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Sort by relevance 826 pages found matching toyota recalls- Toyota Recall: Possible Lives at Risk and Real Issue Still in Question
Feb-4-10 Detroit, MN Linda Hardy of Dallas took her 2008 Toyota Avalon to her dealership numerous times to complain of sudden and unexplained acceleration. "Please fix my car," she told them, recalling the events to Brian Ross in a report aired this morning on ABC's Good Morning America (GMA). Her car had raced out of control on three separate occasions between Tha... - FDA, Thomas Medical Issue Class 1 Recall of Coronary Sinus Guide Systems
Washington, DC: The FDA and Thomas Medical Products Inc, notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of certain lots of the product, tube-like devices placed into blood vessels to insert pacing or defibrillator wires and catheters into blood vessels. The sheath tip may break off and separate while the sheath is inside a blood vessel. If... - Prius Brake Failure Might Mean More Toyota Recalls
Feb-3-10 Nagoya, JAPAN The government of Japan has asked Toyota to test the brakes of its popular Prius hybrid for possible failure. The announcement could not be more badly timed for Toyota, arriving as the automaker attempts to rebuild public confidence on the heels of several massive recalls . The Prius is fitted with a complex braking system that transfe... - Toyota Announces Repair Strategy for Recalled Vehicles
Feb-1-10 Detroit, MN This morning Toyota announced its strategy to fix the millions of its recalled vehicles that were built with unsafe or poorly-performing accelerator pedals. Toyota announced that it would be installing a steel reinforcement bar into the pedal assembly in an effort to reduce the surface tension that caused it to stick. Toyota claims that... - Toyota Recall Expanded Yet Again
Jan-28-10 Washington, DC Last night the beleaguered automotive giant Toyota recalled an additional 1.1 million vehicles to repair yet another problem involving unintended acceleration. Initial concern over Toyota accelerator pedals getting jammed in poorly-fitting floor mats compelled Toyota to recall 4.2 million vehicles in November 2009. Late last week Toyo... - Toyota Expands Recall, Halts Sales and Idles Plants Over Sticking Accelerator
Jan-27-10 New York, NY Toyota has idled its production plants in an effort to secure sufficient parts to take care of 2.3 recalled vehicles —a number that exceeds the manufacturer's total output last year. The recall even affects General Motors (GM), whose Pontiac Vibe is essentially the same car as the Toyota Matrix and was included in the massive reca... - Toyota Halts Sales of Eight Vehicle Models due to Gas Pedal Problems
Detroit, MI : Toyota Motor Corp, announced today that it is halting sales of eight models of vehicles that were included in a recall last week over sticking gas pedals. As of today, Toyota's US dealers will stop selling 2009-2010 RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, 2005-2010 Avalon, certain 2007-2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander, 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2... - Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak Sickens 184 Nationwide - Italian Sausage Suspected as the Source
Jan-24-10 The Centers for Disease Control ("CDC") is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections. Investigators are using DNA analysis of Salmonella ba... - Securities Lawsuit Against Stryker Corp. Proposed as a Class Action
Jan-22-10 Mahwah, NJ Early in the New Year a securities lawsuit seeking class action status was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who purchased Stryker common stock over a three-year period ending in 2008. The plaintiffs allege that a certain collection of executives and officers failed to disclose the true f... - Toyota Issues Safety Recall for 2.3 Million Vehicles over Sticking Accelerator Pedal
Jan-21-10 Torrence, CA Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it would recall approximately 2.3 million vehicles to correct sticking accelerator pedals on specific Toyota Division models. This action is separate from the on-going recall of approximately 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles to reduce the risk of pedal entrapment by incorrect or o... - Chrysler Recalls New Vehicles over Potential Brake Failure
Jan-21-10 Washington, DC One of two automotive manufacturers that emerged from restructuring last year has issued a product recall affecting numerous 2010 models. The Dodge Chrysler recall recall, affecting many of Chrysler Group LLC's most popular models, was announced late Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recalled v... - Infant Death, 10 Injuries Prompt Recall of Dorel Cribs
Washington, DC: About 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs are being recalled because the drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. In addition, the recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation... - Suffocation Hazard Prompts Recall of Play Yards with Bassinets
Washington, DC: About 213,000 Safety 1st Disney Care Center® Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yards are being recalled because the one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation. The... - Los Angeles Car Crash Involves Commuter Train
Dec-30-09 Los Angeles, CA It could have been worse. A Los Angeles car crash that occurred two days before Christmas injured a young child and several others—but no deaths were reported. According to the Christmas Eve edition of the Los Angeles Times, the driver of a white Toyota Camry had pulled over to make way for a police car with activated sirens, w... - Serious Complications Caused by Hospital Infection
Dec-21-09 San Antonio, TX David is one of over two million people who acquire hospital infections each year (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). An investigation conducted by the hospital determined that David's MRSA infection originated from a staple used during his back surgery. The massive amount of antibiotics he took to treat th... - Massive Window Blind Recall Announced
Dec-15-09 Washington, DC A recall of near historic proportions comes after the deaths of eight children and the near-strangulation of 16 others. Good Morning America (GMA) on ABC announced this morning a voluntary recall negotiated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in concert with the US window blind industry. About 50 million sets have been... - Attorney set to "Throttle" Toyota's Acceleration System
Dec-14-09 Redlands, CA Attorney David Wright says the Toyota Motor Corporation must make critical changes to its computerized acceleration system and compensate the thousands of drivers who have experienced the terror of an episode of sudden unintended acceleration . "Toyota has had more than 2000 complaints about sudden unintended acceleration over the last eigh... - California Auto Accident Tragedy
Nov-27-09 Sacramento, CA Car accidents have been taking their toll on the California highways lately. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has reported three recent California auto accidents that ended in death. Heavy rains and a wet roadway factored into a three-vehicle accident on November 20 that took the life of a 19-year-old student from Humboldt State U... - Prepaid Debit Cards "a Rip Off"
Nov-26-09 Buffalo, NY Although prepaid debit cards may seem like a fantastic idea for people with poor credit, consumers are learning that the fees can be exorbitant. Shirley S. says she used a Green Dot debit card for a few months, until she realized she was paying too much in fees and closed the account. Shirley has had bad credit since college, when she go... - Toyota Updates Recall, Four Million Vehicles Affected
Nov-26-09 Washington, DC While consumers can rejoice that their vehicles will be made more safe, Toyota finds itself in an even tighter vice during tough economic times after announcing that it will replace or repair the accelerator pedal on about four million vehicles. The affected vehicles comprise nearly half of all vehicles Toyota has sold in the US over the...