TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide – including luxury Lexus sedans – have potentially faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling models. Japan’s top-selling daily Yomiuri said in its evening edition that Toyota will inform the transport ministry of a [...]
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering a global recall of eight models including its top-of-the-line LS460 sedan of the flagship Lexus series due to possible engine failure, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Up to about 270,000 cars worldwide, including roughly 90,000 units sold in Japan, could be subject to Toyota’s latest recall due to [...]
Prosecutors in Orange County, Calif., filed a civil lawsuit Friday against Toyota Motor Corp., accusing the auto maker of selling vehicles while allegedly suppressing information about safety defects. The prosecutor’s office said it will seek to stop Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., the company’s U.S. sales and marketing arm, “from continuing to endanger the public [...]
EL CAJON, Calif. — Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the “stuck” accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn’t move.
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