Posts tagged stuck

• Freight Train Crashes Into Tow Truck; Car Stuck On Railroad Crossing

  Brett Emison | March 22, 2012 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Washington Post and Gazette.net have both reported on a railroad crossing accident in which a freight train crashed into a tow truck trying to remove a vehicle that was stuck on the railroad...

• Mechanical Defect Found In Runaway Toyota

  Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After being imprisoned for manslaughter, a Minnesota man is asking for a new trial after an expert found a mechanical problem that caused the throttle cable to become stuck and evidence that the...

• Toyota Recall: California Prosecutors Suing Toyota Because of Acceleration Problems

  Brett Emison | March 13, 2010 10:22 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Detroit Free Press and BBC News have reported that prosecutors in Orange County, California will sue Toyota because Toyota knew about defects in several Toyota model lines, but did not tell...

• Toyota Recall: Are Criminal Charges Against Toyota Coming Next?

  Brett Emison | March 11, 2010 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After at least 34 Toyota sudden acceleration deaths, attempts to cover up the sudden acceleration problem since 1986, and lie after lie after lie, USA Today has reported that Toyota may face...

• Toyota Recall: Runaway Prius Rescued By California Highway Patrol

  Brett Emison | March 09, 2010 10:23 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  News sources across the country, including Fox News, the Today Show on NBC and the Los Angeles Times, have reported on a runaway Toyota Prius that was rescued by California Highway Patrol officers...

• Toyota Predicts Sales Jump Despite Gas Pedal Recall

  Brett Emison | January 26, 2010 3:27 PM | 8 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week, Toyota expanded its massive sudden acceleration recall to include another 2.3 million vehicles, bringing the total number of vehicles recalled to 6.5 million. Just days later, USA Today...

• Toyota Sudden Acceleration Recall: Company Knew Of Gas Pedal Problem Last Year

  Brett Emison | January 25, 2010 12:13 PM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Toyota announced last week an extension of its massive recall due to accelerator problems and recalling another 2.3 million vehicles. Despite its recall of 6.5 million Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac...

• Toyota Recall: Experts Point To Electronic Throttles; Not Floor Mats In Sudden Acceleration Problem

  Brett Emison | November 30, 2009 11:09 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Los Angeles Times has reported that safety data points to Toyota electronic throttles -- not floor mats -- as the primary cause of sudden acceleration problems. Amid widening concern over...

• Toyota Acceleration Problem: Company Ignores Canadian Customers

  Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Canadian source, TheStar.com, has reported that, even though Toyota has sent letters to millions of U.S. customers warning them about floor mat problems resulting in sudden unexpected acceleration,...

• Toyota Accelerator Recall: Potential Fixes Discussed

  Brett Emison | November 18, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Detroit Free Press has reported on talks between government regulators and Toyota regarding potential fixes for the Toyota sudden acceleration problem. Federal regulators and Toyota Motor...