Remember all the hullabaloo about Toyota vehicles allegedly being unsafe as a result of sticky gas pedals? Turns out it was much ado about nothing, according to a news release from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about his department’s joint investigation — with NASA engineers — into the matter: NASA engineers found no electronic flaws in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Toyota Recalls'
No Electronic Flaws Found in Toyota Vehicles
February 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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Top Auto Story of 2010: State-Run Media Ignored GM Recall Issues at Toyota’s Expense
December 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments
I disagree with the staff at Automotive News and their selection of the Toyota recall story as the top automobile-related news story of 2010. The story that deserves at least as much attention has to do with how members of the state-run media ignored recall issues at GM (a.k.a., “Government Motors”) at Toyota’s expense. I [...]
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Toyota Passes Three Million Recall Remedies Mark
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., reported today that more than three million remedies have been performed for three recent recalls involving Toyota and Lexus vehicles. “Toyota and Lexus dealers continue to make significant progress in servicing customers’ recalled vehicles as quickly and conveniently as possible, and we appreciate their extraordinary efforts,” said Steve St. Angelo, [...]
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Japanese Automakers Should Expect More Recalls
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments
A few days ago, I offered evidence that seems to support speculation that Toyota Motor Company is paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Today, I decided to dive into Federal Election Commission records and find out whether or not other Japanese automakers should expect [...]
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Feds Fail to Issue Recall for Chevy Cobalt Despite More Complaints Per Vehicle Than Toyota
February 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments
If someone died as a result of faulty mechanics in a Toyota or Lexus vehicle, then a recall was indeed necessary. But shouldn’t the playing field be level for all manufacturers, regardless of whether or not someone died? I ask this question three days after publishing a pair of posts in which I expressed skepticism [...]
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Is Toyota Paying Price for Not Supporting Obama?
February 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Is Toyota Motor Company paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign? One might draw that conclusion after examining campaign contribution records on the Federal Election Commission web site. Earlier today, visited the FEC site to find out how much money, if any, Toyota executives in [...]
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Obama Administration Sending Wrong Signals
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments
No one could blame Toyota Motor Company officials for feeling as if they’ve been on the “hot seat” for an inordinately-long period of time: On Sept. 29, the company issued a recall related to floor mats interfering with accelerator pedals of seven Toyota models; On Jan. 21, the company issued another recall, this time related [...]
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