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2009 Lexus ES
Toyota

Toyota’s unintended acceleration recall rears its ugly head again

In the olden days, in good quality movies it was impossible to kill the baddie. In present times however, things have slightly changed. For Toyota at least, the baddie was their enormous and unrivaled recall for unintended acceleration problems. While they have "killed the recall off" some problems it generated keep cropping up. The latest in the long line of...

2007 Jeep Compass
Chrysler

Chrysler recall of 25000 Dodge and Jeep vehicles

It would seem that the problem of unintentional accelerations is still haunting us as Chrysler announced today that it is recalling some 25,000 Dodge and Jeep vehicles to fix a sticking gas pedal issue. The troublesome pedals in the Chrysler vehicles apparently are made by the same supplier involved in a much larger recall of Toyota vehicles for the exact...

2010 Ford Fusion
Ford

Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan probed for sticky accelerators

Remember the times when Toyota's recall, sticky accelerators and floor mats problems were grabbing headlines left and right? Well, of course you do, because it wasn't that long ago, to be honest, and there are still some lawsuits looking over this particular issue but it's not over. Oh no, there's more bad news to come from the unintentional acceleration problems...

Toyota Prius Logo
Toyota

Toyota lawsuit number up to 327

We all knew Toyota's recall handling would lead to problems and that America is a country with a bit of a suing culture. Put the two together and you have the recipe for something momentous in terms of lawsuits and court action. What has happened is that Toyota is now facing an incredible number of 327 calls to face the...