Posts tagged accelerator

• Maryland Public Pension Fund to be Lead Plaintiff in Toyota Class Action

  Mike Ferrara | August 13, 2010 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the aftermath of its recent recalls of more than 8 million vehicles, Toyota now faces over 300 federal and state lawsuits, including suits over injury and death caused by...

• New Evidence in Toyota Vehicular Homicide Case Points to Faulty Cruise Control

  Mike Ferrara | April 22, 2010 8:31 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The conviction of a man sentenced to eight years in prison for vehicular homicide is being re-examined in light of the recent Toyota recalls for unintended acceleration. And a new...

• Toyota is Not Only Deceitful, but Terribly Organized

  Mike Ferrara | April 16, 2010 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week, we learned that not long before the massive Toyota recalls began, a top executive told the company, “The time to hide on this one is over. We need to come clean.”...

• Unsafe Lexus SUVs Pulled from the Market – How Much Was Toyota Hiding?

  Camryn Hansen | April 13, 2010 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After Consumer Reports issued a “do not buy” warning for the Lexus GX 460, having found it patently unsafe in rollover accidents, Toyota (which owns Lexus) announced it would...

• Before the Recalls: “We Need to Come Clean,” Said Top Toyota Exec

  Mike Ferrara | April 09, 2010 8:53 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Now there is more proof than ever that Toyota knew full well that it had problems with unintended acceleration long before it informed the public or took any action to fix sticking...

• NHTSA Seeks $16 Million, Maximum Civil Penalty from Toyota

  Camryn Hansen | April 05, 2010 7:42 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has announced that it will seek $16.375 million, the maximum allowed civil fine, against Toyota for failing to notify the federal...

• For Three Years, Toyota Ignored Need for Brake Override Software

  Mike Ferrara | March 14, 2010 10:04 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Since 2007, when a number of complaints had already come in saying that Toyotas were accelerating out of control, federal regulators have been asking Toyota to install software in its...

• Legal Questions about Toyota? Listen In and Call Up.

  Mike Ferrara | March 12, 2010 9:59 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A growing number of Toyota owners are experiencing life-threatening problems with their vehicles, including sudden out-of-control acceleration, failing brakes and steering difficulties,...

• Two More Runaway Toyota Priuses!

  Mike Ferrara | March 09, 2010 10:30 PM | 1 CommentCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Over the past two days, two more Toyota Priuses have accelerated out of control—one causing the driver to crash into a stone wall. A 56-year-old woman was pulling out of a...

• How Do I Stop a Runaway Car?

  Mike Ferrara | March 07, 2010 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  By now, everyone knows that millions upon millions of Toyotas are being recalled for having problems with unintended acceleration. Since the recall process takes some time, not everyone whose car...