Toyota's Recall to Go Global, Europe and China Affected
28 Jan 2010, 11:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just like a virus, the accelerator nightmare Japanese carmaker Toyota is engulfed in for months now has gone global, after rumors began surfacing models in Europe and, more recently, China, will be ...
Toyota Recalls an Extra 1.1 Million Vehicles
28 Jan 2010, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Yes, you read correctly. For the third time in less than six months and the second time in January 2010, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced another recall, involving no less than 1.1 million vehicle...
Toyota Victims Call for More Recalls
28 Jan 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the current events expected to bring down on Toyota a media-storm the like of which Audi experienced in the US some 25 years ago, more and more voices begin bombarding the Japanese carmaker wit...
Pontiac Vibe Officially Recalled
28 Jan 2010, 07:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be expected, the avalanche of recalls coming from Japanese carmaker Toyota is affecting the Pontiac Vibe as well. The Vibe, built by GM in the now defunct New United Motor Manufacturing (N...
Toyota Recall and Suspension of Sales – What You Need to Know
28 Jan 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The snowballing effect caused by Toyota's two huge recalls and the suspension of sales for certain US models has prompted the Japanese manufacturer into releasing, for the second time in a week...
Toyota Shares Slide After Sales Halt
27 Jan 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The unprecedented decision by any carmaker in the US to stop sales and production of certain models on account on safety issues made Japanese manufacturer Toyota's shares drop, for the fourth c...
Toyota Suspends Sales of Recalled Models
27 Jan 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The braking problems Japanese carmaker Toyota is experiencing with millions of its vehicles have just gotten from bad to worse, as the manufacturer announced last night it is suspending sales of sel...
Toyota May Recall 2 Million Cars in Europe as Well
26 Jan 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the unexpected announcement made late last week that over 2 million more vehicles will be recalled in the US due to yet another accelerator-related problem, rumor has surfaced Toyota is ey...
Pontiac Vibe Included in Toyota Recall
25 Jan 2010, 15:16 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Pontiac Vibe crossover, a model of GM’s dead and buried brand, is included in Toyota Motor Corp.’s recall due to the faulty accelerator pedals. The explanation is quite simple: the V...
Official Recommendations for Toyota's Sticking Accelerator
25 Jan 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we're sure you know, Toyota is trying to deal with its largest recall ever - approximately 4 million cars are affected by what appears to be a safety issues concerning the accelerator pedal....
NHTSA: Toyota Accelerator Problem "Serious Safety Issue"
22 Jan 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear that what began last year as a braking problem caused by a removable and easy-fixable floormat is turning into the mother of all nightmares for Japanese carmaker Toyota. And this in ...
Toyota Recalls 2.3M Vehicles to Repair Accelerator Pedals
22 Jan 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all heard about Toyota's largest recall ever - approximately 3.8 million vehicles sold either under the Toyota or Lexus badge are equipped with incompatible floor mats that could block the a...
Chrysler Recalls 24,000 Vehicles on Brake Issue
20 Jan 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler, together with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), announced the recall of no less than 24,177 of the carmaker's Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep ...
Honda Recalling Up To 7600 Ridgelines Over HVAC Issues
14 Jan 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda will recall up to 7600 Ridgeline Pickups manufactured between January 17 2005 and June 7 2006 over potential heating, ventilation and air conditioning(hvac) issues. According to the recall...
Toyota to Offer Brake Override Systems as Standard
13 Jan 2010, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese manufacturer Toyota might have found the solution to fix its largest recall ever: installing brake override systems on all Toyota, Lexus and Scion models. Basically, such a system could...
Over 65,000 Hyundai Azeras Recalled Due to Seatbelt Problem
8 Jan 2010, 11:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai is one of the carmakers that managed to stay away from controversial industry subjects, such as the sale of some of its assets or bankruptcy-related problems - as in the case of General Moto...
NHTSA Investigating Toyota Prius Faulty Braking Reports
29 Dec 2009, 15:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received a few dozen complaints from owners of the current generation Toyota Prius accusing defective braking, The Detroit Bureau (TDB) reporte...
2009 Audi Q5 Recalled Due to Loose Trim Cover
29 Dec 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi's Q5 is the latest subject of a safety recall in the United States as it has been discovered that some trim covers might get loose once the head airbag is deployed. A notification posted o...
Chevrolet Recalls Corvette, Z06
28 Dec 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Owners of 2005 – 2007 Chevrolet Corvette and 2006 – 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with a removable roof may have the unpleasant surprise to lose the roof entirely due to a bad roof and adh...
Citroen C5 Tourer Recalled in Australia
23 Dec 2009, 11:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Australian division of French carmaker Citroen is recalling certain C5 Tourer models on account of no less than four different problems, affecting a total of some 600 vehicles. Citroen annou...