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#toyotarecall Click here to read Toyota Recalls 1.13 Million Corollas, Knuckles Under To U.S. Again

Toyota Recalls 1.13 Million Corollas, Knuckles Under To U.S. Again

Toyota says today it will recall 1.13 million 2005-2008 model year Corollas and Matrix to fix engine computers that could fail and stall the cars. Toyota had argued it wasn't a safety problem. NHTSA didn't agree. [Toyota]
Beige bites back
08/26/10
4,0254,025 views on this post, 301 new visitors
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By Justin Hyde
#exclusive

Toyota Warns Dealers To Fix Recalled Used Cars Before Selling Them

Click here to read Toyota Warns Dealers To Fix Recalled Used Cars Before Selling Them
Toyota is concerned dealers are selling used cars without conducting recall-related repairs, according to an internal email leaked to Jalopnik. The same email also warns of Inside Edition conducting "ambush interviews." Why is Toyota worried? More »
Beige bites back
08/17/10
4,6554,655 views on this post, 368 new visitors
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By Matt Hardigree
#toyotarecall

Toyota to voluntarily recall 373,000 2000-2004 Avalons to fix the steering lock bar. It could break and cause... fiery death! [Toyota]

07/29/10
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#beigebitesback

Toyota Planted WSJ "Driver Error" Story. So What?

Click here to read Toyota Planted WSJ "Driver Error" Story. So What?
An unnamed spokesperson at NHTSA, the U.S. agency responsible for examining Toyota unintended acceleration problems, claims last week's Wall Street Journal story asserting "driver error" was the main cause, was planted by Toyota. It probably was. Good for them! More »
Beige bites back
07/15/10
16,94716,947 views on this post, 1,452 new visitors
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By Ray Wert
#exclusive

Latest Toyota Pedal Fix Involves Hacksaw, Bubble Wrap

Click here to read Latest Toyota Pedal Fix Involves Hacksaw, Bubble Wrap
A service bulletin outlining yet another fix for Toyota's unintended acceleration problems (this time, the Pontiac Vibe) shows just how difficult re-engineering a car part is. Steps involving hacksaws and bubble wrap are both comical and a little unnerving. More »
Feature
07/13/10
15,97915,979 views on this post, 2,005 new visitors
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By Matt Hardigree
#beigebitesback Click here to read Driver Error Biggest Culprit In Toyota Accidents

Driver Error Biggest Culprit In Toyota Accidents

Data collected from Toyota vehicle crash recorders by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows driver error — gas, no brake — was to blame in all but one crash. That argument sounds familiar.
Beige bites back
07/13/10
8,9658,965 views on this post, 399 new visitors
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By Matt Hardigree
#toyotarecall

Apple is the new Toyota? Yeah, except that when your Toyota stops working, you might fucking die. [CultofMac]

07/13/10
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#beigebitesback Click here to read Lexus Recalls 138,000 Vehicles To Replace Valve Springs

Lexus Recalls 138,000 Vehicles To Replace Valve Springs

It's official. Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is conducting a voluntary recall of 138,000 vehicles. The recall, to replace faulty valve springs, affects the following models: More »
Beige bites back
07/07/10
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By Ray Wert
#toyotarecall

Lexus knew about engine problems three years ago. Oh what a feeling of ignoring customer complaints! [BusinessWeek]

07/06/10
514514 views on this post, 49 new visitors
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#beigebitesback Click here to read Toyota Plans To Recall 270,000 Cars Over Defective Engines

Toyota Plans To Recall 270,000 Cars Over Defective Engines

Toyota plans to recall approximately 270,000 Lexus and Toyota models over engines that could stall due to defective valve springs. Soon-to-be recalled models include the Lexus GS and LS, and Toyota Crown. [WSJ]
Beige bites back
07/01/10
5,7925,792 views on this post, 264 new visitors
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By Matt Hardigree
#beigebitesback

Government: 89 Deaths Tied To Toyota Acceleration

Beige bites back
05/25/10
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#inside8mile

LaHood: NHTSA Won't Rule Out Second Fine on Toyota

05/10/10
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#beigebitesback

Camry Unintendedly Accelerates Into Auto Part Store Wall

Click here to read Camry Unintendedly Accelerates Into Auto Part Store Wall
A runaway Toyota Camry smashed through the wall of an Advance Auto Parts in Shreveport, Louisiana yesterday nearly taking out Corvette owner. His harrowing report of nearly being maimed by beige below. More »
Beige bites back
04/27/10
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By Matt Hardigree
#toyotarecall

Toyota Pays $16.4 Million Fine, Won't Admit Mistakes

04/19/10
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#beigebitesback Click here to read Driver Launches Toyota Minivan Off Houston Parking Garage, Dies

Driver Launches Toyota Minivan Off Houston Parking Garage, Dies

A 62-year-old man died when his Toyota Sienna smashed through a barrier and landed wheels up on the ground below a Houston, Texas parking garage this morning. No word yet on whether unintended acceleration or being old is to blame. More »
Beige bites back
04/15/10
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By Matt Hardigree
#toyotarecall

Toyota Halts Sales of Lexus GX 460 For Being Too Awesome

04/13/10
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#beigebitesback Click here to read Feds Claim Toyota Should Be Fined $13.8 <i>Billion</i>!

Feds Claim Toyota Should Be Fined $13.8 Billion!

In a letter to Toyota today, NHTSA claims that were it not for federal caps on fines, the automaker should have faced $13.8 billion in penalties. Yes, that's billion with a "b." Beige almost bit Toyota back real hard. More »
Beige bites back
04/09/10
6,8116,811 views on this post, 208 new visitors
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By Ray Wert
#beigebitesback Click here to read Runaway Prius Almost Kills 12-Year Old

Runaway Prius Almost Kills 12-Year Old

An unintentionally accelerating Toyota Prius nearly killed a 12-year old boy in Arizona as he was directing an elderly driver into a parking space when the hybrid took off, knocking him over. More »
Beige bites back
04/08/10
8,6538,653 views on this post, 369 new visitors
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By Wes Siler
#beigebitesback Click here to read Every BMW 3-Series Has 2,500 HP... In Its Brakes

Every BMW 3-Series Has 2,500 HP... In Its Brakes

In response to Toyota's unintended acceleration debacle, BMW engineers decided to calculate the equivalent horsepower of a 3-series' brakes: roughly 2,500 HP. That's right, every 3-Series ships with more than twice the power of a Bugatti Veyron. More »
Beige bites back
04/05/10
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By Wes Siler
#beigebitesback Click here to read Unintended Acceleration Continues To Strike The Elderly

Unintended Acceleration Continues To Strike The Elderly

A 76-year-old Wisconsin woman was pulling into a YMCA when her recalled/repaired Camry "shot forward and hit the wall." She claims her brakes were engaged at the time. Why do Toyotas hate old people?(H/T to Joel!) [WISN]
Beige bites back
03/31/10
4,7354,735 views on this post, 138 new visitors
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By Matt Hardigree
#beigebitesback Click here to read Fake Akio Toyoda Threatens To Blow Up Our Cars On Letterman

Fake Akio Toyoda Threatens To Blow Up Our Cars On Letterman

Bah! We can't stay mad at Fake Akio Toyoda, even if he takes away Toyota brakes and horns and threatens to blow up American Camrys, because he's just simply adorable — like the CEO from Gung Ho! but real. Sorta. More »
Beige bites back
03/24/10
6,4416,441 views on this post, 791 new visitors
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By Ray Wert
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