This was a bad week for auto manufacturer, Toyota. First came the news about its Lexus GX460 luxury SUV that has the potential to roll over on certain curves. In light of that news, Toyota said that it will halt sales of that model until they figure out how to fix the problem. Then, on Friday [...]
Toyota announced their much anticipated sales figures for the month of February earlier this week. It was expected that their sales would decline as this was the first full month since the hoopla regarding the spontaneous acceleration in many Toyota vehicles had become the talk of every news show, newspaper, late night talk show and many [...]
Nissan announced a recall for about 540,000 of their vehicles on Wednesday for two separate problems with their cars that have not caused any injuries or deaths. This comes only one day after GM issued a recall (see yesterday’s post for more details on it) for 1.3 million of its cars. Don’t you find it [...]
On Tuesday, GM announced a recall for about 1.3 million vehicles in North America. Models include the Chevrolet Cobalt and various Pontiacs (depending on the country you’re in). The reason is for a faulty power steering problem that can make it hard to maneuver. No deaths have been reported from these problems and they do not [...]
Here we go again. Today the Toyota Prius is being recalled for a different reason than the other recalls that took place recently. This time the brakes on the Prius’ do not always work as they should due to a software glitch. This prompted the car maker to issue a global recall for 437,000 Prius’. [...]
Are you in the market for a new car and until two weeks ago a Toyota model was what you were leaning towards? If so, I will help point you in a better direction. If you look you at some of my previous posts on this subject, I have been saying for a few years now [...]
(Important Update)- If you own a 2009-2010 Toyota vehicle and you feel that your car is accelerating even though your foot is not on the gas pedal, then slam your brakes as hard as possible and put the car in Neutral, then turn your engine off. This can save you life!
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