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    • safety

      Toyota Says It's Not Hiding Anything In Runaway Cars Investigation

      One of Toyota's execs said today that the company isn't covering up information about its suddenly accelerating cars, but the Department of Transportation doesn't seem to agree. More »

      4:54 PM on Thu Nov 5 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,907 views, 35 comments

    • recalls

      Memo Reveals Tragic Details Of Stuck Pedal Lexus Crash (Pics)

      Tragic details are revealed in NHTSA memo about the Lexus that crashed at almost 100 MPH after the gas pedal became stuck on the floormat, leading to the immolation and death of the four family-members inside, and Toyota's 3.8 million vehicle recall. More »

      11:16 AM on Fri Oct 30 2009
      By Ben Popken
      21,060 views, 178 comments

    • consumer reports

      Some Ford Cars Are Reliable, Actually Worth Buying

      Several Ford cars are among the world's most reliable vehicles, according to the latest annual car reliability survey from Consumer Reports. More »

      3:00 PM on Tue Oct 27 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      20,944 views, 129 comments

    • badvertising

      Woman Sues Toyota For Convincing Her She Was Being Stalked

      It's probably a bad idea to market to consumers by tricking them with practical jokes. It's definitely a bad idea to make a consumer fear for her safety over a five day period because she thinks a stalker is coming after her. That's why a woman in Los Angeles is suing Toyota for $10 million after being on the receiving end of a Punk'd-style stunt to promote the Toyota Matrix. More »

      7:29 PM on Mon Oct 19 2009
      By Chris Walters
      21,809 views, 134 comments

      Most discussed TheObserver: Well, I guess it would be scary to receive emails and messages through the internet. People HAVE been stalked and more »

    • the more you know

      Testing Stuck Accelerator Survival Strategies

      The recent recall of millions of Toyotas due to their floor mats' unfortunate tendency to trap the cars' accelerators, a flaw which has caused at least one confirmed horrific fatal accident, has caused people to wonder: if this happened to me, what would I do? Equipped with several different makes of cars and a test track, our colleagues at Consumer Reports Cars decided to play Mythbusters and put different stuck-accelerator survival strategies to the test. More »

      3:00 PM on Sat Oct 17 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      17,158 views, 139 comments

      Most discussed nonsane: Please don't shut the car off unless it will not shift into neutral. Steering lock engaging sucks while going more »

    • audio

      Toyota: 911 Call Of Family's Fatal Lexus Crash Due To Gas Pedal Stuck On Floormats

      Warning: This audio is graphic and shocking. Before Toyota could be bothered to recall 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus cars that they had known for two years had a problem, an off-duty state trooper and three members of his family had to die in fatal car crash when the gas pedal got stuck on the floormat. This is the recording of their 911 call moments before they crashed into the end of the freeway at 120 mph. More »

      6:28 PM on Wed Oct 7 2009
      By Ben Popken
      38,867 views, 375 comments

      Most discussed TurboWagon00: Hasn't this already been hashed through ? Shouldn't a CHP officer know that ? Tragic but completely avoidable. more »

    • recalls

      Non-Recalled Toyotas Could Still Have Dangerous Floor Mats

      Just because your specific Toyota wasn't among the 3.8 million recalled last week doesn't mean you're safe. More »

      11:00 AM on Tue Oct 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      9,670 views, 68 comments

    • Remove Floor Mats Immediately

      Toyota Recalls 3.8 Mil Cars For Stuck Gas Pedal Danger

      Toyota is recalling 3.8 million cars and warning owners of certain late-model cars to immediately remove their driver's side floor mat to avoid accelerators getting stuck. The affected Toyota and Lexus models are: More »

      4:27 PM on Tue Sep 29 2009
      By Ben Popken
      16,286 views, 96 comments

    • happy endings

      Walmart Responds, Fixes Ruined Transmission

      We're not entirely sure Consumerist is responsible for Walmart finally getting back to Jeff on his ruined transmission—and frankly, because of the length of time between the incident and his complaint, as well as Walmart's reputation for silence on consumer complaints like this, we didn't expect much to happen at all. We were wrong, and we tip our hats to Walmart for making good on a very expensive mistake. Read Jeff's update below. More »

      3:46 PM on Wed Sep 2 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,784 views, 46 comments

      Most discussed Rusty-Shackleford: I know a guy that worked as an oil jocky at Wal-Mart that got into a customers car and tried more »

    • vehicles

      Mysterious Oil Change Ruins Transmission, But Walmart Won't Respond

      Update: Walmart has responded!

