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AutoGuide.com Toyota Recall News Hub |
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Feb 03, 2010 - 3:43 PM - by {Steve}
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Amidst the continuing controversy and confusion surrounding the numerous Toyota recalls, we at AutoGuide.com have decided to launch the TOYOTA RECALL NEWS HUB. Featured on our home page and constantly updated through our news blog, we aim to bring you the very latest in recall-related news as well as list important information about what vehicles are recalled and what owners should be doing.
The Toyota Recall News Hub features two main sections, a CONSUMER section listing what owners of recalled Toyota owners need to know, as well as an INDUSTRY section reporting on all related stories, emerging news and the fallout from the ongoing crisis at Toyota that consumers and the general public want to know. The INDUSTRY section will also feature links to more salacious stories and breaking news alerts from AutoGuide affiliate TheTruthAboutCars.com, as well as from other major industry sources.
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Toyota CEO Makes Public Apology, Announces New Safety Taskforce |
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Feb 05, 2010 - 10:39 AM - by {Steve}
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Late last night Toyota held a press conference in Japan where company CEO and Akio Toyoda, grandson of the automaker's founder, apologized for the recent recalls and safety concerns over Toyota products.
"The recalls are affecting several models in several regions and have caused anxiety among customers who are wondering if their cars are OK," said Toyoda. "For that we are very sorry."
Previous to this Toyota has been criticized for its lack of openness and minimal communication, as rumors and news reports swirled and owners of Toyota vehicles became increasingly confused. Toyoda did give a public apology once already but it was during a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and wasn't covered widely.
Toyoda reassured consumers that Toyota cars are safe and announced a new taskforce that would look into consumer complaints and work to make Toyota products safe. Akio Toyoda said he would personally oversee the new taskforce, which has six main goals: first, to improve the quality inspection process; second, to enhance customer research over safety issues; third, to establish an "Automotive Center of Excellence"; fourth, to work with outside experts on quality control; fifth, to increase communications and sixth, to improve regional autonomy of its divisions... [Read More]
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Report: Toyota Expands Brake Investigation to Cover All Hybrids |
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Feb 04, 2010 - 4:53 PM - by {Steve}
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Toyota has now expanded its internal investigation over braking issues to cover all hybrid models says a report by the Wall Street Journal. Toyota has already admitted that there was a braking problem with its 2010 Prius model, and according to Japan's Nikkei News, Toyota is preparing to issue a recall for 270,000 Prius models from the 2010 model year.
Toyota has admitted it knew of a problem that caused a brief loss of braking during the transition from the car's regenerative braking to its traditional friction braking. Toyota refers to this as "slight unresponsiveness" and says it usually lasts less than a second. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as well as Japanese authorities have registered over 100 complaints about the car's brake system, where owners say they experienced a brief loss of braking capability when traveling over bumpy or icy roads. Toyota has said the issue has been solved on all models produced since late January but no recall has been ordered for models built before that time.
The 2010 Prius model was not covered under the previous recall of 2.3 million vehicles for sticking accelerators or "unintended acceleration." Those recalled vehicles use a brake assembly by Indiana-based CTS Corp, while the 2010 Prius and other... [Read More]
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