Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay as much as $1.4 billion to settle U.S. litigation claims that its vehicles suddenly and unintentionally accelerated, according to court filings made public ...

Toyota is desperate to convince a congressional committee that dangerous bouts of uncontrolled acceleration in its cars are the result of mechanical problems, not computer glitches. That's because a ...

Suit seeks recovery of lost value of the cars due to defect Ford cites studies that say most sudden acceleration cases are driver error Similar complaints have ...

Unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade, upgrading the number of deaths possibly linked to the massive recalls, the government ...

ABC News first reported concerns in 2009; FBI: Toyota "put sales over safety." Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles sit parked ahead of shipment outside the Central Motor Corp. plant in Ohira, Miyagi ...

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DETROIT — The 911 call came at 6:35 p.m. Aug. 28 from a car that was speeding out of control on Highway 125 near San Diego. The caller, a male voice, was panic-stricken: “We’re in a Lexus . . . we’re ...

You’re probably right in thinking there’s a problem in the fuel system, but simply changing bit and pieces you think might be the cause is a great way to waste money replacing parts that turned out to ...