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After the 10 million-vehicle recall in 2009 and 2010 over the infamous unintended acceleration problems, Toyota has once again been hit by a massive recall that concerns a lofty 7.43 million vehicles.
- Toyota Recalling 6.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide Over Faulty Power Window Switches
Toyota announced it will recall approximately 6,500,000 vehicles globally for faulty power window switches that may short circuit and potentially cause a fire. Read more »...
- Gm Announces Three More Recalls Affecting Over 1.5 Million Cars
While the faulty ignition switch recall of some 1.37 million vehicles that was linked to 12 deaths continues to plague General Motors, the Detroit carmaker issued three separate and unrelated recalls of around 1.54 million cars "as a result of [GM...
- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Toyota Announces Details On Recalled European Models, Says Up To 1.8 Million Vehicles May Be Affected By Sticky Accelerator
Less than 24 hours after Toyota Motor Europe announced that it would be investigating potential accelerator pedal issues on its European models, the Japanese automaker released details on the affected vehicles. The recall involves a total of eight models....
- Global Nightmare? Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall Spreads To Europe, 1.1 Million More Cars Added To U.s. Recall
Toyota's sticky accelerator woes are turning into a global nightmare as the world's largest automaker said today that the large-scale recall would spread to Europe while the company revealed that an additional 1.1 million vehicles in the States...
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Toyota Issues Massive Global Recall For 7.4 Million Vehicles Over Faulty Power Window Glitch
After the 10 million-vehicle recall in 2009 and 2010 over the infamous unintended acceleration problems, Toyota has once again been hit by a massive recall that concerns a lofty 7.43 million vehicles.
This time, the issue on hand is a faulty power window switch in 14 different models, which may malfunction and offer a “notchy†or sticky feel during operation. The use of a commercial lubricant, instead of the special fluorine grease used by the factory, may result in the melting of the switch and the emission of smoke.
Read more »- Toyota Recalling 6.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide Over Faulty Power Window Switches
Toyota announced it will recall approximately 6,500,000 vehicles globally for faulty power window switches that may short circuit and potentially cause a fire. Read more »...
- Gm Announces Three More Recalls Affecting Over 1.5 Million Cars
While the faulty ignition switch recall of some 1.37 million vehicles that was linked to 12 deaths continues to plague General Motors, the Detroit carmaker issued three separate and unrelated recalls of around 1.54 million cars "as a result of [GM...
- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Toyota Announces Details On Recalled European Models, Says Up To 1.8 Million Vehicles May Be Affected By Sticky Accelerator
Less than 24 hours after Toyota Motor Europe announced that it would be investigating potential accelerator pedal issues on its European models, the Japanese automaker released details on the affected vehicles. The recall involves a total of eight models....
- Global Nightmare? Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall Spreads To Europe, 1.1 Million More Cars Added To U.s. Recall
Toyota's sticky accelerator woes are turning into a global nightmare as the world's largest automaker said today that the large-scale recall would spread to Europe while the company revealed that an additional 1.1 million vehicles in the States...