| Feb 04 |
Toyota stuck accelerator followed by Prius bad brakes defect
The U.S. Department of Transportation has begun investigating flaws in the 2010 Prius’ brakes, after its safety arm, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, fielded 124 complaints from consumers. Four of those complaints concerned brake-related accidents in the Japanese automaker’s hybrids. It seems some Prius brakes fail to function properly when the vehicle travels over potholes, bumpy roads or surfaces which are slippery or uneven. That’s not good, especially when you consider how common such surfaces are on streets and highways. On them, a Prius’ braking might pause when the car shifts from its traditional hydraulic brakes to an electronic braking system. |
Will Toyota’s defective product failures ever stop? First it was 
| Jan 22 |
Toyota, Lexus stuck accelerator in a car crash merits a defective product lawsuit
Last October, four people died near San Diego due to a stuck Toyota accelerator pedal. They were a California Highway Patrol officer and his family of three. Almost four million such vehicles are on America’s roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigated and initially dismissed many incidents, though hundreds were reported. Yet the accidents, injuries and fatalities mounted. Finally, the NHTSA and Toyota — which also owns Lexus — asked drivers of the defective Toyota and Lexus vehicles to remove their driver’s side floor mat and not replace it. This safety measure pertains to models from 2004-2010. |
Toyota and Lexus cars have a defect, and as a result, Americans are dying. It’s a stuck accelerator pedal, which gets snagged on a floor mat. Braking alone will not stop a car that’s in full and constant acceleration, which is why scores of Americans have been injured or killed.| Sep 08 |
Toyota SUV rollover lawsuit could spark reopening car accident cases
That’s because a so-called “whistle blower” has stepped in to tell what he believes is the truth: that Toyota for years tried to keep a lid on investigations which showed why the Japanese automaker’s SUVs were inherently dangerous. This charge has come from Dimitrios Biller, a lawyer who formerly represented Toyota in rollover cases. He’s now spearheading a lawsuit claiming that Toyota destroyed information which should have been available for plaintiffs in hundreds of defective product lawsuits. He also says Toyota withheld a report on roof-crush data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Biller is suing Toyota for fraud, unfair practices and racketeering. Toyota dismisses his claims. |
In mystery-novel terms, those hurt in a Toyota SUV rollover accident now may have a “smoking gun.”