More than 1.5 million cars will be recalled by Toyota, the World’s largest car manufacturer in order to fix a brake fluid leak. Thus, over 600,000 cars in Japan, 30,000 in Australia and 740,000 in USA will be called back to be repaired by Toyota’s engineers. The harsh decision will be applied to 13 models, [...]
Chrysler has said on Friday that it would recall 25,000 Dodge and Jeep cars to fix a sticking gas pedal problem similar to the one 2.3 million Toyotas had. Chrysler decided to do a voluntary recall of the 25263 Dodge Caliber vehicles and 71 Jeep Compass vehicles, even if they had brake override software, which [...]
Toyota it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 50,000 early-2003 Model-Year Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. The VSC system can help control a loss of traction in turns as a result of front or rear tire slippage during cornering. In vehicles without [...]
Toyota has just announced recalling a number of approximately 9400 2010 model Lexus GX460 cars to update the Sports Utility’s Vehicle Stability system. Toyota has recently paid a $16 million safety issue fine for not alerting the public about sticking gas pedals on some models. There are no other vehicles that are recalled on this [...]
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. announced that it will launch a voluntary Safety Recall involving about 600,000 first- and second-generation Sienna 2WD minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable. This condition may appear on certain 1998 through 2010 model year Siennas that have been operated in cold [...]
Rigorously Tested Reinforced Pedals Will Eliminate the Excess Friction that Caused Sticking Toyota Will Make Concerted Effort to Repair Recalled Vehicles as Quickly and Conveniently as Possible Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc., announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled Toyota Division vehicles this week. Toyota’s engineers have developed and rigorously tested a [...]
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.,announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21, 2010. “Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company,” said Group Vice President and [...]
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2010 Avalon full-size sedan, Yaris subcompact, FJ Cruiser off-road sport utility vehicle (SUV), Highlander mid-size SUV, RAV4 compact SUV, and the Tacoma pickup truck. The 2010 models will begin arriving at dealerships in August, with the exception of Highlander (September). The 2010 [...]
During May, EcoDrivingUSA Encourages Americans to Become EcoDrivers EcoDrivingUSA announced today that May is National EcoDriving Month, and the educational program, sponsored by the Auto Alliance, is encouraging all drivers to take simple steps to improve their fuel efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. To mark the first EcoDriving month, the program is partnering with [...]
Offers City Support for National Fuel Use and CO2 Reduction Program The EcoDriving movement added another key supporter as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg became the first big city mayor to endorse the initiative. Mayor Bloomberg adds his name to a growing list of elected officials who have announced their support for the program. [...]