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Honda Motor may be the subject of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation because of possible acceleration problems with its Honda Accord Hybrid that may have caused a 2005 crash that killed one person.

Toyota is asking a federal court in California to dismiss lawsuits claiming that electronics -- not floor mats or sticky gas pedals -- are the cause of unintended acceleration in its vehicles, saying plaintiffs have not proved there's a design defect in the vehicles' electronic systems.

Toyota has asked a federal judge to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits over problems with unintended acceleration in its vehicles. The world's largest automaker says such complaints are based on anecdotes, and fail to identify specific defects.

A House committee continues to press Toyota about what it knew when regarding unintended acceleration in its vehicles. Lawmakers now suspect Toyota of being less than forthcoming about the "new" brake-override feature it's installing.

The Obama administration is considering requiring all cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to have brakes that can override gas pedals to prevent sudden acceleration problems like those that led to reports of deaths and the recall of millions of Toyotas, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told...

When it comes to luring car buyers into showrooms, long warranty packages and "cash back" offers are among the oldest tricks in the book. Manufacturers are often reluctant to use these methods, because they're costly. But in Toyota's case, it may not have many other options.

Toyota said Tuesday it was suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled vehicle models to fix accelerator pedals that stick, the latest quality problem to confront the world's No. 1 automaker.

Toyota's (TM) recall of 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus models is the Japanese car maker's largest U.S. recall and ranks among the top 10 of all U.S. vehicle recalls. The recall addresses stuck accelerators caused by jammed floor mats. Since 2004, at least 30 crashes and 20 injuries involving...