BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Toyota
After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal, investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at the time of these sudden acceleration crashes, [...]
Edmunds announces official rules for $1 million sudden acceleration contest
Filed under: Budget, Hybrid, Sedan, Recalls, Toyota
2009 Toyota Camry – Click above for high-res image gallery
Edmunds has officially announced the rules concerning its $1 million quest to get to the bottom of the Toyota unintended acceleration woes. If you think you can replicate the series of events that causes the sedans to go ballistic, you’ll [...]
More Toyota accidents allegedly caused by sudden acceleration occur in Wisconsin, Canada
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Toyota
The past few days have seen a new rash of stories about Toyotas run amok. First, a 2009 Venza struck a house in Hamilton, Ontario. According to The Hamilton Spectator, the driver said he lost control of the vehicle after experiencing uncontrolled acceleration. While 2009-2010 Venzas were recalled for [...]
Video: Smoking Gun? ABC News expert recreates sudden acceleration without CPU error code
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Videos, Toyota
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Earlier today, ABC News released a report asserting that the cause of Toyota’s unintended accelerations issues might not be a faulty accelerator mechanism, but an electronic flaw in the automaker’s engine control unit – something that’s been suspected, although never confirmed, for [...]