      Jeff's 2006 Toyota Tacoma is now sitting in his driveway sans transmission, because back in February someone massively screwed up an oil change:

      Apparently, a mechanic mistakenly drained all of the transmission fluid out of the housing. After realizing their mistake, they filled up the transmission with a mysterious chocolate-milk-colored, burnt, foul smelling liquid. Like gear oil.

      More »

      9:21 PM on Tue Sep 1 2009
      By Chris Walters
      14,377 views, 123 comments

    • toyota

      Toyota Accused Of Hiding Evidence In Hundreds Of Consumer Lawsuits

      A former attorney for Toyota Motor Sales has filed a federal racketeering suit against the company, accusing them of failing to turn over or destroying documents relevant to accident victims' lawsuits against the company. More »

      1:30 PM on Sun Aug 30 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      8,724 views, 97 comments

    • recalls

      Toyota Will Recall 95,700 Vehicles That May Experience Brake Problems At Very Low Temperatures

      Toyota has announced that it plans to recall 95,700 2009 and 2010 model year Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and 2008 and 2009 Scion xD vehicles all equipped with 1.8 liter engines. The company is only notifying owners in states "affected" by extremely low temperatures: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. More »

      5:12 PM on Thu Aug 27 2009
      By Meg Marco
      4,917 views, 77 comments

      Most discussed tbax929 is rooting for...: Is the xD the one that looks like a box on wheels? Just curious. more »

    • cars

      Honda, Toyota, Ford Top Cash For Clunkers Sellers

      Some initial statistics are in on the vehicles traded in and purchased in the "Cash for Clunkers" program. Unsurprisingly, 80% of the vehicles traded in are trucks or SUVs, and the top sellers among car-buyers come from Honda, Toyota, and Ford. More »

      3:03 PM on Wed Aug 5 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      5,704 views, 46 comments

    • damage control

      Dealership Video-Responds To Customer's Hidden Camera Expose

      Mark Hampton has posted a video response to his dealership getting totally snagged by a customer who stashed a hidden camera in his vehicle and caught mechanics doing some dirty deeds. More »

      7:27 PM on Fri Jul 10 2009
      By Ben Popken
      45,777 views, 141 comments

    • caught in the act

      VIDEO: Toyota Employees Taped Stealing From, Watching Porn In Customer's Truck

      UPDATE: Dealership Video-Responds To Customer's Hidden Camera Expose

      The first two times Jason brought his truck in to his local Toyota dealership for service, he noticed that someone had taken quarters from his change compartment. He complained both times, but was ignored. So the third time he brought his truck in, he placed a video camera on the passenger side. The dealership didn't ignore him this time. More »

      10:58 AM on Tue Jul 7 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      229,433 views, 310 comments

    • bizarre

      Car Ad On Craigslist Has Hidden Paragraph On Hitler

      Our commenter Zorantor discovered a weird, uh, can you call this an Easter egg?, buried at the bottom of a Craigslist post last night:

      I was poking around craigslist tonight, to see if I could find a gift for a friend of mine who's interested in World War II. I didn't find much that caught my eye. That is, until I tried searching "Hitler."

      More »

      12:03 PM on Mon May 25 2009
      By Chris Walters
      13,667 views, 41 comments

      Most discussed Trai_Dep: Of the millions of ads placed, a couple crappy ones show up. Out of the billions of responses generated, a more »

    • automakers

      Toyota Posts First Loss In 59 Years

      Here's a story that we missed late last week, probably because we were busy having nightmares about snake heads. Toyota lost $7.74 billion this past quarter. That's more than GM (though less than GM pre-bailout), and much more than predicted. It's the company's first annual loss since Elvis was in the Army.

      The reasons for this are pretty obvious. Toyota's troubles are caused by a bad economy, the North American credit crunch, and a strong yen. Falling gas prices also make the Prius seem way less cool.

      Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come [Wall Street Journal] (Thanks to everyone who sent this in!)

      (Photo: blue_j)

      5:39 PM on Tue May 12 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      2,414 views, 57 comments

      Most discussed Ben Popken: Honda's answer to the Prius, the Insight, is only $19,250. more »

    • auto bailout

      Toyota And Maybe Honda And Mazda Asking For A Bailout

      It's not just US automakers that are in trouble these days. Toyota is asking its government for a bailout and now Bloomberg says that Honda and Mazda might do the same. More »

      9:59 AM on Wed Mar 4 2009
      By Meg Marco
      7,598 views, 93 comments

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