Archive for 'Toyota'
NHTSA Seeks Greater Authority
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by admin.
It seems the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking for more power to regulate the automotive industry. The head of the agency said to a U.S
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Toyota Recalls: Where They Stand
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by admin.
This week’s news of two Toyota Prius hybrids experiencing alleged sudden acceleration has reminded us that Toyota hasn’t tackled every car it has recalled. To date, Toyota says of the 5.7 million vehicles included in the various recalls, more than 1 million have been repaired
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Toyota Recalls: Where They Stand
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by admin.
This week’s news of two Toyota Prius hybrids experiencing alleged sudden acceleration has reminded us that Toyota hasn’t tackled every car it has recalled. To date, Toyota says of the 5.7 million vehicles included in the various recalls, more than 1 million have been repaired.
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Chryler and Cummins Restart Light-Duty Diesel Discussions
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Chrysler has restarted discussions with Cummins to continue development of an all-new light-duty diesel engine for Ram pickup trucks. “We’re in discussions with Cummins,” said Joe Veltri, Chrysler vice president of product planning, at the 2010 NTEA Work Truck Show
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Chryler and Cummins Restart Light-Duty Diesel Discussions
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Chrysler has restarted discussions with Cummins to continue development of an all-new light-duty diesel engine for Ram pickup trucks. “We’re in discussions with Cummins,” said Joe Veltri, Chrysler vice president of product planning, at the 2010 NTEA Work Truck Show .
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More Toyota Prius Acceleration Issues Reveal Lack of Fix
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Recent incidents with 2004-2009 model year Toyota Prius hybrids have shed new light into the recall process of nearly 6 million Toyota and Lexus cars in the U.S. Police investigators, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are looking into Monday’s incident involving a 2008 Prius traveling over 90 mph with a stuck pedal in California. No cause has been determined, but the owner said his Toyota dealer told him his car wasn’t involved in the recall
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Toyota May Expand Tundra Frame Recall
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Toyota has alerted dealers in 30 additional states that it is conducting a “Special Service Campaign” over the same 2000-2003 Tundra rust issue that caused the automaker and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a recall in November 2009 in 20 cold weather states. While Toyota isn’t calling the campaign an official recall, spokesman Brian Lyons said to think of it as a “heads up” for the other 30 states: “The service campaign could mirror what’s in the current recall, but final instructions won’t come until March,” said Lyons. Owners of Tundras originally sold or currently registered in the remaining 30 states will be notified by Toyota in the coming weeks
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California Highway Patrol Assists Runaway Prius
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by admin.
James Sikes, a Prius driver near San Diego, went to pass another vehicle Monday when, he says, he noticed the car continuing to accelerate. After he passed 90 mph, he called 911. Originally, it was reported that a California Highway Patrol officer used his car as a brake for the Prius, but that turns out not to be the case.
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Toyota Rebuts Professor’s Sudden-Acceleration Test Methods
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by admin.
A recent demonstration of sudden acceleration in a Toyota vehicle conducted by a university professor is "highly unlikely to occur naturally and can only be contrived in a laboratory," Toyota said today. The automaker went on to say there isn't any evidence that this situation has happened in the real world. In a video webcast for the media, Toyota also showed that similar, dramatic engine-speed increases can be induced in other brands of vehicles using this testing method.
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Cars.com Podcast: Modern Wagons Dissected
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Last week, the 2010 Subaru Outback easily bested the new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour and the 2010 Toyota Venza in a faceoff. In this week’s podcast, the editors who make those decisive calls explain how they came to realize that even though all of these wagons look a bit odd, they’re not so bad to drive.
