All Entries Tagged With: "unintended acceleration"
Akio Toyoda – Acceleration Recalls Are Turning Point
The record $1.2B fine Toyota recently paid to settle criminal probes into the unintended acceleration issue have a silver lining according to Toyota President Akio Toyoda. It is a turning point for them and the industry. Toyota consumers can expect more ticky-tacky recalls and a re-commitment to quality. Get ready for a new Toyota.
Toyota is paying a large fine to settle a criminal probe. This settlement will bring many changes to the company.
Ford Sued Over Unintended Acceleration Vulnerability – Sound Familiar Toyota?
Ford was sued on Thursday, March 28, 2013 by 20 consumers looking to get compensated by Ford for cars and trucks they say were “vulnerable to unintended acceleration“. Wait, isn’t that just a Toyota problem. Apparently not!
Ford has been sued over cars and trucks that are “vulnerable to unintended acceleration.” Not just a Toyota issue it seems.
Toyota Settles $1.1 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit – Not a Big Deal
The media has been swarming lately with Toyota’s tentative settlement of a class-action lawsuit around the unintended acceleration hub-bub a few years ago. Frankly, it really isn’t that big of a deal. Here’s why.
Toyota’s announced settlement of a $1.1 Billion class-action lawsuit isn’t that big of a deal. It is a smart public relations move, that’s all.
Another Unintended Acceleration Case – Shocker Not a Toyota
A defense attorney in Palm Beach, Fla., is claiming that his client’s vehicle developed a computer malfunction that caused the car to lurch forward and slam into another vehicle. Another case of unintended acceleration for Toyota? Nope, try a “far-fetched” defense of a Bentley.
In another twist of the unintended acceleration issue, a defense attorney is claiming that his client's 2007 Bentley rammed another car due to a computer malfunction. Sound familiar Toyota owners?
Toyota Responds to “Grossly Inaccurate” CNN Report
On Thursday, March 1, 2012 CNN ran a report that accused Toyota of covering up a 2006 memo that CNN says reveals that the Japanese Automaker’s engineers knew about the “unintended acceleration” in their vehicles including the Tundra. Toyota responded quickly about these allegations calling the report “Grossly Inaccurate.”
