The woes just keep piling up for Toyota as the automaker has announced another massive recall. This time, the company is recalling about 682,000 cars and trucks in the U.S. to fix some faulty break light switches while also fixing an issue with its pickups’ steering wheel assemblies. The news is the latest in a [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Thursday, November 10, 2011: – Penn State football coach Joe Paterno to retire – Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi pledges to resign – Iran vows nuclear program progress – Toyota recalls 550,000 cars

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If you drive a Toyota, there’s a new Toyota recall you need to be aware of that affects over half a million vehicles. Toyota Motor Co. is recalling 550,000 vehicles worldwide, including over 420,000 here in the U.S., to replace an engine component that could hamper steering. The Japanese automaker made the announcement this afternoon. [...]

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This has got to seem like deja vu all over again for Toyota, as the nation’s largest car company is recalling 2.17 million vehicles in the U.S. due to problems that can cause sudden acceleration. The 2011 Toyota recall affects six models and addresses potential issues that could entrap the gas pedal, leading to loss [...]

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Looks like Toyota owners are in for another major headache.  The world’s largest automaker confirmed plans today to recall nearly 1.4 million vehicles globally, for issues including everything from oil leaks to faulty fuel pumps and fuel lines. The recall affects approximately 245,000 Lexus IS and GS models in the U.S. market for the fuel [...]

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There is yet another big product recall today as Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 1.53 million Avalon, Lexus, and several other models for faulty fuel pumps and issues regarding braking fluid. The Toyota recall is the most recent in a plethora of quality challenges for the world’s number one auto-maker. Toyota has announced that it [...]

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The driver of a Toyota Prius in New York told police that the car accelerated all by itself, then took off down a driveway, across a street and straight into a stone wall. The ’05 Prius was driving forward on Tuesday down a long driveway with a putting green next to it, when the accident [...]

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Toyota Motor Co. is initiating a massive recall of millions of Toyota and Lexus vehicles to immediately remove driver’s side floor mats. It seems that the mats can get wedged under the accelerator, causing the vehicles to surge forward. UPDATE: There has been another big Toyota recall in 2010.  Get details here. Strangely, the National [...]

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