ToyotaRecall

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) said Wednesday it is recalling about 550,000 vehicles worldwide - mostly in the United States - for problems that could make it harder to steer. The recall affects 447,000 vehicles in North America, as well as 38,000 in Japan and another 25,000 in Australia and...

Somebody forgot to tell the automakers that the economy is going downhill: Auto sales in September were up 10% over last year's numbers, with all of Detroit's Big Three posting solid gains. Imports, however, did not fare as well. Can Toyota, once unstoppable, win back its former primacy, post-tsunami and accelerator debacle?

Toyota said it is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles around the world for defects that may cause fuel leakage. It is the latest in a 15-month string of recalls for the Japanese automaker. The recall effects a wide range of models, including the IS and GS Lexus luxury models in North America and...

Toyota faces several pending class actions that allege it publicly dismissed the seriousness of several design flaws while knowing that the problems might have caused a dramatic sell-off of Toyota shares.

Toyota plans to install a brake override system in all of its new cars. The company will also appoint a global quality committee. But will this bring customers back?

Thinking about buying a car? You may benefit from Toyota's recent recall troubles. The beleaguered car maker is considering offering larger incentives and an extended warranty program to try and lure customers back following its largest recall ever. Toyota is talking with its U.S. dealers about a...

Rental car rates became even more expensive this week as agencies nationwide grappled with the loss of scores of recently-recalled Toyotas now sitting in mechanics' garages waiting for retrofits. The dilemma prompted one of the country's largest agencies, Hertz, to say that it won't honor coupons...

Japanese automaker Toyota is recalling nearly a half million of its Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems, sure to further shake consumer confidence in the carmaker. The recall covers a total of 436,000 units globally, including the 2010 Prius, Sai, Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid) and Lexus...

Toyota released a fix for its recalled vehicles with problematic accelerators -- a small steel reinforcement bar that will be installed to reduce surface tension and stop the accelerator from sticking. However, Toyota owners are asked to wait for their certified letter from Toyota in the mail...

Toyota has recalled and halted the sale of eight models of its cars due to a sticky accelerator and because the company has no fix for the problem (a federal no-no.) Unfortunately, those eight models make up more than 1 million vehicles in the nation. The models are: 2009-2010 RAV4...