I think any of us who are suppliers for Toyota, it has opened our eyes even further," said Stephen Hudson, human resources manager for Koyo Corp. USA, a ball-bearings manufacturer in Orangeburg. "It's all of our problems now," he said. All as in all of the more than 2,000 auto suppliers in the United ...
Toyota Joins Apology Ad Parade With 'Commitment'
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Feb. 9) -- Forget about Betty White and Abe Vigoda, talking babies, screaming chickens and men without pants. The commercial that's generating buzz now didn't even run during the Super Bowl. It's Toyota's one-minute mea culpa for recent acceleration and braking problems that forced the automaker to recall millions of vehicles. In hopes of salvaging his company's long-held reputation for quality, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized at a hastily scheduled news conference Friday and again Tuesday in a Washington Post op-ed. "Great companies learn from their mistakes," wrote the grandson of the ...
Toyota Recalls Prius in Japan for Braking Problems
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO (Feb. 9) -- Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix. The automaker will hold a news conference at its Tokyo office Tuesday to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S. Toyota Motor Corp. said it will inform the Japanese Transport Ministry later in the day it is recalling the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid that went on sale last year. Also being recalled are two other hybrid models - the Lexus HS250h sedan and the Sai, which is ...
Toyota Set to Announce Prius Response
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO (Feb. 7) - Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the latest model in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. has already had to recall more than 7 million other cars in the U.S., Europe and China over a sticky accelerator and floor mats that can get caught in the gas pedal. Those problems and criticism of Toyota's response to them have sullied the stellar reputation for quality long enjoyed by one of Japan's corporate ...
Toyota Woes Mount With Reported Prius Recall
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Feb 4) - Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was "too soon" to decide whether to add the hybrid to the millions of cars it has recalled. Some owners of the 2010 Prius have reported their brakes do not always engage immediately when they press the brake pedal, or that the brakes have an inconsistent feel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would assess the scope of the problem and the safety risk to about 37,000 cars that ...
What Also Went Wrong at Toyota: Its Cars Got Ugly
By Alyssa Giacobbe - AOL News(Feb. 4) – Seven million vehicles in, the Toyota recall is poised to be the worst in automotive history (and could well already be the worst-handled). Of course, it also just made a bad problem worse: By the end of 2009, Toyota's slumping sales had dropped more than 20 percent from the year before. And while its safety snafus may permanently diminish the Toyota brand, the damage didn't begin in the assembly line. Instead, it began in the design studio. Never style icons to begin with, Toyota cars have in recent years gotten downright unattractive. It started in 2001, with the global ...
Opinion: The Lesson of Toyota's Recall
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 4) – The bad news for Toyota continues to grow. On top of the recall of 4.5 million vehicles, the company Wednesday admitted to a design problem in its 2010 Prius brakes. So what's a Toyota owner to do? "Stop driving it" was the immediate advice (later retracted) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had to offer. But the broader question we should be asking is, why is this such a big story? Consider: According to various reports, 19 deaths have been associated with Toyota's gas pedal problem over the past decade. But over the same decade, a total of 21,110 people have been ...
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