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Lexus RX450h
Lexus

Lexus RX gets a new old recall

Toyota's enormous recall from a couple of years back seems to have gone away and as Lexus makes a comeback in the luxury sales market it seems to have been put behind us. And just as things started settling into the norm, Lexus make a surprising announcement that just reeks of Deja Vu. They will be recalling some RX Crossovers....

2010 Lexus ES
Toyota

Toyota recall costs the Japanese one more lawsuit

How much more suffering can you get from the same problem? I'm not sure, but the guys at Toyota definitely have proper knowledge about it. In a recent announcement of the unintended acceleration recall the Japanese are back to visiting the court room. The latest struggle Toyota had with a lawsuit in America (where else) saw them losing out another...

Toyota Dealership
Toyota

Toyota recall makes a comeback

Somehow, Toyota can't manage to avoid the previous problems, especially when it comes to mentioning legal repercussions of the unintended acceleration situation. Boy did I ever say that politically. Toyota screwed up big time and they paid through the nose for it. Through the nose is still a subjective term, while the sum of money seems immense to most of...

Honda Accord Hybrid
Honda

Honda Accord Hybrid under the NHTSA magnifying glass

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced that they're pulling out all the stops in a new investigation. The latest NHTSA investigation focuses on the Honda Accord Hybrid and a serious problem which may be related to unintended acceleration. Apparently the owner of a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid got into an accident which led to a fatality (the...