All the headlines from our Toyota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 3 2010 // Mismatched bumpers on cars and SUVs produce far more costly damage in low speed collisions than bumpers that do line up, new car safety research shows.Bumpers on cars are designed to match up with each other in collisions,...
Oct 18 2010 // Insurer Suits“We are expected to be one of several insurance companies that are taking this action.” —Allstate spokeswoman Christina Loznicka after Allstate Insurance Co. announced it had sued Toyota Motor...
Sep 21 2010 // Toyota Motor Corp. has settled what is widely regarded as the most serious lawsuit of the hundreds of claims the automaker faces.The company has agreed to settle the suit brought by relatives of four family members killed...
Aug 11 2010 // A key element of the U.S. government’s investigation of Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles and other systems found no defects beyond what is known to explain crashes blamed on unintended acceleration, the...
Aug 5 2010 // A woman sued Toyota Motor Corp., BP America Inc. and others, claiming their actions contributed to a March fire at a gasoline pump that killed her son.The wrongful-death and product liability action filed in Philadelphia...
Jul 27 2010 // The House of Representatives will try to advance an overhaul of auto safety laws when Congress returns from its August recess, a top lawmaker said recently.Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce...
Jul 14 2010 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases.The...
Jun 15 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Iowa-based Toyota Motor Insurance Company (TMIC), both with stable outlooks. The...
May 27 2010 // A judge has ordered the pretrial merger of at least 40 California state court lawsuits filed against Toyota over cars that have raced out of control, including a case stemming from the fatal crash that sparked the...
May 3 2010 // Flood Watch“It is alarming that the NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program) was allowed to expire, causing so much confusion and potentially leaving desperate homeowners and small businesses unprotected for more than...
Apr 28 2010 // Federal officials want to review a New Hampshire collision that killed four people, three in a Toyota Highlander. The Boston Globe reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received two consumer complaints...
Apr 20 2010 // Insurance companies are gearing up to recoup from Toyota money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It could also mean money back for...
Apr 19 2010 // Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will pay a record $16.4 million fine to U.S. safety regulators to settle a complaint that the company delayed a recall over defective accelerator pedals.Toyota, however, said it made a...
Apr 12 2010 // A panel of federal judges Friday consolidated dozens of lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. over cars that have raced out of control, assigning them to a single federal judge in Los Angeles.The decision is another step in...
Apr 5 2010 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for failing to notify the auto safety agency of the dangerous “sticky...
Mar 26 2010 // Scores of high-powered U.S. trial lawyers pursuing Toyota in court over the car company’s wide-ranging safety recalls gathered Wednesday to compare notes, strategize and jostle for a prime shot at the legal...
Mar 24 2010 // A New York housekeeper who reported that her boss’ Toyota Prius accelerated on its own and wouldn’t brake as she hurtled toward a stone wall apparently had her foot on the gas pedal the entire time, according...
Mar 19 2010 // U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp. Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said Thursday.The...
Mar 18 2010 // Lawyers seeking civil damages against Toyota Motor Corp. on behalf of U.S. consumers for diminished resale value of recalled vehicles are broadening their cases to add racketeering claims against the automaker.Using...
Mar 17 2010 // A Seattle couple has sued Toyota, seeking to have the company take back the vehicle they just bought or reimburse them for lost value.Dana and Douglas Eller filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court, seeking class action...