Chrysler to Fix Air Bags, Hyundai To Fix Door Latches
Feb 24, 2010
DETROIT February 24, 2010; Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that Chrysler Group LLC said on Wednesday it will replace a front airbag sensor in more than 355,500 minivans, starting in June. Chrysler's "safety improvement campaign" covers 355,562 of its 2005-2006 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan mi ... Continue reading
Toyota Recall World Roundup - Congress in U.S., Parts Makers in Japan
Feb 24, 2010
TOKYO/WASHINGTON February 24, 2010; Kiyoshi Takenaka and Nobuhiro Kubo writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp's president braced for tough questions from a U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday after the Japanese automaker conceded it had let safety standards slip and could still not explain most incidents ... Continue reading
Toyota Dealers Show Support on Capitol Hill
Feb 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Toyota executives prepare to address Members of Congress, representatives of the Toyota employment community arrived on Capitol Hill to tell their side of the recall story, and show support for the Toyota brand. "We are here today representing the Toyota community that ... Continue reading
Toyota Extends Brake Override Feature to Provide an Additional Measure of Customer Confidence
Feb 23, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 22 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it will install a brake override feature on an expanded range of customers' vehicles to provide an additional measure of confidence. This braking system enhancement will automatically reduce engine power when the brake pedal and th ... Continue reading
Toyota Starts to Fight Back Says Overall Safety Record is Normal
Feb 22, 2010
Toyota's U.S. executives are mounting a new and more vigorous defense of the company's tarnished safety record in the face of the massive flood of negative reports from the government and media Company officials argue Toyota is being punished unfairly for a level of long-term safety performance that is well within indu ... Continue reading
WSJ Opinion: Washington's Toyota U-Turn
Feb 19, 2010
Washington DC February 19, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that the vague screeching noise you hear in D.C., the slight odor of burning rubber? That's the government trying to brake its anti-Toyota campaign. It may be a little late, according to Kimberley A. Strassel at the Wall Street Journal. The Toyota spectacle ... Continue reading
U.S. Rep Raps Toyota's Toyoda's Decision to Skip Congress Testimony
Feb 18, 2010
WASHINGTON DC February 18, 2010; Japan Today reported that a spokesman of U.S. House of Representatives lawmaker Darrell Issa on Wednesday criticized Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyodaâs decision to skip congressional testimony, saying he is âânot eagerââ to give an account of the problems ... Continue reading
Feb 17, 2010
TOKYO February 17, 2010; Chang-Ran Kim and Nobuhiro Kubo writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would trinstall a system to ensure braking umps acceleration for all new car models as it seeks to limit the damage from its vast recall woes. But in a statement unlikely to appease U.S. law ... Continue reading
Feb 13, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 12 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall to inspect the front drive shaft on a small production run of certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks. The front shaft in approximately 8,000 vehicles may include a component that contains cra ... Continue reading
Report Says Former NHTSA Regulators Hired by Toyota Helped Halt Investigations
Feb 12, 2010
New York Feb. 12, 2010; Bloomberg reported that former regulators hired by Toyota Motor Corp. helped end at least four U.S. investigations of unintended acceleration by company vehicles in the last decade, warding off possible recalls, court and government records show. Christopher Tinto, vice president of regulatory a ... Continue reading
Toyota UK Recall Work Starts Today
Feb 10, 2010
Work begins this morning (Wednesday 10 February) at 206 Toyota service centres across the UK to implement the fix to the accelerator pedal on the cars affected by the recall. Toyota technicians have received specific training in the repair, the parts are in stock and the first cars are being attended to. ... Continue reading
Honda and Toyota Recall Updates
Feb 10, 2010
TOKYO/DETROIT February 10, 2010; Chang-Ran Kim and Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co said it would recall another 440,000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota Motor Corp faced further probes over its largest-ever safety crisis. Honda, Japan's No.2 automaker, has now recall ... Continue reading
Statement by American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Regarding Expansion of Driver's Airbag Inflator Recall
Feb 9, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 9 -- Honda has expanded a previously announced recall of certain 2001 and 2002 model-year vehicles to replace the driver's airbag inflator in an additional 378,758 vehicles in the U.S. The driver's airbag inflators in these vehicles may deploy with too much pressure, which can cause the inflator ... Continue reading
NADA Issues Statement Regarding Congressional Hearings on the Toyota Recall
Feb 9, 2010
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), issued the following statement today regarding the upcoming congressional hearings on the Toyota recall: "NADA recognizes the important oversight role of Congress. However, we urge the House Ove ... Continue reading
Investigation Reveals Prius Brake Problems May Precede 2010 Model-Year
Feb 9, 2010
Will earlier models require recall or service actions, as well? DETROIT, Feb. 9 -- Toyota officials face a grueling day of testimony before Congress about the company's ongoing recalls and quality problems. Meanwhile, the automaker is preparing a third action, this one to address a serious brake problem with its 2010 P ... Continue reading
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