Report: Toyota recalls fuel massive spike in complaints to NHTSA

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration got a wee bit busier this year. As of December 14th, the agency reported that it had received over 64,000 complaints. Edmunds’ calculations, which remove duplicates, pegs the figure at more than 40,000 complaints – thanks in no small part to the spate of [...]

Report: Chinese car quality complaints on the rise

Filed under: China, Recalls, Safety

Just when we thought China’s automotive industry had made some headway in the quality department, we get word that complaints about new car quality in the country have risen significantly over the past few months. During the first quarter of this year, complains on vehicles purchased within the last six months [...]

Report: Toyota begins investigating ‘10 Prius cruise control complaints

Filed under: Hybrid, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Toyota

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery

Last month, Toyota recalled 133,000 2010 Prius models due to a braking issue that could cause a momentary loss of stopping power. However, in many of the claims filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicle’s cruise control [...]