2010 Vehicle Safety Press Articles

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April 1, 2010

Commercial Appeal (TN), Families sue over deaths of 2 DeSoto County girls

The families of two DeSoto County girls killed nearly two years ago in an ATV accident have filed a lawsuit against the company that makes the all-terrain vehicle. Wednesday, Melissa and Richard Lee Bates, the parents of Emily Bates; and Aundria and Thomas Dilworth, the parents of Lauren Dilworth, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Yamaha Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. of America. More...

March 15, 2010

Washington Post, "Two Washington area drivers sue Toyota, alleging acceleration problems in cars"

Two Washington area drivers have filed personal injury lawsuits against the Toyota Motor Corp., joining about 280 personal injury and class-action suits filed across the country against the company. More...

February 24, 2010

Newsday, "Automaker sued over fatal crash"

The family of a Long Island woman who died in a 2007 crash has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit contending that the problem of unexpected acceleration could affect all Toyotas built since 2002. Tyrene Livingston, 21, of Roosevelt, was killed in October 2007 when her Toyota Yaris - a model not affected by recall notices - went out of control across four lanes of U.S. Route 30 in East Pittsburgh, Pa., and into some woods. More...

February 23, 2010

New York Times, "House Panel Says Toyota Misled Public on Safety"

Leading Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Monday that Toyota relied on a flawed study in dismissing the notion that computer issues could be at fault for sticking accelerator pedals, and then made misleading statements about the repairs. More...

February 22, 2010

National Public Radio, "Toyota Seen Facing Multiple Lawsuits"

It's not just Congress, regulators or consumers who are taking aim at Toyota these days. Lawyers are joining the fray, with the number of lawsuits filed against the world's largest automaker climbing daily. Toyota has already recalled more than 8.5 million vehicles because of unintended acceleration and braking problems. Now, the company and the U.S. government are looking into steering complaints involving its popular Corolla compact. More...

February 22, 2010

Detroit News, "Toyota said it saved more than $100M in '07 recall"

Toyota Motor Corp. officials bragged last July about avoiding a costly whole-scale recall of sudden acceleration complaints, a document turned over to congressional investigators shows. A limited recall saved the Japanese automaker, whose executives will be grilled by congressional committees starting on Tuesday, more than $100 million, according to the presentation obtained by The Detroit News on Sunday. More...

February 3, 2010

Los Angeles Times, "Toyota acceleration defect inquiry expands to include additional models"

As reported in the Los Angeles Times, congressional investigators are expanding their look into the large recall of Toyota vehicles by examining whether the sudden acceleration problems affect other models, suggesting as well that all Toyota vehicles be retrofitted to avoid the problem. More...

January 28, 2010

CNN Money, "Toyota recalls top 5.3 million vehicles"

As reported by CNN Money, Toyota's recall troubles continue to grow, with the total number of vehicles affected by two recalls involving gas pedals growing to at least 5.3 million. The latest addition to the recalls was announced Wednesday, with 1.1 million vehicles added to the 4.2 million recalled in November to fix a problem in which the gas pedal can become caught on the edge of the removable floormat, causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. More...

January 22, 2010

New York Times, "Toyota Issues Second Large Recall in Two Months"

As reported in the New York Times, Toyota Motor issued its second large recall in two months on Thursday to fix a problem with accelerator pedals that can get stuck, causing vehicles to speed up unintentionally. Toyota said that it did not yet have a solution but in the meantime instructed drivers who experience a stuck pedal to brake with “firm and steady” pressure. More...