Published on July 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
Driver Error In Some Toyota Cases – In what could turn into a repeat of the infamous Audi 5000 case more than two decades ago, driver error, not the vehicle, appears to be the cause of a number of Toyota unintended acceleration cases. A government analysis of vehicle data has found people were mashing the [...]
Tags: Acceleration, Audi 5000, Decades, Driver Error, Floor Mats, Gas Pedals, Government Analysis, Hadn, Hasn, Highway Traffic Safety, Investigations, John Hanson, National Highway Traffic, National Highway Traffic Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nhtsa, Spokesman John, Toyota, Toyota Cases, Traffic Safety Administration
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Published on May 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Embattled Japanese automaker Toyota planned to undermine the credibility of two witnesses who have testified before Congress about acceleration problems of its cars, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Tags: Acceleration Problems, Afp, Cars, Congress, Credibility, Japanese Automaker, Toyota, Two Witnesses, Washington Post
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Published on April 26, 2010 by Technology Slice
Toyota Sales Still Going Strong – Toyota says its global sales have surged by more than a quarter despite the carmaker having to recall millions of vehicles worldwide because of safety concerns. After recalling about 10 million cars because of safety complaints, Toyota says its global sales surged last month, rising by 26 per cent [...]
Tags: 10 Million, Agency Moody, Carmaker, Challenges, Credit Rating, Faces, Free Maintenance, Global Sales, Incentive Programs, Lease Rates, Million Cars, Models, Safety Complaints, Safety Concerns, Toyota, Toyota Sales, United States, World Economy
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Published on March 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Holden Recalls 9000 Cars – Holden has proved why few car makers laughed at Toyota’s recall dramas after the local car maker issued its own recall for the Cruze small car. The company says it is asking more than 9000 owners of 2010 Cruze models fitted with 1.8-litre petrol engines to return their vehicles to [...]
Tags: 9000 Cars, Accidents, Australia, Car Maker, Car Makers, Contact, Fuel Feed, Fuel Leak, Holden Cars, Holden Dealer, Instances, Litre Petrol, Models, Petrol Engines, Recalls, Roader, Small Car, Toyota
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Published on March 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Priuses Having Trouble Stopping -More troubles have emerged for the troubled Toyota. Now reports are coming through of Toyota Priuses having sudden surges of acceleration and drivers not being able to stop them. This is just another chapter in the Toyota saga. Toyota is claiming the mats in the Prius are interfering with the accelerator [...]
Tags: Acceleration, Accelerator, Accidents, crash, Engine Management System, Harms Way, Prius, Real Reason, Saga, Something Fishy, Sudden Surges, Throttle Line, Toyota, Toyota Priuses
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