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Sort by relevance 826 pages found matching toyota recalls- FDA Investigating Adverse Event Reports Associated with Tylenol Recall
May-25-10 New York, NY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it is investigating some 775 reports of serious side effects associated with 50 over-the-counter children's medicines made by McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson, which were recalled earlier this month due to quality and safety issues. Among the adverse events are reports of seven dea... - Children's Deaths Prompt Recall of 1.8 Million Toy Dart Guns
Washington, DC: Family Dollar Stores of Charlotte, NC, is recalling 1.8 million toy dart gun sets, due to reports of two asphyxiation deaths involving a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, Il, and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee, WI. If a child places the soft, pliable plastic toy dart in his/her mouth, the toy can be inhaled into the throat and prevent the... - Bike Accidents Spike Higher in Warm Weather, Children at Risk
May-9-10 El Reno, OK It's always a tragedy when bicycle accidents befall children, as Patrick and Kim Pearson of Warrensburg know all too well. Their seven-year-old son, Tucker, was out riding his bicycle on April 28 when he was struck by a 2006 Toyota traveling east along Southeast 180 Road, about two miles east of Missouri Route 13. The 5/3/10 edition of t... - Toyota Accelerator Recall Repairs by the Numbers
May-6-10 Detroit, MI As the lawsuits continue to pile up and the Toyota continues to deny that rapid acceleration has anything to do with electronic throttle systems, the automaker has been quietly repairing the millions of vehicles recalled for sticking accelerator pedals , ill-fitting floor mats and software updates for specific models. Today's issue of just-a... - FDA Orders Recall of Baxter Colleague Infusion Pumps
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Baxter Healthcare Corp to recall and destroy all of its Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps (Colleague pumps) currently in use in the United States. This action is based on a longstanding failure to correct many serious problems with the pumps. The FDA believes there may be as man... - Toyota Sudden Acceleration Litigation: 320 Lawsuits Filed
May-3-10 Los Angeles, CA Toyota now faces more than 320 lawsuits in both federal and state courts with regard to the problem with sudden and unanticipated acceleration. So far the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has linked no fewer than 52 deaths to acceleration problems. Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine to the NHTSA for its de... - Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 2003 Model-Year Sequoia
Torrence, CA: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc, has announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 50,000 early-2003 Model-Year Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. The VSC system can help control a loss of traction in turns as a result of front or re... - Deaths and Adverse Events Prompt FDA Action on Infusion Pumps
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they are issuing preliminary guidelines requiring manufacturers of infusion pumps to supply them with adequate test data prior to the devices receiving federal approval for commercial sale. The move results from numerous complaints about a variety of automated pumps used to... - Toyota Stalls Customer
Apr-22-10 Wilmington, DE Evelyn is getting nothing but grief from Toyota . When the accelerator pedal stuck on her recalled 2009 Toyota Camry last December, she inadvertently caused a car crash. The repair bill and a rental car have cost her $5,000—and to add insult to injury, Toyota made her pay $1,100 before allowing her another rental! "On the morning... - Class 1 Recall Issued for LIFEPAK 15 Monitor Defibrillator
Washington, DC: Physio-Control Inc, and FDA have issued a Class I Recall of the LifePak 15 Monitor/Defibrillator because there is the potential for the device to unexpectedly: Power Off then On by itself. Power Off then NOT turn On. Power Off by itself requiring the operator to turn it back On. Stay powered On and not allow itself to be turn... - Toyota Recalls 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV Vehicles
Apr-21-10 Washington, DC In a testament to the thoroughness of the testing engineers at Consumer Reports Magazine, Toyota announced that it was issuing a worldwide recall of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV pending the implementation of a software fix to its electronic stabilization control (ESC). It was just last week that Consumer Reports issued a rare "Don't B... - Toyota Recall Prompts $16.4 Million in US Fines
Apr-21-10 Torrance, CA In the wake of the monumental Toyota recall that prompted the Japanese automaker to remove millions of vehicles with faulty accelerator pedals from the road, Toyota will now face fines of more than $16 million from the US Transportation Department. The fine, the largest penalty ever assessed against an automaker, stems from Toyota's dec... - Toyota Recalls 9,400 Lexus GX460 SUVs
Detroit, MN: Toyota Motor Corp., has announced that it will recall 9,400 Lexus GX 460 Sport Utility Vehicles to correct a problem that may result in drivers losing control of the vehicle. The recall follows a sales suspension of the Lexus GX 460 SUV on April 14, further to a defect discovered by Consumer Reports during routine testing. The problem cou... - Toyota recall | Camry recall | Lawyersandsettlements.com
In January, 2010, consumers learned about a Toyota safety recall that affects approximately 2.3 million vehicles. The Toyota recall is reportedly due to an issue in which accelerator pedals on specific Toyota models become stuck. Toyota also recalled approximately 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles due to the risk of pedal entrapment from incorrec... - Side by Side Car Crash Injures Three
Apr-20-10 St. Joseph, MO Missouri State Highway Patrol have announced that three teens were injured in a two car accident Monday, near Trentron. The accident involved a 1996 Toyota, driven by 19-year old Scott N. Ellison who was heading south on US Highway 65, when the 1992 Toyota behind him pulled out to overtake. Ellison reportedly struck the 1992 Toyota on... - Toyota Recalls 870,000 Sienna Minivans in North America
Detroit, MI: Toyota has announced that is recalling 600,000 Sienna 1998-2010 Minivans due to a corrosion risk in the cable holding the spare tire. If the cable corrodes the tire could fall into the roadway in a worst case scenario, and create a traffic hazard. Reportedly, the US government has received six complaints of spare tires falling free from th... - Toyota Stops Selling Lexus SUV Pending Further Rollover Tests
Apr-14-10 Detroit, MI Just hours after a respected consumer magazine issued a damning report of a high-end Lexus SUV for rollover potential due to a faulty electronic stabilizer control system (ESC), Toyota announced it would voluntarily stop selling the 2010 Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle. Toyota plans to conduct its own tests on the GX 460, which was u... - Toyota 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV Cited for Rollover Hazard
Apr-13-10 New York, NY The respected magazine Consumer Reports, which conducts its own product testing and is not beholden to corporate interests, has issued a safety warning about Toyota's updated Lexus GX 460 SUV due to an increased risk of rollover during a turn. The problem appears to be with the vehicle's electronic stability control system and does not aff... - Potential Penalties against Toyota Could Hit $49.2 Million
Apr-11-10 Washington, DC The federal government is angry with Toyota for waiting so long to inform consumers about the various Avalon and Camry recalls enacted over sticking gas pedals and floor mats. That wait is going to cost Toyota a potential $16.375 million in fines—the largest penalty allowed under the Tread Act. According to an account published... - Auto Parts Makers Investigated for Alleged Price Fixing
Detroit, MI: Three Detroit-area auto parts manufacturers had their premises searched by the FBI on Wednesday as part of an international investigation into allegations that an anti-competitive or price fixing cartel exists among automotive electronic components suppliers. The three companies raided just hours before Toyota president Akio Toyoda testi...