Automobile Accidents

• Toyota Recall: Exponent Testing Designed For Toyota's Lawyers, Not For Safety

  Brett Emison | March 08, 2010 4:18 PM | 43 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Toyota executives told Congress in sworn testimony that it gave a consulting company called Exponent an unlimited budget to research electromagnetic sources of Toyota's sudden acceleration problems....

• Dear Ted Frank...

  Brett Emison | July 17, 2010 11:12 AM | 28 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Ted Frank lied about me in a blog post (apparently without comments enabled), so I will answer his accusations here. First, a little background. On July 13, 2010, Ted Frank wrote a short...

• Toyota Recall: UPDATE - Toyota Recalls Not Fixing Acceleration Problem

  Brett Emison | March 05, 2010 11:16 AM | 17 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I've been saying it for months and reported it here again yesterday: Toyota's recall fixes are not working. Now, the post-recall sudden acceleration complaints keep growing. According to...

• Toyota Denied Sudden Acceleration Problem For More Than 5 Years

  Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:00 AM | 16 CommentsKansas City, MO

  It appears that Toyota has denied its sudden acceleration problem for more than 5 years. Toyota's recall for floor mat problems is not the end of the story and the company needs to do more to...

• Toyota and Exponent Hid Sudden Acceleration Evidence And Altered Documents... Anyone Surprised?

  Brett Emison | July 01, 2010 10:15 AM | 15 CommentsKansas City, MO

  If you have been following the Toyota sudden acceleration problem at this blog, on Injury Board or elsewhere, you probably already know that Toyota's dirty tricks are putting you at risk. I've...

• Toyota Recall: Another Acceleration Crash; But Toyota Denies Defect

  Brett Emison | February 02, 2010 11:29 AM | 15 CommentsKansas City, MO

  After ignoring the sudden acceleration problem for more than five years, Toyota has expanded its multiple gas pedal recalls of more than 9 million vehicles for a fifth time to include Toyota...

• Celebrity Plastic Surgeon Killed Texting While Driving

  Brett Emison | August 18, 2010 10:30 AM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A Virginia Tech study has shown that drivers are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash if they are texting instead of paying attention. People Magazine reported that a celebrity plastic...

• Rush Limbaugh Caller Blames Obama For Toyota Recall

  Brett Emison | January 30, 2010 8:38 AM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Who is to blame for Toyota's sudden acceleration recall mess? According to a Rush Limbaugh caller, it is President Obama. RUSH: Marion, Illinois, John, you're next, Open Line Friday....

• Toyota Sudden Acceleration Recall: Company Focuses On Wrong Problem

  Brett Emison | November 26, 2009 10:06 AM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There have been a number of reports regarding the Toyota sudden acceleration recall since it was announced yesterday, the day before Thanksgiving. The experts at Safety Research & Strategies...

• Toyota Recall: Experts Point To Electronics; Electro-Magnetic Interference

  Brett Emison | February 04, 2010 9:53 AM | 9 CommentsKansas City, MO

  As I have documented for months, many experts believe Toyota's sudden acceleration problem stems primarily from a defect in the vehicles' electronics - the electronic throttle controls and the...