Toyota to Recall 8,000 Tacoma Trucks
13 Feb 2010, 16:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you’ve got a Toyota that hasn’t been recalled yet, just wait a few more months. After recalling over 8 million cars worldwide due to the killer accelerator pedal, the Japanese manufac...
Volkswagen Recalls Almost 200,000 Cars in Brazil
11 Feb 2010, 17:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen announce that it will recall 193,620 vehicles in Brazil due to a lubrication issue which could cause the rear wheels to lock or even fall off. The models affected by the recall are the...
Toyota Starts UK Recall
11 Feb 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After announcing an over-8-million-car recall worldwide, Toyota has a lot of fixing to do. The Japanese automaker needs to address the accelerator pedal problems and the breaking issues on the Prius...
Toyota Refused Government Prius Award
11 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota is in a lot of trouble caused by the vast recall of more than 8 million cars worldwide whose accelerator pedals are in need of immediate attention. The Japanese are concerned with clients los...
Toyota Corolla Steering Problems Surface
10 Feb 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We are not sure yet whether this is just the result of the apparent worldwide panic of hypochondriac Toyota owners, and apparently neither is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTS...
NADA Backs Toyota in Congressional Hearing
10 Feb 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The upcoming Congressional hearing on the huge Toyota recall has prompted the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) to issue a statement in which it warns congress to base the hearing on f...
Akio Toyoda Addresses Quality Issues in Open Letter
10 Feb 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It’s not easy being the president of Toyota Motor Co. these days, as the Japanese manufacturer is currently experiencing some serious problems with its public image. Since it has announced the...
Honda Recalls an Extra 378,000 Vehicles on Airbag Issue
10 Feb 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted ever since July 2009, when we first reported to possible extent of Honda's recall, the Japanese carmaker officially confirmed today it will recall an additional 378,758 Accord, Civic,...
Toyota Prius Recall Goes Global
9 Feb 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it will recall 133,000 2010 model year Prius and 14,500 Lexus 2010 HS 250h in the US, the carmaker announced earlier today the recall, as expected,...
Toyota Prius, Camry, Lexus HS Recall Official
9 Feb 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it usually happens, all the rumors an voices claiming Japanese carmaker Toyota will recall both the Prius and Lexus HS hybrids turned out to be true, following yesterday's official announcem...
Pontiac Dealers Begin Receiving Repair Parts
8 Feb 2010, 16:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Toyota-related Pontiac Vibe recall is almost nearing its conclusion, after American manufacturer GM announced today it has begun shipping repair parts to dealers, with letters to be mailed to cu...
Toyota Recall Ad Released
8 Feb 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were wondering whether one can advertise a flaw in its products, then you thought tight. Japanese carmaker Toyota released over the weekend a new ad, in which it tries to explain why it recal...
Suzuki Recalls Over 10,000 Cars in China
8 Feb 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This is really a tough year for Japanese automaker, as most of them are forced to deal with serious safety issues affecting hundreds, thousands or, in some cases, millions of vehicles. After Toyota ...
Toyota Prius Recall Begins in New Zealand
8 Feb 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As expected, the voluntary recall of the Toyota Prius kicked off today, but not globally yet. Toyota's New Zealand office was the first to announce the recall of all the 260 2010 model year Pri...
Toyota Europe Admits Knowing about Sticky Pedal Since 2007
8 Feb 2010, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following reports which surfaced in the German media, which claimed the Japanese carmaker knew some of its vehicles are experiencing sticking pedals since 2007, Toyota's European division stepp...
Lexus HS, Toyota Sai May Have Brake Problems as Well
8 Feb 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the most recent bump in Toyota's road, the Prius recall in the making, the Japanese carmaker has reportedly begun investigating the same issue in the Lexus HS hybrid, which shares som...
Toyota Prius Recall to Begin in Japan, Possibly US
7 Feb 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following last week’s storm of reports claiming the Prius hybrid is experiencing braking issues, the Japanese carmaker will likely announce another voluntary recall tomorrow, according to som...
Akio Toyoda Creates Global Quality Task Force
6 Feb 2010, 06:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota is in a lot of trouble caused by the vast recall of more than 8 million cars worldwide whose accelerator pedals are in need of immediate attention. The Japanese are concerned with clients loo...
Toyota Dealers Start Fixing the Accelerator Pedal
5 Feb 2010, 12:20 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things have been put in motion by Toyota and dealers all over the US have received parts, information and training in order to be able to fix the accelerator pedals. Repairs have begun, with each af...
Ford Brake Recall: 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan
5 Feb 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With Toyota's recalls driving us crazy, every single safety report that reaches our ears - or eyes, respectively - makes us think about the Japanese manufacturer. However, what we have here is ...